Final Evaluation

At the start of the FMP module I stated that I wanted to explore print processes and mixed media. This has been in my mind the whole way through and hasn’t changed. I wanted to use appropriate uses of print and formats. I have stuck to that statement throughout the FMP and am pleased with my results.

I have grown as a designer since the start of my FMP. At first I would work slowly and carefully. This was not proving fruitful. This has been the way I have worked throughout the three years. I decided to make a change within the way I work and started becoming fast paced. This way I could quickly get my ideas out onto paper before starting the design process on screen. This has proven to be a lot more efficient and effective with the outcomes of my work. It has made me enjoy working more and appreciate the complexity of design and the nature of the way professionals work. I feel that looking through my FMP this becomes a distinct clarity and it shows progressive change for myself as a designer.

I don’t think I have learned many new processes, but that is not what I stated/intended to do. Instead I have learned how to work well within and deadline and how to use appropriate media, processes and formats, which is exactly what I had intended/stated I would do.

Throughout my FMP I have stuck to my guns using different and appropriate print processes. I feel that the way I have worked in the past has held me back in showing my true potential as a designer as I was just choosing processes that were ‘cool’ and not using appropriate media.

I feel that my grasp on print and process since the module started has come on leaps and bounds and has supplied me with knowledge that I know will only help me to grow even more as a designer and help me become a more mature professional. This knowledge has really helped me gain the best outcomes for my FMP work as I am now choosing the right tool for the job.

Overall I am extremely pleased with the way that I have started to work; when I look back at the way I used to work I know it could have been better. This module has made me progress more than I could have hoped for. I have enjoyed the whole experience even though it has been hard. I have tried to start preparing myself for industry and work and I feel the FMP module and the overall course has done that. The progress that I have made as a whole is overwhelming and the FMP module has all the credit to take for that. I have really started to consider what I am doing and why I am doing it instead of just doing something for the sake of it. The design process is a hard thing to grasp and the FMP module has helped me grasp a little bit of it. I am now working towards the end product and thinking of how I am going to design it and how it will be produced.

To sum up, the FMP module has been hard but has helped me learn, grow, mature and understand the way I want/need to work. I feel if I do start work with same frame of mind as I have done within the FMP module then I am hopefully on the right track.