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Thursday, 31 May 2012
Wednesday, 30 May 2012
End of Module Evaluation.
This was and was always going to be the toughest module of the entire course. I have however gained more than just experience and a portfolio I dont feel ashamed of, I have gained acceptance from a group of peers I thought would chew me up and spit me out like the previous year. I have made some friends, designed some good work and gained a whole heap of new lessons that will bank within my cortex for many years to come. My practice has reached a stage where I feel as if I could happily carry on and create even better and more visually stimulating work without fear of ridicule or personal defeat. I think from what I have talked about with tutors, pros, peers and mates is that I have a much clearer - yet not fully formed - idea of what my future holds. From how to present myself, how to get myself known, who not to call, who to call and how to be someone I will be proud of.
I believe to have succeeded in my illustration abilities and learnt that if I spent time on what I am doing whilst keeping in mind a strategy for producing work, I can create wonderful, high quality and near professional imagery. I have managed to achieve my goal of actually making full use of the processes and workshops available to me, rather than wasting time and deliberating over what can and cant be done. Being a doer not a dont. I took on a range of briefs to make up for lost time in previous years where I would create abhorrent, unprofessional, unconsidered work that just wasted my time on the course. I think that I set the bar a bit too high for myself in order to try give myself the best chance to seek out employment/freelance work when I graduate, but have loved the extremities of late nights and hard work despite the overall outcome.
The briefs were diverse enough for me to try and test a range of abilities I thought I did not have; type, illustration, in fact the whole bag, but I am confident that I can and have applied my own personal touch to my projects, despite my feeling of "its all a bit late for that now" syndrome. I can confirm though that after all of this work and tribulations that I am indeed an image driven illustrator/designer with a long way to go, but I have accepted this and am eager to see what I can do, where I will go and how I will shape my future.
The lack of actual hand drawn illustration was a fault of my own, lending to personal confidence issues and an overall draining of time and responding to managing multiple briefs. I think I really could have found more ways to include my style of illustration to fit into some of my other briefs, but once again down to self-doubt and relevance to each brief's context. I really believe that I have enough time and experience to develop my skills further for future endeavours. From feedback from peers and others, I feel as if I am at a stage where I could confidently approach others to collaborate or work for.
The products I have produced are a mixed bag, to be honest I think I could have produced something of a much higher quality than I have submitted, but that's down to not trying everything due to financial restraint and poor planning.
The 2920 brief could of been sent of much earlier, but I was being finnicky about the outcome and paid the price as it has not even arrived yet. I am proud of that brief as a whole, as I created a whole range of top quality prints, especially concerning the Treaty and the Morag Tong writ of sealing. They were the pride of the range of deliverables because they came out the best in terms of how I foresaw them and how they manifested physically. The map was the weakest, as I should of screenprinted it onto cloth, but decided that it would of been safer just to print it digitally and then deal with the outcome. The method of production for the map would have changed if I were to redo the brief, as the tatty ends do it NO JUSTICE. I was under the influence that I would make it look presentable, but time has not been my friend. The chest itself will be redone after I get it back so it fits in with the rest of the brief. I will also be making the brass replica dagger as it kills me how unreliable blacksmiths can be.
The quality of Jenny's deliverables were a mixed bunch, to start with the production was left until very late, as I believed I could satisfy the deadline as well as produce something that, physically looked professional. The box looks amazing, but that is because I did not make it. The prints/postcards came out unaligned, but that is because I let Jenny print them as she was disorganised and had to take my later slot which cost me valuable deliverables for the other briefs. I am not entirely pleased with the entirety of the brief's deliverables, but I am glad that she has some cool promotional materials that I can reproduce in time for her EOYS.
Code magazine came out pretty well, despite the draft issue in the cover being made by myself, which turned out terribly, yet rectified by sending it off to be produced. The quality of the VG book in tandem was not entirely up to what I expected, but the positive is that I managed to research and discover a whole range of self-publishers and their respective quality when concerned with publications. I think I really should have produced more prints for the VG feature, but once again poor planning and lack of project management did not allow for this.
If I were to redo this module, I would definitely make sure that I stuck to a brief until it came to fruition rather than allowing it to fall through my grasp and then I lose all interest in it and its subsequent impact. I would also develop more deliverables and try to exploit everything to its fullest potential rather than scaring myself into thinking I cannot produce something to a high or acceptable standard.
I would definitely get everything designed, and sent off to print much quicker as I have been waiting around for ridiculous amounts of time and generating a whole hotbed of stress for myself which doesnt really help at all.
I came out of this module feeling more confident but not entirely convinced of my level of skill in relation to graphic design. I do feel as if I could go out and effectively collaborate or apply through gritted teeth due to the existing levels of peer professionalism which tends to dampen my spirits and overall confidence. I am worried but excited about my future, I worry about my time management, I worry about alot of things, but I will give it my best, try get a job in a print studio and be the best damn illustrator I can be, hoping to join the ranks of those I worship.
