5 Effective questions to ask when in a crit:

Critique Exercice:


We where asked to bring in examples of work that we found inspirational. It must be the work of a type designer, illustrator, logo and photography:


Type Designer : Max meidinger - Helvetica. The typeface is sans serif typeface i love the typeface becasue it conveys no emotion or feeling it is default it communicates what is in then words content.

Illustrator: Mario Hugo: For the way he combines surrealist ellements with his illustration and how he renders the shapes to give the illustration depth. i feel he achieves this so well due to the use of pencil as media:

logo:

Photography:

What is a Crit?

• Critical analysis of someones work
• Stating the positive points and points of improve of a piece of work, using the feedback as an opportunity to give advise on how they could improve
• A chance to see if the message you aim to put across is communicating as effectively to everyone else
• Giving and receiving Constructive criticism 
• Somewhere to share ideas, using peers works as inspiration and a chance to compare 

Why do we crit?

• To receive the opinions and constructive criticism of my peers to develop myself as a designer   
• Gain a better vocabulary associated to the design industry
• To Receive feedback on what changes you could make to improve, by revisiting these points I will become a much more effective designer
•  To improve my presentation skills when communicating my design to an audience

D.I.E.T. 

Rules of how to crit:

• Describe
• Interpret
• Evaluate
• Theorise

Questions to ask in a crit:

Questions:

- What target audience is this directly aimed at? 

- What was your main inspiration when creating your design?

- Are there any messages given off by the colour choice/ any colour psychology involved?

- How would you improve your designs if given the chance? 

- What is the design communicating? 
- In what context would the design be put in?