Evaulation

What are the strengths of the piece(s)?

I think that the strengths that I have in this piece is the illustration. I have previously used illustration in my work but I unlike my last project I have used a little more colour. When contacting the client he was happy to go along with the 'simple' theme and so I thought of way that I could do this, but in keeping with me and my style. So I decided to keep to what I like and know how to do well. After showing the client, he was happy with the illustration and so I went ahead and did some editing to it in Photoshop which led me to the back ground (which the client liked and suggested) I did a few different options but it seemed he was pretty adamant in what he wanted. As he has sent me and image, I couldn't use it for copy right reasons so then I had to create my own tea stained background. In my other piece that I have also handed in I think that the collage looks good, I asked my class mates what they thought and they all said it was eye catching and something they think that they would look at in a shop as an album cover. I decided that even though my client wasn't keen on this.. I wanted to hand it in as part of my work, for one to show I have many ideas but also because I think that it works well as a cover.

What are the weaknesses of the piece(s)?

The weaknesses in the project for me is the tea stained back ground. It might be me just being picky as it wasn't my part of the idea, but I just feel as though it is very 'young' and unimaginative. I think that if I had more time and more contact with the client then this could have been worked around.  As a whole I think it works ok along side the illustration, I have changed the opacity to make it less bright and so that illustration is more vibrant. 

How could my piece(s) be improved?

I feel that to improve the album cover I would probably choose a different background but for this project it wasn't up to me to a certain extend. I feel that I gave the client what he was wanting and looking for and he hasn't told me otherwise so I feel as though I have fulfilled the brief in that sense. 

Over all I think that this project has worked well. I am happy with the outcome and what I have achieved. I am a little disappointed with the contact that was made between me and my client, I feel as though he just wasn't that interested and just wanted whatever then when I had developed what I thought (after no reply) he decides it's not what he was looking for. I know that this is something of what would happen in the real world of Graphic Designers but I feel as though if people are paying for your service of designing, they would like to be slightly more involved. A lot of class mates were also disappointed with the contact with clients, some even had none.