OUGD503: Studio Brief 2 Evaluation

In relation to studio brief 2 I've found this interesting as it has provided the opportunity to work with different designers as well as students from other disciplines such as photography and animation.  I particularly enjoyed working on the redesigning sustainability campaign as it gave me the opportunity to work with students form a different university, Nanyang Polytechnic. This was interesting as we got to see their work which is completed to a very high standard. Furthermore this allowed me to explore screen based design more as I was working with two animation students. Overall this experience was very insightful as it was interesting to see how students from a different country work with the final outcomes being completed to a high standard. In addition to this collaboration I enjoyed working on the Street Feast brief with Lizzie, a fellow designer. This was a exciting brief due to the interactive nature of the campaign we created, with final outcomes being screen printed successfully due to Lizzie's strong ability to screen print. Furthermore the combination of type and illustration allows the posters to work well as a series and showcase each location under one name, addressing a key concern within the brief. However due to production issues the posters couldn't be printed on newsprint similar to fly posters as the ink made the paper crease creating an unprofessional finish. In relation to production issues a number where encountered during the production of the photographic zine I produced alongside a third photography student, Olivia due to the use of screenshots within the publication which was driven by the concept of the zine, to highlight the poses made by tourists who visit attractions fro the photo rather than the experience. In order to address this issue the zine was reduced in size to improve the photo quality however there is still some pixilation within the final outcome. However as the publication was meant to be cheap to produce this is expected.  Despite these issues the overall experience of studio brief 2 was positive and allowed for some interesting and unexpected outcomes to be created.