I feel like OUGD505 has been a successful module for me in terms of development and progress on this course. When this module was first briefed I was fairly apprehensive about how much I would enjoy the briefs and therefore worried about whether I would be able to fully engage with the work I was producing. This has been a problem for me in the past as I often find it difficult to make the briefs work for me personally but this time I wanted to make sure I was able to find a topic and issue that related to my personal interests.
For Studio Brief 1 I started by being very specific to my own interests by looking at different music artists and from there celebrities in general. The idea behind this was to reflect on how much importance we put on celebrities as a society, so much so that one day a celebrity could end up on our legal tender. The feedback I got for this concept was mainly positive and people thought that producing work that had a voice would be a strong submission and a good response to the brief. Once I had designed a couple of banknotes that stemmed from this idea it was then clear to me that maybe I shouldn’t take this idea any further. The designs did not turn out like those I had pictured in my head and I struggled to figure out exactly why that was. After some more idea generation and discussions with classmates I came to my next concept which was designing banknotes with current influential figures, who in the future could be seen as changing the way we live. I personally really liked this idea because it fit the brief while also doing something slightly different, I liked that I was keeping a sense of tradition with my designs rather than designing some science fiction-esque money. Once my designs were finished I received very positive feedback on my response which I was pleased with. I wasn’t 100% happy with the final outcomes but again, I can’t quite place my finger on why that is.
I really enjoyed brief 2 of OUGD505 as I was able to find a topic that I found interesting and compelling enough to base a project around. This is something I stated at the start of the brief - I wanted to find a way to make the brief more suited to me and my interests. I did this by first looking at the distribution of free music and how artists and music fans interact with it. All of the research I carried out for this brief was vital in getting me to my final pieces. The initial research I did on free music led me to start researching music piracy. As I had a very limited knowledge on music piracy I was able to research and learn about the issue, rather than just researching for the sake of the brief and submission like I have done in the past. This research was very important and I am happy with the amount I did as I felt I gathered enough to make decent, informed design decisions for my work.
I received a lot of different suggestions and feedback throughout brief 2, all of which helped me greatly. Even the suggestions that I didn’t use helped me as it confirmed that I had made the right choice with whatever aspect of the design was being questioned. Feedback from both my peers and my tutors helped inform my designs to the point of completion as they are now, which are hopefully the best possible outcome I can produce for my chosen issue and this brief.
With OUGD505 I feel like this is the first module where I have been able to manage my time slightly better than in the past. This may be down to the fact that there are only two briefs, but we did have less time to complete them compared to previous modules. I will use this as motivation for future projects to show myself that it can be done if I just organise my time better and follow a set design process that includes development and feedback. One thing I wish I had done differently is try more ideas out. Although I had many ideas that I came up with after my research, I only discussed them with others rather than actually designing any of them. I feel that in the future rather than coming to a conclusion on my final idea (even if it is from a range of ideas) just by talking, I should look further into a few of them by designing and seeing how they turn out.
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