I believe to have succeeded in my illustration abilities and learnt that if I spent time on what I am doing whilst keeping in mind a strategy for producing work, I can create wonderful, high quality and near professional imagery. I have managed to achieve my goal of actually making full use of the processes and workshops available to me, rather than wasting time and deliberating over what can and cant be done. Being a doer not a dont. I took on a range of briefs to make up for lost time in previous years where I would create abhorrent, unprofessional, unconsidered work that just wasted my time on the course. I think that I set the bar a bit too high for myself in order to try give myself the best chance to seek out employment/freelance work when I graduate, but have loved the extremities of late nights and hard work despite the overall outcome.
The briefs were diverse enough for me to try and test a range of abilities I thought I did not have; type, illustration, in fact the whole bag, but I am confident that I can and have applied my own personal touch to my projects, despite my feeling of "its all a bit late for that now" syndrome. I can confirm though that after all of this work and tribulations that I am indeed an image driven illustrator/designer with a long way to go, but I have accepted this and am eager to see what I can do, where I will go and how I will shape my future.
The lack of actual hand drawn illustration was a fault of my own, lending to personal confidence issues and an overall draining of time and responding to managing multiple briefs. I think I really could have found more ways to include my style of illustration to fit into some of my other briefs, but once again down to self-doubt and relevance to each brief's context. I really believe that I have enough time and experience to develop my skills further for future endeavours. From feedback from peers and others, I feel as if I am at a stage where I could confidently approach others to collaborate or work for.
The products I have produced are a mixed bag, to be honest I think I could have produced something of a much higher quality than I have submitted, but that's down to not trying everything due to financial restraint and poor planning.
The 2920 brief could of been sent of much earlier, but I was being finnicky about the outcome and paid the price as it has not even arrived yet. I am proud of that brief as a whole, as I created a whole range of top quality prints, especially concerning the Treaty and the Morag Tong writ of sealing. They were the pride of the range of deliverables because they came out the best in terms of how I foresaw them and how they manifested physically. The map was the weakest, as I should of screenprinted it onto cloth, but decided that it would of been safer just to print it digitally and then deal with the outcome. The method of production for the map would have changed if I were to redo the brief, as the tatty ends do it NO JUSTICE. I was under the influence that I would make it look presentable, but time has not been my friend. The chest itself will be redone after I get it back so it fits in with the rest of the brief. I will also be making the brass replica dagger as it kills me how unreliable blacksmiths can be.
The quality of Jenny's deliverables were a mixed bunch, to start with the production was left until very late, as I believed I could satisfy the deadline as well as produce something that, physically looked professional. The box looks amazing, but that is because I did not make it. The prints/postcards came out unaligned, but that is because I let Jenny print them as she was disorganised and had to take my later slot which cost me valuable deliverables for the other briefs. I am not entirely pleased with the entirety of the brief's deliverables, but I am glad that she has some cool promotional materials that I can reproduce in time for her EOYS.
Code magazine came out pretty well, despite the draft issue in the cover being made by myself, which turned out terribly, yet rectified by sending it off to be produced. The quality of the VG book in tandem was not entirely up to what I expected, but the positive is that I managed to research and discover a whole range of self-publishers and their respective quality when concerned with publications. I think I really should have produced more prints for the VG feature, but once again poor planning and lack of project management did not allow for this.
If I were to redo this module, I would definitely make sure that I stuck to a brief until it came to fruition rather than allowing it to fall through my grasp and then I lose all interest in it and its subsequent impact. I would also develop more deliverables and try to exploit everything to its fullest potential rather than scaring myself into thinking I cannot produce something to a high or acceptable standard.
I would definitely get everything designed, and sent off to print much quicker as I have been waiting around for ridiculous amounts of time and generating a whole hotbed of stress for myself which doesnt really help at all.
I came out of this module feeling more confident but not entirely convinced of my level of skill in relation to graphic design. I do feel as if I could go out and effectively collaborate or apply through gritted teeth due to the existing levels of peer professionalism which tends to dampen my spirits and overall confidence. I am worried but excited about my future, I worry about my time management, I worry about alot of things, but I will give it my best, try get a job in a print studio and be the best damn illustrator I can be, hoping to join the ranks of those I worship.
Jenny Sneap Evaluation
Firstly I have never even worked with a client before, or done any branding for a real person, normally a fictional company or some form of non-specific design. This was a nice change, I didnt fully enjoy the mundanity of creating a range of branded pieces as it tends to be repetitive in a cut and paste way. But it did give me valuable experience and gained a new accomplice, who will be retaking photos of my work for my EOYS portfolio. Win.
