Self Evaluation.

1. What skills have you developed through this module and how effectively do you think you have
applied them? Throughout this module i have developed skills on photoshop and how to make a pdf work successfully. also i have worked more on documenting my work throughout my sketchbook and tried to be as thorough as possible when explaining my ideas.

2. What approaches to/methods of research have you developed and how have they informed your
design development process? methods of research i did a lot of my primary research by gathering photos of textures in different environments and gathered nature objects such as leaves to draw from and work with. By documenting all this in a sketchbook i got a lot from it as it was easier to see where i was going from one stage to the next,

3. What strengths can you identify in your work and how have/will you capitalise on these? My strengths throughout this project was documentation and i will use the same methods of documenting throughout the next module.

4. What weaknesses can you identify in your work and how will you address these more fully? The weaknesses throughout this module was my final idea of the books they looked unprofessional and scruffy, I am unsure of the processes when it comes to bringing everything together at the end and with this project i have really disappointed myself after putting a lot of effort into every other aspect of the brief and it not coming together as i would have hoped.

5. Identify five things that you will do differently next time and what do you expect to gain from doing
these?
1.lots of primary research- helps to gather a range of possible solutions.
2.dont look at the obvious within the brief go outside the box think of solutions which would not be apparent at first- create something new and innovative.
3. give extra time for bringing the product together-more professional feel to it.
4.time management-finishing the project for the studio deadline not hand in!-less stressful dont rush!!
5.if unsure ask!- final product is sliping because unsure on some of the programs ending up a botch job with the knowledge i know!

Attendance 4
Punctuality 5
Motivation 4
Commitment 4
Quantity of work produced 4
Quality of work produced 3
Contribution to the group 4

Collection 100 rational

Product and distribution, why have you made this decision?

As i am making a series of books i will need to distribute them. Packaging would be difficult and unnecessary for a book that would be on a shelf. I am observing texture i am not promoting it I'm observing something that is already there.

Who is your audience and how do you intend to engage with them?
My target audience is very wide and variable Everyone can interact with this product if your interested in surface texture.

What is the function of the product- is it supposed to inform/ educate/ document/ entertain/ instruct?
My product documents i have made this decision due to the nature of what my subject matter is... textures. I will document them through a visual diary/ book.

How will the audience interact with the product?
The audience can interact with my product by looking at each page they will be in a concertina format so every page will need to be lifted up to look at.

For the collect 100 project i have decided to look at textures. this was relevant because i think they are interesting to work wih as everything has a texture! looking into textures initially i thought i would be dealing with physical textures but after researching into this there are many programs which you can create visual textures. To relate this into my design practice work i will be developing 4 books each with a different subject involving textures they all will be observational studies of the textures. I will be cutting a window from the pages to keep the work in small sections so they look more professional. i have made some design desicions about how the book will fold out i plan on doing a concetina due to the fact the subject is something which you interact with and a believe this fold pushes this idea forward. I want to work in a mix media way with the use of photography papers drawings etc.