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C L I E N T   O U T R E A C H -LO11 // TARGET MARKET

1.   LO7: Demonstrate consistent  understanding and detailed knowledge of the key characteristics and  boundaries of subject practice.

Strengths: Using my blog daily to reflect on  what has been successful for example the dying of the plastic has allowed me  to create tones which I might not have achieved by buying brought coloured  plastic and I feel the thinness of the plastic allow me to be more  experimental and push what the material can do and I have found an  alternative, successful and practical way around connecting plastic. My blog  has also allowed me to engage with the learning outcomes and map my practice  through creating tags to show my clear understanding of them. Using mind maps  and picture charts to show my journey has allowed me to develop an  understanding of what is successful and to show my thoughts clearly and  design process.

Weaknesses: Before midterm review I created two week  briefs based on different themes and colour stories. However, I found that  this did not provide me with enough time to fully explore my ideas. I decided  instead to set only one rule to explore, which was not to uses brought  jewellery links but to investigate other way of connecting plastic and this  how I started to resolve issue in my work.

Opportunities: I feel that BA8 is only the start in  what I am finding interesting and I know there a lot of room for more  opportunities with it. I am going to continue using methods of recording such  as my blog even though I might approach this in a more professional way. I  will still keep records and picture charts etc to help me develop work and  allow me to reflect on success. I would like to explore further the filming  and ways to digital record my work.

 2.    LO8:  Show evidence of sustained  critical engagement with an issue or question relevant to your subject, referencing the  bodies of knowledge that support and challenge your discipline, and  communicating your findings through appropriate written and visual  communication presented in the form of a research report.

Strengths: For my research report I feel I  engaged with an interesting subject that was inspiring to me and linked to my  practical work – my interest lay in the future of textiles design and  different materials, process and technology is the future in design. This  relates back to my own practice and the uses of the laser cutter. I feel I  had a strong range of examples with in my report in order to communicated  this idea such as Cuitcircuit and jewellery designer Kate Unworth. I am also was generally proud of my  achievement with my research report and attended regular dyslexic tutorials  help me overcome my difficulties.

Weaknesses: Sometimes I feel that I do not  analysis things as well as possible and I should dig deeper to allow my work  to have more breath.

Opportunities: To continue working with things that  interested me, if not what’s the point and In order to continue enjoying my  practice. Also to continue using research. I understand how important it is  to see and learn things in order to develop and give depth to my practice. I  must not always look in the obvious places for inspiration.

 3.    LO9: Demonstrate awareness of debates within and around subject  practice, acknowledging pluralistic and open-ended approaches to the  development of specialist skills and knowledge.

Strengths: Aspects of work have created  problems/ issues that I have had to overcome such as function and practicality.  I feel my work is very contemporary in style and I’m using a contemporary  techniques and materials which relates back to my research report. Using  contemporary techniques has creates contemporary issues that have to be  overcome this has included practical challenges and wider issues such as the  life span of new materials and sustainability.

Weaknesses: I have examined practicality and  wearability and have reached the conclusion that my work has developed to be  currently moving towards a sculptural style. This maybe more suited to the  gallery setting rather than the retail market. I feel that I should have  anticipated this more earlier on in BA8.

Opportunities: To continue being aware of  contemporary issues and to keep up to date with latest findings; to have an  awareness of how my work fits with in contemporary issues and debates and who  my audience is and the message I am communicating through my work.

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4.   LO10: Demonstrate the capacity to  manage your learning, using a range of approaches and resources identified  through independent research into your subject.

Strengths: I feel that through BA8 I have been  organised and have made the most of the time I had to develop and refine my  work. I have been able to do this by planning in the form of charts and  diagrams, booking ahead different workshop and recording where I have sourced  materials and kept a systematically record. Recording in technical files has  made it easier for me to get my final work organised. I have been using my  blog daily like a diary, which I feel, is good practice and allows me to keep  things with in schedule.

