Evaluation

One strength of my work during this module was the detailed and varied designs I produced for the Olio publication. I believe that my two ideas were different and evoked different emotions, while retaining a level of detail in each.
Another strength was my research, including development of design ideas, and visual research to improve the accuracy of the illustrations. Through experimenting with different compositions, I was able to reach a defined design for both of my ideas, while learning about the importance of the layout of an image's content.

On the other hand, something that I could have improved would be the incorporation of colour to either the cover or design roughs. I feel that while the removal of colour from the roughs can work to their favour, by leaving the cover in grayscale I have limited the image's potential impact on the viewer.
Added to this, while I made sure to size the roughs and cover to the specified dimensions, the resolution of the cover was not maximised and so became visibly pixelated. I could have improved this by exporting the cover again at the correct resolution.


Overall, I feel satisfied with the amount of research I put into this module, as well as the level of detail I rendered the illustrations in. However, by adding colour and ensuring each image was at the correct resolution, I could have improved the visual aesthetic of the illustrations, while keeping a high standard of professionalism.