Sorry if you are a little confused with the chronology of my blog it's been a hectic 2 weeks recently. This is the final piece of my graphics rotation. For this we were asked to study ourselves and represent our most meaningful and descriptive thoughts in these 6 squares through drawings and words that were 150mm in size length and height.
Reflecting:
Reflecting upon this project, I got on with this task quite well as I already had an idea of how I would be laying out my 6 squares. I felt it was quite easy because of the convenience of my name having 6 letters and us being required to complete 6 squares. An idea instantly came to mind where I would have one letter per square and each of these letters would describe all the different aspects of myself. In the timeframe that we had I beilive that I achieved a lot yet at the cost of being rushed. Only 4 of my squares were finished. In this Resepct I beilive the project was semi-successful, and if I were allowed perhaps an hour more, I would have completed the task.
When doing our group discussions,the students in my group were very interested by how I used my six letter name to represent each square. Each had commented that the best thing about each square that was done at the time had no white showing, and that it made it less boring and added a sense of colour and dimension to it, rather than it being colourless and plain. The Tutor however of our group gave heavy criticism that my design was not consistent in making it obvious that my name had one letter per square when I told her of the idea. However I was not concerned anyway as I did not intend for the 6 letters in my name matches to each square to be very obvious. In addition this helped to develop my work by making my designs more direct instead of cryptic, as not everyone may like the idea of finding out why I have done my design of the six squares as such. From this task I learnt that a design shouldn't be too cryptic or too vague, but it would have a balance of both to make the viewer really think about what meanings and messages I have created in my work.
Analysing:
The most successful part of this work I beilive was how it was formed into a dice/cube that could be rolled around, this way it could be rolled as a dice and the side facing up would tell the people who have it something different about me. Another thought I had was that this was similar to socialising with someone without having to say anything to them, but letting the work speak for itself and myself. I was not happy however the way I made the dice. Because I was rushed for time I did not create a net for my cuboid to take place, but 6 squares with tabs that would be stuck together. If I were to attempt this project again I would ensure that I have a net first of the cuboid, to make it easier to assemble. Also I would use cardboard on the inside to stiffen it as many other students did, and this way it would not be flimsy and fragile.
I found that my difficulty with this once again was timing. I did not want this to be perfect, yet did not want it to look rushed, and on thinking about how to achieve this I lost track of time and eventually ran out of it. Overall I found this a fairly easy task, especially when completed at home as it only consisted of assembling a 3D cube and drawing images to represent myself, which was easy since we completed the passport project.
Time management:
From this task I found that a sensible way to manage my time would be to get the main sections of my work done in the classroom, and then do the finishing touches in my own study periods. For example doing this project from the start once again, the six squares would be cut out, and the words on each letter would be drawn on in the classroom. At home it would be to finish off the details and colir schemes. I beilive that future work this would help me to conserve my time and also give me extra time to reflect upon the project In my blog.
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