Weaknesses: Mini brief were not as successful as  the charts or schedules and I found these difficult to stick to because they  were not appropriate for what I was going to achieve.  

Opportunities: After University I will keep using  chart and diagrams to keep meeting deadlines and keep me organised. This has  allowed me to successfully complete other work for outside opportunities such  as Bradford, Bishops Art Price, Perfect Placements and the Alpha Care Home  project and allowed me to plan time for these opportunities.

 5.   LO11: Apply subject skills and  knowledge to develop and extend projects beyond initial findings and  solutions towards resolved outcomes.

Strengths: I feel that this has been achieved I  have taken initial ideas I proposed in my learning agreement and reflected on  what was working, taking them through to be refined. Looking back at what I  achieved before the midterm review I feel that I can clearly see what areas I  took forward for examples since then the biggest change I have made within my  work was the idea of using links and connections and how the pieces can be practical jewellery. Since then I have been more wild with my  design have taken on board research from fashion designer Alexandra McQueen  and see his exhibition really inspired me to pushing the bounders of what is  wearable.

Weaknesses: Sometimes I can repeat something if I  think that it successful and since mid term I can see less in my work that  this is happening I feel the spider mapping helped me STOP, REFLECT AND  REFINE AND PROBLEM SOLOVING.

Opportunities: I aim to continue challenging my  practice after University and allow time to STOP, REFLECTING AND REFINING!! I  have learnt the impotence of research and drawing and setting your self-rules  and boundaries that I have started to put in place in my practice and this is  becoming interesting.

 6.   LO12: Communicate effectively to a  range of specialist and non-specialist audiences using means appropriate to  your practice.

Strengths: I feel that I am now more confident  and can speak and communicating my practice across to others clearly and am  happy to relate back to the learning outcomes. I feel my presentation is  generally good. Labelling and annotating working and sign posting learning  outcomes through tags on my blog and using coloured labels system in my PDP  and practical work shows how I understand the learning outcomes and clearly  recognises my learning.

Weaknesses: Sometimes I can take to long  organising and this maybe uses time that could be better spent making.

Strengths: Using my blog daily to reflect on  what’s successful as well as allowing me to engage with the learning outcomes  and map my practice. Also using mind maps and picture charts to show my  journey to allow me to develop an understanding of what is scusessful and to  show a clear thought process.

Weaknesses: After midterm review I started  setting my self rules and limitation which I did sort of do before easter by  trying to create ‘collections’ and set briefs but I feel the once pre the  midterm review were the wrong rules and limitations and after midterm by  setting my self the rule NO CONECTION made my work more enjoyable and gave me  a direction – rather than using a theme or collection brief.

Opportunities: I feel that BA8 is only the start in  what im finding interesting and I know there a lot of room for more  opttunities with it. I am going to continue using methods of recording such  as my blog even though I might approach this through a more professional  approach. And I will still keep records and picture charts etc to help me  develop work and allow me to reflect on whats working?

 2.   LO8: Show evidence of  sustained critical engagement with an issue or question relevant to your subject,  referencing the bodies of knowledge that support and challenge your  discipline, and communicating your findings through appropriate written and  visual communication presented in the form of a research report.

Strengths: For my research report I feel I  engaged with an interesting subject that was inspiring to me and link to my  practical work – my interest lay in the future and the future of textiles and  design and how you can make something DIFFERENT by different materials and  process and how technology is the future in design- this relates back to my  own practice and the uses of the laser cutter. I feel I again a good strong  range of example with in my report that communicated this idea.

Weaknesses: Sometimes I don’t feel that I  analysis things as well and I should dig abit deeper to allow my work to have  more of a deeper meaning and maybe bring up more debates etc

Opportunities: To continue working with things that  Im interested in if not what’s the point and how will I continue enjoying my  practice. Also to continue uses research and I’ve definitely understand how  important it is to see and learn things to develop and give a great depth to  your practice. And to not always look in the obvious places for inspiration.

