End of Module Evaluation

End of Module Student Evaluation

BA(hons) Illustration

Module Code: OUIL402 Personal & Professional Practice

Name: Meghan Armitage

Student ID: ma258999

Please identify where the evidence for each of the learning outcomes is within your submission and how well you feel you have met the learning outcomes. Please also grade yourself in relation to the learning outcomes using terms:

> poor, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent (Note- This is so that the team have an understanding of how well you feel you have done. It is not an indication of the actual grade you may receive)

Learning Outcome	Evidenced where? Blog, Sketchbook, Roughs Final Illustrations, development sheets etc.  (No more than 75 words)	Your grade Using words: > poor, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent
4A3 Demonstrate an awareness of appropriate areas of practice within the creative industries and cultural environment.	My blog shows where I have looked at different artists include professional and students in Level 5 and 6. I have also analysed applied art and illustrations in books. This can also be seen in my A5 sketchbook where I have gone on gallery visits and recorded what I saw.	Satisfactory
4B2 Analyse, evaluate and reflect on their strengths and weaknesses as learners.	This can be seen on my blog where I have asked myself questions as well as a blog post about myself (Study Task 7) where I have reflected my strengths and struggles both as a student and a practitioner.	Good
4C2 Develop a body of work in response to a defined brief that effectively demonstrates an awareness of their own practice in relation to others.	Sketchbook is a good example of this as it includes word maps and lists where I have considered what influences my work. This then developed into making visual ideas which can be seen in my final illustrations which shows how I have completely analysed myself.	Good
4D2 Use appropriate communication skills to record and present their emerging practice.	My sketchbook shows this because my intentions are clear throughout as my work develops into the final designs. Researching other practitioners on my blog to aid my work is also an example.	Satisfactory

Evaluation (See guidance below for more information)

You are required to write a 500 word evaluation of this module.

Overall, I have engaged half-heartedly throughout the whole module until the end of the year for the Illustrated Self and Creative Strategy briefs. The studio briefs have been useful to me because I have become more confident of being critical of myself and my work, as well as analyzing work created by professional illustrators. Studio Brief in, specifically Study Tasks 1-4 have helped me to gain knowledge in contextual research. I have learnt that the discipline of illustration is a lot more complex than I initially thought. It’s about being able to visually communicate a message when working with a set brief. The module as a whole has made me consider myself as a practitioner. Especially, Studio Briefs 2 and 3 which has made me reflect on myself (which is not one of my strong points). The task of creating a word map about myself and who I am as a practitioner was a challenge for me as I see myself as an uninteresting character. Although, I soon discovered that being a boring person is one of the main influences of my practice. A perfect example of this is my final poster for the Illustrated Self which shows examples of my expressionless face. This outcome is one of my strongest pieces of work from this year as a whole as it relates to me as a person and a practitioner. It also shows how I have a strong opinion on things which I feel like I haven’t been able to show too much this year because of the set briefs. Throughout the module practitioners such as The Berkeley Political Poster Workshop have influenced my work into trying to express my opinion in a lighthearted tone by creating simple but powerful imagery with a deeper meaning by simply using one colour to print with. As well as the relationship between text and imagery which I intend on focusing on more in the future. I have tried to create similar ideas to this in my Illustrated Self poster by adding text to strengthen the images to make the audience understand the context of my work more clearly. The use of POSCA pens has been relevant to this Studio brief because they aid me into slowing down my drawings which I tend to rush slightly when I use a pencil. The pens also add vibrancy and simplicity to my work which is what I want to work more in my future work. The presentation has allowed me to reflect on myself more formally which has allowed me to consider the small details which relates to me as practitioner. I hope that in the future this will help me further analyse myself as it will be useful to look at retrospectively to see how much I may have changed in Level 5 and 6. If I were to do this module again I would take more time in reflecting on myself from the very beginning of the year to see how I have developed as a practitioner and a person by the end of the academic year.