Manifesto project

The first week after assessment we created a manifesto based upon our own views of the world whether design related or not.

Reflecting:

With this task at first I did not get in very well, due to the fact that I did not know what a manifesto was and what to include in it. Eventually I found the task more easier as I noted down ideas and phrases to my own views, and this made it much easier to illustrate what each line on my page. I feel I achieved a lot in the sense I know what a manifesto should contain. Also although not a big fan of type I got to look into many different styles and how the tone of each of my messages could be written in a certain type that followed a particular theme, in a successful way which showed both positive and negative tones. From my student peers I reviewed feedback that  my use of different bright colours made it a more appealing piece, making superhero them want to go towards it rather than black white or grey writing on a plain background. From staff I received average feedback receiving a 6/10, due to my sketchbook work not being enough however this was good for me as a first trial which will encourage me to attempt this project again. Overall I learnt that sketchbook work is the key in the design process, and that also there should be some form of attempt on a computer software as well. 

Analysing:

I think the most successful piece about my work was how after each of my beliefs I included a silhouette image of something that showed such. Eg the superhero near the bottom and dog getting a helping hand at the top. Also what I really wanted to stand out but didn't show was how each coloured strip that a phrase was written on had a connotation of the colour related to the phrase. For example yellow connotes sunny and kindness which was used in the first and 5th part. Red ofcourse connoted evil or blood which related to the bad thoughts phrase. I was not happy with the bad thoughts and backfires phrase as I had done this by mistake completely, where the phrase was meant to be written in an infinity symbol illustrating the fact that what goes around comes around. As I was doing this late in the night this may have caused my mistake so at another time I will do this particular part of the work again to show what it was really meant to look like. I found it challenging slightly working with my marker colours as when I put fine liner or sharpie marks on top of them for the type it expanded and looked fuzzy in some places. However this is due to the nature of the ink and if using this colouring method again I will create my type first and then add the colour detail. 

Time management:

With this project I did not have any problems  with my time management, or my sketchbook designs. However as I did not really know too much about a design process that I was meant to go through I went through this quite quickly. After the project had completed I went back in my spare time to re do the entire project as a computer version seeing as I had improved my software rendering skills. In addition to this I was able to explore my own thoughts and views on the phrases I had chosen to put into my manifesto.