SB2 | Peer Feedback & Self-Evaluation

The feedback session was beneficial because it was a chance for others to see what I'd done so far, and highlight the strengths and weaknesses of what I had in my sketchbook.

It seemed that people liked the use of different media, the range of tests and experimentation, the work with texture, and the deconstruction of objects.

I was relieved to hear that others thought that the breadth of work I had was sufficient. It's hard to place where I'm at since I hadn't seen anyone else's work up until this point.

People also provided some suggestions for where my ideas could go, which was very helpful. Here are some of them:

- Continue with digital testing

- Research some examples of Postmodernism and think about how you will take these patterns to the next stage. Are you going to apply them to everyday objects or scenarios?

- Introduce existing imagery, or architectural references

- Is presenting your ideas as patterns a 'modern' ideal?

This last point was really interesting, I'm guessing this meant that the structured appearance and order of a pattern was modern in that it was organised? Whereas postmodernism would lean more towards disarray.

Going from this, should I move on to mark making and surface to avoid repetition and order? I'll have to think on this.

I then had to evaluate my own work and progress. To me, the successes of what I'd done have been the experiments and the process-driven nature of them, allowing this to inform the designs / outcomes.

In terms of improvements I need to refine my ideas and move beyond just pattern, maybe even applying them. As a result of this refinement, my idea will be further developed.

During all of this I am learning that this type of project depends a lot on ideas and how they shape themselves. I think it's important that I stick with things in order to make the most out of them. I am also having to think about colour, shape, etc and how this all interacts in a space.