Evaluation

I am very pleased with the overall aesthetic of the cards & believe the concept of interaction works very well and creates a niche within the market. This was only a week brief but probably one of the most enjoyable as most of the making was hands on with origami & trimming the cards.

I wish I would have expanded this brief into maybe gift bags & tags as this would give it a larger body of work & would more effective in my portfolio.

What could we improve on?

I feel I could improve on the finishing of the cards due to these being hand made there are very delicate and therefore they have become a little demolished over the past few months of storage, I did think about redoing them but I feel that this could have been as waste of my time as they are not un-photographic just look a little tatty.

I feel the type could have been stronger, it is very thin and therefore within some lights becomes illegible, although I still like the style of the freehand with the icon attached to the end of each continuous line.

What did I learn?

I learnt doing a festive brief is beneficial to yourself as a designer. Although, you are still working you are enjoying what you are doing because you can still enjoy all the festive research & get into the spirit ready for Christmas.

That my crafting skills have improved massively since first year. I feel that the outcome was very strong still to say they was all handcrafted, as lots can go wrong within the process, not all accidents are happy ones!