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Reflection

This week is the final stage in which the pristine prototypes are shown. 

Refinements

I plan to re-print mine for better/heavier paper quality, colour, and possibly invisible embossing. I made changes from last week’s crit from Fired Guns (a beverage company). I found their insights helpful and interesting, even for other students. It felt specialized and as if we were working for a packging company.

I may add a ziplock seal near the top of one of the packages to show how the “foil” bag would close.

Process

In the begging, I wish I had chosen a poorly designed product. This would allow for more of a challenge for the visuals rather than just the form. I also wish I chose an easier shape or went with a normal one. Eventually, with the last critique, I was able to explore visual challenges more and improve the form.

The illustrations were a bit time consuming, which is partially why I don’t do them unless neccesary. But I think they help represent the brand visually.

W-O-W

 Playlist now has a lot of of ... punk? I can now knit listening to punk/hardcore music. At the beginning it was so hard to listen to music but now it’s easy peasy. 

With a lot of patience I got there. Slowly, slowly with a bigger knit. I think I can knit and cast off with my eyes closed now. Or is it too early to say that? This knit travelled with me to Amsterdam, Netherlands. No, I did not knit in a coffee shop. 

The cast off, looks more tight on the end, looks awkward but I’m pretty much happy with it. 

I just wanted to show you all how big it was with putting my hand beside it. 

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Playlist is getting filled with more fast pace music. 

I have gained confidence to do a bigger knit, little by little. I think I jumped too fast at the beginning in making long knits. It’s better to start with smaller exercises and then to the real game. The I have made from the previous is outstanding, not because I did it but you can see yourself from 0.4. I have somewhat mastered the casting off, and I’m very proud of myself.

I learned how to always knitting very tight because I had the anxiety of losing it.

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