Yesterday I pitched my ideas for the book cover project to the class. It is a great opportunity to collate a general consensus the quality of my early concepts and whether or not I am heading in the right direction. I also find it very helpful to solidify the choices I have made in my mind and really justify to myself every aspect of my designs. This allows me to really hone in on the themes and emotions I wish to convey and how best to do so. I always find it a really helpful and fulfilling experience creating these pitches as I have time to sit down and really think about why I chose a certain typeface or why the colour scheme works well towards fitting the brief. It also allows me to create a more fluent piece as I can see all the aspects together without having to actually spend time in the software and really get a good, solid idea of what they will all look like together; thus helping me create a very cohesive and whole product.
The feedback on the presentation were nothing but complimentary. The style in which I presented and justified my decisions were some of the uppermost points that were highlighted. The class all seemed to like my designs and the direction I was headed. No one really had a bad word to say about the art work or design choices. The typographical elements were well received also which is good as it was one of the major points that I focussed on. I do recognise that it is hard to critique a design that is only barely existent and so I am still having to work hard. The typographical element was the only thing that I have put a decent amount of time into in terms of the final product and the fact that everyone seemed to like it is pretty encouraging. However, I need to create pretty much everything else from scratch and I need to ensure that I stick to the proposed route and fulfil the potential that my designs have shown.
All in all this pitch served me well to really solidify where I am heading with this project and helped confirm that my designs do indeed fit the brief and the themes of the book.
The feedback on the presentation were nothing but complimentary. The style in which I presented and justified my decisions were some of the uppermost points that were highlighted. The class all seemed to like my designs and the direction I was headed. No one really had a bad word to say about the art work or design choices. The typographical elements were well received also which is good as it was one of the major points that I focussed on. I do recognise that it is hard to critique a design that is only barely existent and so I am still having to work hard. The typographical element was the only thing that I have put a decent amount of time into in terms of the final product and the fact that everyone seemed to like it is pretty encouraging. However, I need to create pretty much everything else from scratch and I need to ensure that I stick to the proposed route and fulfil the potential that my designs have shown.
All in all this pitch served me well to really solidify where I am heading with this project and helped confirm that my designs do indeed fit the brief and the themes of the book.
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