 3.    LO9: Demonstrate awareness of debates within and  around subject practice, acknowledging pluralistic and open-ended approaches  to the development of specialist skills and knowledge.

Strengths: Aspects of work have created  problems/ issues that I’ve had to overcome such as function ability and  practibility and what they meant to be? I also feel my work is very  contemporary and I’m using a very contemporary techniques and materials which  relates back to my research report. By using contemporary techniques this creates  contemporary issues that have to be faced such as the future of the material  and product how sustainable the product is and how long it might last.

Weaknesses: Ive struggled abit with where I  wanted my work to sit on the market ive been back a for with the idea of  practibility and wearability which ive come to conclusion that my works more  sculptural and more out their and is developed more for the perpuse of a  gallery than a shop. I should have really set this out my more clearly at the  start of the project to give my self more direction.

 Opportunities: To continue being aware of  contemporary issues and to keep uptodate with latest findings etc and to have  an awerness of how my work fits with in contemporary issues and debates and  who my audience is and the message Im trying to communicate through my work.

 4.   LO10: Demonstrate the capacity to manage your  learning, using a range of approaches and resources identified through  independent research into your subject.

Strengths: I feel that through BA8 I’ve have  been organised and have made the most of the time I had to develop and refine  work. I’ve been able to do this by planning in the form of charts and  diagrams, booking ahead different workshop and recording where I have sourced  materials etc and the recording in technical files as mad it easier for me to  get final work together. Ive also have been using my blog daily like an diary  which I feel is really good practice and allow me to keep things and  schedule.

Weaknesses: I also have created mini brief which  I don’t feel were as successful as the charts or schedules and I found these  difficult to stick to maybe it was because they were not appropriate for what  I was going to achieve.  

Opportunities: After uni I will keep using chart and  diagrams to keep me organised and keep me meeting deadlines as having a  timetable chart has keep me organised in meeting outside brief deadlines like  Bradford, Bishops Art Price, Perfect Placements and the Alpha Care Home  project and allowed me to make time for these opportunities.

 5.   LO11: Apply subject skills and knowledge to develop  and extend projects beyond initial findings and solutions towards resolved  outcomes.

Strengths: I feel that this has been achieved I  have taken initial ideas and reflected on what was working and taking them  through to be refined. And looking back at what I achieved before the midterm  review I feel that I can clearly see what area I took forward for example since  then I the biggest changed I have made and maybe stated to resolve was the  ideas of using links and connections and how the piece work as jewellery  which they now do work practibilily and also since then I have been more wild  with my design have taken on board research form fashion design like  Alexandra McQueen –pushing the bounders of what is wearable?  

Weaknesses: Sometime I can repeat something if I  think that it working and since mid term I can see less in my work that this  is happening I feel this might have been cause I put the spider maping and  recording in to place to help me STOP, REFLECT AND REFINE.

Opportunities: Make sure I keep challenging my  practice after uni and keep to STOP, REFLECTING AND REFINING!! And take on  what I learn here the impotence of research and drawing and setting your self  rules and bundies which I have started to put in place in my practice and is  working and become interesting.

 6.   LO12: Communicate effectively to a range of  specialist and non-specialist audiences using means appropriate to your  practice.

Strengths: I feel that I am confident and speak  and communicating my practice across to over and am happy to relate back to  the learning outcomes. I feel my presentation is generally really good at labelling  and annotating working and sign posting learning outcomes through tag them on  blog and using coloured tables in my PDP and practical work.

Weaknesses:

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Opportunities:To continue meting people and pushing  myself to talk about my practice? Being able to explain what I do in 3 words  or a minute? What is and what do I do? Selling myself and making people wear  of who I am through blogs online profiles etc Getting my work shown in  gallery and exhibition etc and having my work in Bishops art price is a great  starting point for this. Entering thing and making opportunities for myself  and continue to be self motivated the only way to scuses!!