Look Again, Think Again Evaluation

TUESDAY 25TH NOVEMBER 2008

After the final crit with Sally, my feedback was to:

- remove my name and personal details from the bottom left corner - the poster itself is very personal and doesn't really need to include that information, as really, its not relevant

- also consider adding emotions that I felt during each event


I took these comments on board and re-designed my poster. I think it definately works much better like this, without my details and with the emotions added.

I had a problem with the text that was in the colour Cyan as it wasn't very readable against black. I changed this to green as it is in keeping with the design, but is more readable.

I am happy with the poster. I decided not to add a photo or anything as I wanted it to look like an info graphic and I think that adding other media wouldn't work due to the style of the poster - very structured and organised.

I found this part of the unit quite a struggle to be honest. I came up with the idea, but didn't have time to execute it in the way I had hoped to. But I feel the final poster works well.

Look Again / Think Again Crit

THURSDAY 9TH OCTOBER 2008 - We had the crit today for Look Again / Think Again. I pinned up what I had so far, and a rough visual of what I wanted it to look like.

The majority of the feedback was that I needed to have some sort of human element in it, a picture of myself that all the memories link back to. I think people thought it was strange to look at things so methodically. I can completely see this, it makes sense. But I felt that the obvious way to approach this could be sentimental, but the point of the poster was to make people realise that memories aren't just memories. The good ones and the bad ones all make you who you are today. I steered away from using photography because I felt that lots of images could look a bit tacky in some ways, and I didn't want to risk that. Neil also mentioned that I should include some more lighthearted memories in there as well. I am going to work on this poster bit by bit now. I think I will take a break from it, as I have been thinking about it too much, and coming back to it with fresh eyes might make me see more clearly what I need to do.

Situation Update

TUESDAY 7TH OCTOBER 2008 - I have so much to do this week, I haven't stopped and am feeling very exhausted and think I am getting a cold ... to top it all off! I think its because I have finally moved house and settled in one place. This has taken so long to sort out, now I have finally sorted it, I am starting to relax more and worry less - which personally, I think has caused my immune system to chill out too - perfect environment for a cold! How annoying! We have the crit for Look Again / Think Again on Thursday. I have spoken to Sally and Neil about everything that has been going on, so they are aware that I have struggled a bit, what with PAL, the job trial, moving house and work commitments. I am going to go home and do lots of work this evening to try and catch up. I have work tomorrow, but will also do some uni work in the evening too. I am starting to sort out all my possessions! Some stuff is having to stay boxed up as it is 'house' stuff rather than clothes etc. I won't be needing it until I move into my own place again. The internet is being connected on Thursday too which will be a great help!

My ideas so far...

THURSDAY 2ND OCTOBER 2008 (PM) - We had a group discussion this afternoon allowing us to crit our initial ideas. I think I have settled on the idea of My Memory Box. It is very important to me and that, along with my photographs, would be what I would take with me if I was allowed to take only one object from my house. I am going to do some more brainstorming - try to broaden my idea to perhaps be a campaign along the lines of 'what’s is the one thing you would take from your house'. Another idea I am leaning towards is being quite scientific about it - and breaking my memory box down into categories - bag things up into meaningful events in my life ... the first time I fell in love, the first time I experienced the death of a loved one, the first time I had my heart broken etc. All these events are extremely important and shape a person, and have made me who I am today. My campaign could be along the lines of making people aware that all things that happen, good or bad, make you the person you are today, learn from them and grow from them. Tomorrow I am going to focus on these ideas. I think I will use photography and scanning to form the components of my poster.

The Brief

THURSDAY 2ND OCTOBER 2008

We got our first brief this morning. We are going to be doing some short briefs. The first one: LOOK AGAIN / THINK AGAIN. We are spending this morning thinking of ideas. We have to create an A3 poster - either that addresses a social issue that we think has been overlooked, or that has something to do with an object that evokes certain memories, or has sentimental value to us. For example, a key to most people looks like a key, but to someone it might mean a lot more, i.e. a key to someone specials house. I am leaning towards the 'object'. I will write again later with how the ideas generation has gone!