Project Evaluation

PRACTICAL:
- The hierarchy of the publication was an element that stood out, the page organisation allows the audience to find the information they need with ease, little cognition allow more attention to be focused on learning the content. 

- The addition of colour made the design more visually engaging for the reader but also worked as a strong tool to assist navigation of the book.

- When physically printing the final publication the perfect binding when slightly wrong, the spin ended up moving position so the bleed didn't fully cover the back. This is something that if I were able to have done myself would've been avoided, however, despite this the bind works well with the publication. 

WORKING THROUGH THE MODULE:
- I felt my work ethic throughout the module has been good, I struggle with written work but as I found the content I was research to be interesting I believe my essay provides an investigative perspective on the topic of book design.

- My practical relates to the essay well as the themes from one feed into the other, when I began to have questions about use of colour or imagery when developing the practical I researched and found answers that were then included in the essay (and vice versa). 

- I could've spent more time at the beginning of the module looking into different ways of answering my essay question through a practical outcome, however I think the direction taken successfully demonstrates the principles I've learnt practically.

ESSAY RESEARCH AND SOURCES:
- The approach to research has been mostly digital this year due to Coronavirus, however, I feel I used a range of sources throughout my research.

- The main source of information came from psychology journals and studies, these provided evidence to support my essay points and were a valid source to use. Other sources came from websites and design blogs, these are still valid but perhaps hold less weight as there has been little investigation done into how they found this information. Some of the websites referenced did have a referencing list to support the points they made.