OUGD505 overall was tense and cramped as we had a hand in less than 2 weeks before. I found this module to be the most difficult as the timeframe was very narrow and therefore made me extremely stressed and panicked. This module in comparison to the other modules was more difficult as it felt like we had to do certain things rather than other modules where it is slightly more open.
Leeds Public Spaces brief was my least enjoyable brief and was more difficult than I had thought. I appreciate traditional printing methods however, I don't think I'm that good at them. The brief was difficult because I wanted to create something that Marks & Spencer used as an advertisement but at the same time I didn't want it looking the complete same. I wanted to add more to it so it looks more thought out and not just a replica of the original design. So in this, I first decided to use lino to create my Marks & Spencer design. Lino is very time consuming and requires patience as you can easily cut though it by accident. There were some times where I had cut it in the wrong place and one where the design was too small so I had to start again. After I had cut all the lino I realised the design wouldn't work as I underestimated the A3 size and so it was a mess and I just totally abandoned it and tried screen print instead. The screen print design turned out much better than the lino print. This is because I liked how the pennies were scattered and the whole worn feel to the design due to how it was printed. The only disappointing thing was that I had originally planned for it to be on red stock as that is the colour of the actual sign however, I tried to print onto it but the colours did not show though because the red was too dark. The final design turned out better than I had hoped in the small amount of time I had to revise my traditional print design.
The Product, Range and Distribution brief felt like a personal brief as I have been in a position where I wasn't aware of mental health problems so I didn't think it was a thing. The brief was sort of a brief to raise awareness from using information that I had researched and also how I wish I had been educated about mental health issues. There was quite a lot of issues that are currently happening that should equally be made aware to everyone but it felt right to talk about mental health as I had done 2 separate briefs about mental health. My initial idea was to create something to try and stop mental health stigmatisation and discrimination and after researching more into it, I was shocked but not surprised by the statistics. I too am aware of the stigma around mental health as I've been discriminated by teachers, tutors, family members and even GPs. The thing that I was the most shocked about is that mental health well-being isn't compulsory in school yet physical health is. Thats why I thought the best idea was to educate people whilst they're young as they aren't as stubborn or misunderstanding as adults can be when it comes to learning. The designing aspect of it allowed me to channel the younger me of what I would've liked to see growing up and not knowing what was wrong with me. I wanted the design to look engaging as well as being useful for young people to find helpful and bear it in mind in the future. I also didn't want it to look dull so that they wouldn't want to pick it up or read it so I had tried to make it look minimal but also pleasant. I am happy with the outcome of the design as it shows that mental health is not a terrifying thing if you talk to someone - it's only terrifying if you suppress or keep it to yourself. The mouth design is exciting as the first thing I thought of when I thought of mental health - talking to someone. So it was instinctual to make something of that and make it positive.
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