Identify the limitations and constraints you had to work within in terms of digital technology available and client brief given
I didn't face any major limitations or constraints during the projects duration. Apart from the fact that many of the products were created using online softwares, such as prezi and piktochart to create my presentations and visual diagrams. Although a minor limitation, it did affect my work by making all the tasks look similar instead of showing a vast variety of softwares used. The client brief also created a limitation as the tasks had to be creative to meet the criteria given.
I had also combined these online softwares with the use of Adobe Photoshop products, this allowed me to have a little more freedom in how I want the product to look. Even though this wasn't a limitation but it did mean that I had to spend time creating my own products.
Explain how your final products met the client brief and give reasons for the design choices that you made
The final products I ended up creating including the pre production documents met the client brief as they clearly show the use of creative media.
My mind map was created using Coggle, a online freeware used to create digital mind maps and spider diagrams. The fact that I was able to use an online freeware to produce a high quality mind map.
The Visual Diagram I had created was done in Adobe Photoshop because I wanted to show that I am able to create clear visual diagrams by hand instead of using stock images.
My Moodboard proves that I am able to use online sources and gather images as a source of research for inspiration for my own converging media product and web portfolio.
My Storyboard shows that I am able to combine the use of Adobe Photoshop with the freedom of using a drawing tablet to get authentic illustrations. Although the drawings were not to a brilliant standards the details given were to a high degree.
Get feedback from the client and give reasons why you agree or disagree with the comments given
Overall, the feedback I had received from the client was quite positive, although I did have to clear up some grey areas that weren't understood clearly through my pitch, for example how the camera on my product would work and how it would sync up etc. The only negative feedback I received was that I could possibly be going in for a loss for a while with tough competitors on the market which already have a strong consumer base. Which in fact, I did vaguely agree with due the fact that I had briefly covered the competitors during my pitch. An example of positive feedback would be that the client had understood who my product was aimed at and how it would be best used.
Identify and describe how you would improve your preproduction documents, based on feedback obtained and your own opinion
There wasn't really any comments made specifically on my pre production documents but in my own opinion due to the feedback given and questions received, I think that my Visual Diagram lacked in detail i.e. didn't give enough information to the client to give a clear interpretation of what my product is, so if I was to do it again, I would make sure there is a lot more information on it alongside with the main important info standing out. I'd also like my storyboard to be of a higher quality but still digitally drawn with a drawing tablet although this didn't seem to arise any problems during the pitch I had done. I found that the mind map had the balance between being creative but also full of information to provide the client with enough information alongside the pitch given to create an interpreted idea of what my product is, as is with the moodboard which is full of images of competing products and inspirational websites for my web portfolio. If I was to undertake this task again I would make sure to cover a "How to use" diagram or flow chart showing how to actually use the product as there was some confusion about that asking how its synced to the phone, auto focusing and other similarly related questions.
Describe how your preproduction documents are fit for purpose
Mind maps present any form of information relating to the main topic in the center. My mind map meets the standards that would be expected by the client. As it gives info covering the major areas of the product such as price, compatibility and main features of the product itself.
Visual Diagrams present similar info, but more visually including images and large illustrations with survey findings and other figures. My Visual Diagram lacks in a large amount of information but does provide necessary information that is important to my converging media product.
Mood boards provide a brief idea of how something would look or what kind of style something might follow, essentially a inspirational starting point. My mood board covers this as it shows designs of competing products and shows screenshots of existing websites that have suitable designs for my product.
Storyboards are created to display shot by shot animations or moving images for adverts, films or any form of moving image. My storyboard lacks in artistic value but has enough written info to direct a camera man in what kind of shots are needed.
Describe the technical and aesthetic qualities of your preproduction documents
My mind map doesn't really have that many technical qualities apart from the fact that it was made online via Coggle. The aesthetics of the mind map is quite useful though because it is all colour coded, so each branch is a different colour and has smaller branches that link into the main branch. This helps the viewers understand the mind map a lot easier.
My visual diagram is again, lacking in technical qualities apart from being created in photoshop, but has got aesthetic values such as following a house style and being quite graphical with illustrations and graphs.
My mood board was created using several websites and search engines, which is a technical value in itself; being able to use search engines to its full extent. Aesthetically it once again follows the house style that I have decided to use, using greyscale colours (Black, grey, white) and being presented in a neat JPEG format.
My Storyboard however has technical qualities ranging from the use of search engines for a template and the use of photoshop combined with a drawing tablet to have full free movement to draw and write directions as authentically as possible. Lacking in aesthetics but providing enough info to be easy to follow.
