Evaluation, Focus, Develop.

Evaluation

• What is the problem?

To convey information about student life to perspective students or freshers.

• What subject/area of study are you focussing on?

Student life - alcohol, finance, accommodation, international students etc.

• To what depth are you investigating this area/subject? Is this sufficient?

I have already research into statistics quite in depth, but I will probably look into things further when putting my pieces together.

• What is the form and amount of research to date?

Statistics, words, images and facts.

• What visual material do you have to work with?

Primary and secondary photo's and found infographics and posters.

• Is there an appropriate amount of work for the time you have to develop it?

I think what I have will be sufficient but I could look further into zines.

• What is your timescale? When is the deadline?

2 weeks, 6th Feb.

• What is achievable in the time available?

A lot is achievable, it just depends whether other projects take up a lot of time during this period.

• What methods are you using to evaluate the progress of your ideas? 

Talking to peers and listening to their ideas, also crits.

Focus

• What are you identifying as areas worth developing further?

Research into zines.

• What are you trying to communicate.

A way to put across important pieces of information to do with student life?

• What audience have you identified?

Prospective students, freshers.

• Who are they?

Young people moving away from home for the first time and diving into a new experience.

• What problems have you identified?

Categorising and condensing the information.

• How do you intend to solve these?

Go through research and identify similarities and differences.

• What is your intention?

To give information in a aesthetically pleasing way to students.

Development

• Have you moved on from your initial starting point?

Yes I firstly wanted to create a poster.

• What methods are you using to document this development?

My blog and design sheets.