For design for print i chose home cooked food as my subject, as i felt my experience as a chef would prove invaluable. as it happens i feel it was of little use and if any thing it was detrimental to my research, as i found it frustrating trying to document information that i now take for granted. It also meant i got bored of the project about half way through. As if that was not enough i had decided to make this a typography project because i have avoided type like the black death until now. and felt like i should have at least one type project under my belt. in hide sight with these grades counting to the final grade the first year was the time to satisfy this urge. that being said i did get a lot out of the project in terms of type and layout skills and will feel more comfortable in the future if i ever need to use type again which i am assuming will be the case.
In the end i am reasonably happy with the design for print project, there are gaping holes in the continuity which are going to cost me and also the evidence of evaluation through out is thin on the ground. Although i feel the final resolution is strong (although there are some stupid mistakes i hope no one notices) and the concept itself is sound and would work if you could attach some celebrity chef endorsement like "Jamie Oliver's cook it your self". the project is in frustrating contrast to the first year where my research and development where good and the final resolution was weak. i need to find the middle ground and the raise my game, not to sound to much like a American game show contestant
