End of module evaluation 406 visual language.

1.     What have you learn about visual communication during this module and how effectively do you think you have applied these ideas?
One key idea is taking objects and figures down to their simplest form. Using minimal shapes and lines to make and image can communicate just as effectively and a very detailed image. It provides an instant message within which the view can understand quickly. I however don’t think that I have applied this principle very much in my work at all and when I have try it I have found to form image that I am happy with and are effective, I need to do more practise with this. Also using colour and composition to try and bring across and highlight particular ideas and or symbols which have significance to the message of the image.
2. What approaches to/ methods of image making have you developed and how have they informed your concept development process?
Collage is a method that I have widely used in this module. It was new way of image making that I have never tried before and I found it a very effective way to communicate my ideas and intentions through found images. But I first used college in when learning the method of g.i.f making within Photoshop, which was also new process. However I found that I enjoyed use collage as a way of making images and this encouraged me to go on and develop the method. I also found it gave me a much darker side to my work, since using collage I have found that my work has been seen as darker and sinister, which I like because I feel like it is the complete opposite to myself as a person.
3. What strengths can you identify in your work and how have/will you capitalise on these?
I think that … In collage in particular I really like the monster I made out of the anatomical etchings, I found these really fun to do and a good exercise in gaining a better understanding in reapproprating found imagery to create new. And from this it encouraged me to use collage in the final brief. I also think that the emotion it provokes is interesting people from the feed back in crits has been really good and I like the way it make people feel un-nerved or scared. I also think that papercutting is an effective way of creating shapes for example in the postcard brief I used it to make the faces of the people simpler and flat.
4. What weaknesses can you identify in your work and how will you address these in the future?
The composition of some piece of work is weak. I find it very hard to think of how images could be composed and how it would work within that given format. I have tried to use roughing as a way to tackle it and it as helped bit, but I am still finding this a problem. Vectors as well was a challenge, I feel that I could have used simpler shape and better control of the tools. Some of the shapes are not so neat and I think that overlaying the vectors with textures made the piece a bit confusing and slightly untidy.
5. Identify five things that you will do differently next time and what do you expect to gain from doing these? ·       I would make sure I really try and focus more on the composition of piece of work. By doing this I will gain a better understand and improve the images. ·       I need to get more confident with vectors, there seem to be a key part of modern illustrations today and it is essential skill to get the hang of, I need to practise. ·       I could have used more simpler shapes and not added texture over the top in the 2nd brief because I feel like it was too much. If I had kept it simple , the message may have come acroos more effectively. ·       More experimentation with other media (other than college). I would have like to have explored mono printing and make more 3d models and I think that this may have lead to more exploitive and interesting outcomes.      ·       I also could have made the g.i.f. making slicker because it was they some of them didn’t run a smoothly as I hoped. By doing this it would have made the final sequences better.
6.How would you grade yourself on the following areas: (please indicate using an ‘x’)  5= excellent, 4 = very good, 3 = good, 2 = average, 1 = poor
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Attendance					x
Punctuality					x
Motivation					x
Commitment					x
Quantity of work produced				x
Quality of work produced				x
Contribution to the group			x