COP3 - Module Evaluation

BA (Hons.) GRAPHIC DESIGN		LEVEL	06
Module Code	OUGD602
Module Title	PPP3

END OF MODULE SELF-EVALUATION

NAME	Samuel Hoh

1.     What skills have you developed through this module and how effectively do you think you have applied them? The COP3 module has greatly improved my contextual knowledge of the process involved in the production of men’s magazine covers. It has also highlighted the importance of context across all creative mediums. I have learned how to plan, structure, compose and format a dissertation. By doing primary research my communications skills from contacting people within the creative industry has improved. My academic skills have greatly improved and I now understand more academic conventions for example triangulating, referencing and quoting. By having to quote academics it has improved my ability to review the literature within the field of interest. I became interested in video production before the COP3 module but developed these production skills by creating the launch video for the magazine. I now feel confident that I have good basic skills needed for video production. The COP3 module has forced e to organise my time better. I developed a work plan before I began the module and although I found it hard to stick to the schedule it was definitely productive.

2. What approaches to/methods of design production have you developed and how have they informed your design development process? I have further improved my web design skills by creating the figure website in this module. Again I decided not to code the website as I think form my practice it is more worthwhile focussing on the design rather than the development. It is more productive in my opinion to focus on one element of web production. Although I enjoy editorial layout I don’t enjoy the printing process involved in College. This limited the design of the magazine I produced. I further developed my photography skills in the production of the magazine cover. It was challenging at first to get the shots I needed to fully explore the concept. It was difficult to make my armpit look like the figure of a woman and visualise Laura Mulvey’s Male Gaze theory.

3. What strengths can you identify in your work and how have/will you capitalise on these? I found the concept development for the magazine enjoyable and I think this showed in the experimentation with photography. The concept made sense but in order to achieve the desired result it meant that I had to take images of my own body, which took a lot of commitment on my end and also my friend who helped me, take the pictures.  I was fairly close to abandoning the idea a few times but in the end pulled through and got the image I wanted. Because my time management was better in this module in meant that I was more relaxed when it came to handing in. I was ready well before the hand in time and this is something I will capitalise on in the future.

4. What weaknesses can you identify in your work and how will you address these in the future? As I mentioned before the final print of my magazine contents wasn’t as professional as it could have been. This is something I will need to address in the future. I will research other printing techniques available and consider how I can print to the best of my ability within the college.

5. Identify five things that you will do differently next time and what do you expect to gain from doing these? Choose an appropriate print method. This will make my printed work more professional. I will actively seek help in the future in regards to tutorials for example. I will make sure that when I have a tutorial I will be getting the most out of it. I think I failed to do this within this module. This will inform my work and allow me to respond to feedback.