FMP - Final Evaluation
This project was a test of my versatility, creativity and understanding of a completely new subject to explore. Bearing this in mind, all kinds of research from experimentation to the internet contributed to the formation of my project, with emphasis on technical findings like type anatomy, papers about letter identification and ciphers. The prospect of expanding my skill in the typographic field, as well as investigating something I barely knew anything about was a great motivation to sustain focus and consistently produce work.
I don’t think I have ever produced quite as much development before as I have with this project, being particularly enthusiastic for this content and expanding skill. Every component of the project went through design changes influenced by tutor feedback, peer feedback and personal choice. The project also developed as my confidence did, which has sky rocketed over the duration of this FMP. I have surprised myself with my time management this unit, being particularly organised and passionate for staying focused and creating all the time. I may have applied for the extension but time management was not a contributing factor, rather my insistence for printing out my project and making the whole experience of it abundantly clear, while practicing a healthy routine for mental health. Being the final project of my degree, I did not believe in cutting corners, hence the extension to make sure what I submit is a high standard.
I treated feedback as research; taking all opinions into consideration, applying the content to my project and then ultimately deciding to follow it if I thought it was appropriate. I found myself applying for sign up tutorials more frequently this project, in order to gain as much recommendation and research points as I could, meaning I also had more chances to reject suggestions if I believed necessary. The 2020/21 situation being what it is, I still believe I could have learnt more about type making if there were active sessions- I’m aware I can ask for advice, and I did, but it’s hard to know what to ask for help with when you are missing some fundamental points, which often happens when self-teaching an abundant topic like type. Saying this, I have learnt a lot about type anatomy, language, exclusivity in communication, considering new practice and much more in both visual communication and theory.
As for improvement on the project I think the work is good for where it is, but I fully intend on revisiting this work and developing it for the future. I think ‘improvements’ mean different things when considering perspective as well, for example if you are thinking from a learning objective view, or passionate design project. If I’m working purely for marks then perhaps there are areas to improve I haven’t seen, but for satisfaction in my up-to-date skill I don’t see any gaps in practice. This has been 15 weeks of incredibly hard work and commitment and I am completely proud of myself and everybody else in the course.