Reflection

After reflecting on past work i feel much of it is, to me, pretty rubbish as the quality isn't really that good. Selection of work for my portfolio is difficult as i aren't fond of much of the back up work i've actually produced and feel that even some of the finals aren't that great however i have managed to find work that does reflect progress within my first year.

The first year took a while to get used to i feel that many of the first one week briefs reflect this as i feel that i took a fair amount of time getting used to the pace of the course after this i feel i began to know how i needed to work. Workshops helped in allowing me to consider more options when producing my work. They allowed me to think more about the way the work was presented and the context it was placed in. The process of the workshops and one day briefs is something i enjoyed as it was slight difference in the way i worked and the processes i used.

Before beginning the course i wasn't very aware of the existing graphic designers out there. But after starting the course i feel I'm more aware of the designers out there and the agencies. But their work now informs my work more and work as seen an improvement i feel because of this and allowed me to gain more ideas and better quality ideas.

The book brief which spanned over several weeks allowed me to see how best i work and showed that i work better over a week rather than several. However i feel that after returning to the one week briefs i feel that some of the work wasn't my best work. An example of this is my mail shot for a refuse collector as i feel it doesn't really work well at all.

The crits although i could've contributed more i feel that they have helped me in seeing where the idea could be improved and what i should consider when producing.

The 1st year has allowed me to see the numerous options available to me when producing a piece of work which i never considered before. Its allowed me to be more critical of mine and others work. Its given me more confidence in myself as well as my work and allowed me to what best at and what i need to improve on.