Evaluation and Reflective Practise

Outcome
All in all i am satisfied with the solution i produced, the ideas were interesting to work with the execution  was mostly fluid. I think i chose the correct topic out of the topics i shortlisted as i felt i was constantly interested in the subject matter. The final illustrations i feel are effective at fulfilling the brief however i do not feel they are my strongest illustrations ever, this was no doubt due to me leaving it really late to develop my initial ideas. The spread i think works well at doing what it was meant to do, i.e. showcasing the illustrations, it is understated yet attractive. The choice of typeface reflects the simplicity i wanted to achieve as Helvetica has very few flourished, it exists to be read clearly. I think i made the right choice too in using the italic variant as i do believe it makes it easier to read and distracts less from the illustrations.

Design process
Throughout the design process i feel that i have neglected to spend enough time exploring my subject matter. Although i looked into various illustrators and various other contextually related content such as Le Munch and Heath Robinson, i do believe i might of been able to glean further inspirations from sources further a field had i given myself time to look. In this instant i believe i was lucky in finding the inspiration i did, both with peers and tutors to help direct that inspiration. Specifically talking about things such as the Renault car advert which spurred a rush of ideas and concepts that, had i not had found the advert, simply wouldn't of come into being.

I think i took a good approach to initial ideas however, before becoming distracted with other things i think i produced some good quality and highly usable primary sketches. Furthermore i think some of the few pieces of extended research i took upon myself were both useful and resourceful. Specifically the visit to the illustration cupboard and the Royal academy to study some illustrators work.

Things i would change retrospectively
First and formost i would dedicate more time to research including digging into the research to uncover deeper inspiration. Secondly i would leave more time to further develop some ideas and do some idea testing, with the nature of illustration being time consuming its imperative that more time is dedicated. Thirdly i would of liked to produce a few more illustrations. I decided against it this time around as i wanted to focus on my two favorites to ensure that they had the attention needed to be fleshed out into fully fledged concepts. Lastly i would of liked to do a bit more hands on research such as carrying out my panned to trip to the old Tunbridge Wells railway to take some hands on sketches and also going to Biggin hill airfield as i considered early on to study some fuselages.

Overall i think this has been a successful project, but one that with a few long term changes could of been better.