COP - Practical Work - End of Module Evaluation

End of Module Evaluation

Over this module i have conducted different styles of research into different media, using both books, digital and also physical research were i have tested the techniques to find out the downsides/positives first hand. Overall i feel that doing this had given me a greater knowlegde as i could experince the issues reading about them but also in person, i could work out if in my opinion the final outcome where worth the effort of print techniques or if i could have created them digitally they would have been more successful. It turned out that after creating the piece by hand myself i had more of a connection to the design, the over all piece of work meant more to me after i had gone to the effort to make it and the time to produce the effects myself, print has a messy imperfect effect but this in my opinion isn't a bad thing. The style of print is less clinical out put due to the mistake, this module has shown the that design doesn't need to be perfect to be successful, more messy design lies in the letter press it can also give an output that allowed the audeince to connect more will it as its less digital, they can see the physical traits of the creator which allows them to understand the effort of the process more. When i started this module i could see the benefits of digital design as i have used the software before, and understood how digital media could one day replace print as everything i read now it mostly digital but this print allowed me to see that print wont 'die' but it will change purpose, the physically print versions of the covers could directly compared to the digital and the benefits be seen. Research conducted in this module has shown stats on the predicated rise in digital media but then contradicted this with the way that people think, people prefer manual because of the look and fact they ca hold the product. This module has allowed me to see the different ways people appreciate and use print, take part in the techniques to learn the downfalls and benefits first hand combined with detail research into the opinions of professionals in this field,  this is drove me to be more confident with the final outcome and using traditional print methods. Before this brief i thought the best form of outcome was a digitally design document as it could be applied to anything, changes easily and send easily this module has soon how people in general feel that even if digital is more technically useful the benefits of traditional print shouldn't be ignored. Print has its uses and benefits as well as digital, there will always be creative that prefer print and ones that prefer print but used in combination i feel they produce the best outcomes.