How to - Self Evaluation

With this task we didn’t really assign individual tasks and as such I think it’s fair to say we all tried to tackle as many areas as possible. It was discussed that working this way, we’d all have our own ideas and ideas and opinions which we’d collaborate into getting one final solution.

I worked really hard on ensuring I was coving as many of these areas as possible. I mainly studied how to create new and interesting ideas. Coming from a more product design background, I’m always looking for new ideas that can create an interest within the market. I looked into multiple combinations of ideas, ranging from a wristband ideas mentioned on the first day to origami nets. I’d say there was room for development in these areas, although I may not have pitched these thoughts the group as best I could.

As mentioned at the top, we did all try to tackle lots of areas. I think this became the fundamental downfall for all of us. We all had ideas our individual thoughts but on the other hand there wasn’t so much room for collaboration as originally intended. People’s opinions of what side of the question we were talking also lead to some confusion in the early stages of the project.

I think generally speaking, group work can create a good spread of ideas and a mix of people’s knowledge and strengths. One of the main problems is we’ve yet to learn each other’s strengths, which made everyone less inclined to share workloads or assign separate tasks. In a sense, each of us was working individually which is why in this instance I don’t think we worked to best of our abilities, as a group.

I think if we were to work together again, we’d obviously have to resolve these issues and be more open to each other’s ideas. I’m including myself with this as well, as I was a little sceptical about a tea idea. Coming from a more logical side of things, I had lots of doubts about two mugs been given out to every single student living in residence and costing behind this, and also what really made this a unique idea from the mugs we already own.

We did come across some technical issues with presentation and it didn’t open. To be honest, I didn’t feel comfortable discussing the final product as I’ve felt more of an observing throughout this entire process, although the rest of the group did a great job of presenting and the end product was good.

Ten things to achieve this year...

This year I’m hoping to develop my current skills and hopefully get a more rounded idea of what style of work I prefer within graphic design. I’m hoping to achieve this by doing lots of experimental work and trying new things.

I’m also hoping to just settle in within the course and the college itself, making new friends, and if I learn a little more about myself, well that’s a bonus.