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.

Boards 2

These are my second attempt at my boards/ I have chosen to keep the full bleed images on the first ones, and I have now opted for less images on the rest of the boards but have chosen to keep them all to the edges. I feel this is a good idea as it shows the story of my projects off well. I have still kept them clean and clear, but with images right to the edge it showcases the products.

Boards 1

These are my first attempts at boards for my fmp. I have chosen not to put development work i.e. design sheets in as they are on my blog and would ruin the look of the boards. I have decided to make my boards more of a story that takes you through what products I have developed. These will have a little statement at the bottom explaining this.

These are not very nice boards, the pictures have uneven boarders and they aren't very well considered. They also have a serif font on which (as the feedback from my crit says) is hard to read.

Packaging

These are some envelopes for packaging ideas. The clear plastic poly sleeves are for the Hitchcock Zine and for other zines that I will produce. The big white one is for the Fedrigoni Booklet, I will put some stickers on the front for the company name and for address purposes. The brown recycled pulp envelopes are for the Hitchcock prints. They will be perforated and screen printed small on the envelope back.

FMP Brief Ideas

Exhibition of Science Fiction - Leeds College of Art Mosaic Cafe and Bar:

I want to put on a fictional exhibition at the college. This is so I can design, promote and create works for an exhibition. I will think of the concept for the designers / artists to create their entries for, design and print the promo material, stationary, brochure  / booklet / zine about the show.

Mystery Apparel:

The idea of the apparel is that the person buying the product you have no idea which design you will be receiving.  There will be three designs for the t-shirts and one design for the zine accomnying them. The zine will be about the design of the t-shirt and it will explain every design within it.

As far as ideas for this projecct goes I have thought of a few. Mystery could be anything from crimes, people, personalitys to cartoons. I have thought about going down the route of the universe. There is a great deal of mystery about the universe i.e. the size of it, black holes etc so I think a graphicaly interpretation of these mysterys will make for a good shirt. The informational but aestheticaly pleasing zines will be about all the three different mysterys of the universe.

The packaging will be in keeping with the mystery theme and will be completely impossible to scan / x-ray / see - through.

The Master of Suspense - Poster Series

The title of the poster series speaks for itself. The posters will re-create some of Hitchcock's most famous and iconic films. They will be collected and packaged effectively. The idea for these posters is they aren't just a standard A format, they will be whatever format they fit in well in their environment. These will be executed through type and image and will hopefully come with a small fan - zine about each film.

Fedrigoni:

This is to promote the paper factory Fedrigoni. It is to encourage more people to visit the factory and buy the fantatic quality paper. I am going to print directly onto Fedrigoni paper. I am yet to figure out what I will be creating to persuade people to go.