The stress of the brief coupled with my lack of knowledge in the field made this a project I thought I would struggle with, until the logo itself came to fruition and the project got under way. Normally these sort of branding briefs are the staple diet/practice of most designers, whilst I did not fully enjoy it as it was outside my comfort zone, I felt as though I gained alot of experience in working with a stressful client who didnt really know what they wanted.
The end result of the deliverables were not to a standard I would have liked, but that is down to the fact I spent the least time on this brief in regards to the other briefs I worked on during FMP. I did enjoy the processes used to give the brief a professional look and managed to make the project appear as a 'whole'.
The solander box was outsourced due to my afore mentioned lack of craft skills, but also because I wanted Jenny to have the highest quality lookbook possible and also so I had something that looked pro for my portfolio. The concept for the lookbook was the strongest and I was pleased that I could produce something that was out of the conventional designs other members of the course were working with.
The spot varnish/foil effect for the entirety was the driving force behind the brief, which I think really helped support my SOI and my general intentions of trying an testing a range of print processes I had never really had the time or money to make. The business cards were once again outsourced due to me wanting Jenny to have the best looking products possible without the expense of time or money in regards to production and managing multiple briefs.
Overall I believe that despite my personal preference and time spent in total on the brief, I think this was one of my strongest projects and one that could have been turned around a lot quicker in hindsight.
The project cost a lot more than anticipated, but it gave me a real idea of how to work to a budget despite there not being one in place, it certainly gave me professional insight into external/outsourcing work if and when needed on a job. I also gained a valuable ally who appreciated my work despite the outcome and will be able to work together on most creative endeavours in the future.
The stress of the brief coupled with my lack of knowledge in the field made this a project I thought I would struggle with, until the logo itself came to fruition and the project got under way. Normally these sort of branding briefs are the staple diet/practice of most designers, whilst I did not fully enjoy it as it was outside my comfort zone, I felt as though I gained alot of experience in working with a stressful client who didnt really know what they wanted.
The end result of the deliverables were not to a standard I would have liked, but that is down to the fact I spent the least time on this brief in regards to the other briefs I worked on during FMP. I did enjoy the processes used to give the brief a professional look and managed to make the project appear as a 'whole'.
The solander box was outsourced due to my afore mentioned lack of craft skills, but also because I wanted Jenny to have the highest quality lookbook possible and also so I had something that looked pro for my portfolio. The concept for the lookbook was the strongest and I was pleased that I could produce something that was out of the conventional designs other members of the course were working with.
The spot varnish/foil effect for the entirety was the driving force behind the brief, which I think really helped support my SOI and my general intentions of trying an testing a range of print processes I had never really had the time or money to make. The business cards were once again outsourced due to me wanting Jenny to have the best looking products possible without the expense of time or money in regards to production and managing multiple briefs.
Overall I believe that despite my personal preference and time spent in total on the brief, I think this was one of my strongest projects and one that could have been turned around a lot quicker in hindsight.
The project cost a lot more than anticipated, but it gave me a real idea of how to work to a budget despite there not being one in place, it certainly gave me professional insight into external/outsourcing work if and when needed on a job. I also gained a valuable ally who appreciated my work despite the outcome and will be able to work together on most creative endeavours in the future.
Product shots from boards
Didnt wait to spam a load of images I didnt use form the camera as I took well over 100 shots. Here are the selected few...
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Submission Boards
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Sunday, 27 May 2012
Jennys Deliverables
Left alot of the development out for the cv, mailout and subsequent printed paraphernalia, so here it is.
Thursday, 24 May 2012
Rough Boards
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Tuesday, 15 May 2012
Saturday, 5 May 2012
Look book mock
Thought it would be wise to include a PDF of how the lookbook is going to...look. THink the foil looks really good considering its not professionally done. Cant wait to see how I can make this look good. IU think I will probably be going to Spink and Thackray since I have visited them before and their work is such a high quality despite the high price, their turnaround is soo rapid.
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Friday, 4 May 2012
Business cards sent off
Got the final artwork sorted for the business cards, although had to redo them black on registration black in order for the spot UV finish to work. We came to an agreement on the card's design prior to me sending them off, but emailed Jenny to double double check before I spend such a large amount of cash.
Tuesday, 1 May 2012
Jenny pt2
Basically, after much emailing and debate, these are the designs we have negotiated down to, we will be deciding on a final design after Jenny has her presentation today then take something forward to be foiled/varnished during this week! At least one brief is coming to a close.
Tuesday, 24 April 2012
Jenny: Draft one
Jenny Sneap: Ideas and generation, to be screenprinted: spot varnished or foil blocked depending on the size of the final design and client preference.
Jenny gave me a statement related to her practice and a link to her site, she believes her work has an air of mystery, which is why I will be making a subtle print finish the underlying concept for her brief as well as the driving force.
Jenny gave me a statement related to her practice and a link to her site, she believes her work has an air of mystery, which is why I will be making a subtle print finish the underlying concept for her brief as well as the driving force.
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