End of Module Evaluation OUGD201

For my 'What is Good?' brief I chose the statement 'pyjamas are good' and quickly did some surveys and questionnaires to get some primary research to get me going, as well as looking into the history of pyjamas both in books and on the internet. Through doing this, I quickly discovered that pyjamas are definitely more of a female thing, and this helped me to move foreward in my project.
I really got into this project and quickly through myself into experimentations and investigations, including fashion illustration, where it was quickly discovered, that I'm not very good at it. I chose to look moreso into information graphics and pictograms, using books such as 'Neubau Welt' as inspiration.
The idea of having a blank product for the individual to customize came to me quite quickly, and while I looked into making packaging that would pursuade men to wear pyjamas, I decided that the 'diy pyjamas' were a better idea to go along with, as surveys suggested that this would be fun and exciting to our age group.
This project allowed me to try out new techniques that I had wanted to before, but hadn't the time nor the need for, such as foil blocking and screen printing. I have been wanting to do more screen printing and this project certainly allowed me to do so. Had I been a little better organised, I would have also tried my hand at embossing properly, though I did have a go at doing it by hand.
I am incredibly pleased by the outcome of this module and feel that I have done well. For documentation, I produced almost 3 whole folders of design sheets, though obviously this has been whittled down for the PDF, while the majority remain on the blog to go into a little more detail. While I did not have to create the mock up of my packaging, I am very pleased that I did and I think that it looks very professional.
My final product related to the brief in the 'Packages and Instructs' section because within the product there is an intstructional guide that tells the owner how to use the product and how to care for it. Also, in a way, the fact that the cover is a visual representation of what's inside, it relates to the 'packages and informs' option. I believe I have utilised my time well.

On the other hand, while I thoroughly enjoyed working on 'What is Good?' I let my 16 page print booklet slide and only completed it once I had finished the other project to the best of my ability. I wanted to keep my 16 page booklet quite simple, and I feel that I have employed the used of layout quite well as well as the information within it being quite helpful. Several of the processes covered were personal to me as they are techniques that I have discovered a taste for, such as foil blocking and screen printing.

In the future I know that I need to:

-Give equal attention to all of my projects.
-Turn up prepared for any workshops.
-Read the brief properly and realise I didn't need to get carried away with design sheets.
-Not ignore other modules happening alongside.
-Not forget to change images from RGB to CMYK when designing for print.