Year 13: US 2789, AS 3.1, 3.2

Graphic design project Breakdown

Visual diary / Blog
Research

• Current designs being used by your client
  Designs used by similar companies/ businesses
• Research into design principles relating to the design of printed documents

Research into cost

• Compare costs for your project for example printing options, where to print, size, colour, number of copies, quality of paper etc

Research into content

• Make sure that if you are using information or material that is not original that you gain written permission.
• Font to be used, Any client images, logos or content to be used?
  Will you need to find any of the content? Surveys? Research? Photographs? Images?

Gantt chart

• You should have different versions of these by the end of your project, your initial plan may change for many different reasons, you should explain why it changes and justify any missed deadlines.

Brief

• You need to create a brief for each of your documents
• In your briefs identify the purpose, the key factors and list the specifications for your design (For more information on key factors check the L3 Achievement all.pdf document pg 13)

Log

• This should refer to your Gantt chart and be a regular record of your work and resources used.

Stakeholders

• List the stakeholders
• For key stakeholders you should write a paragraph explaining who they are and how they affect your designs
• You may need to survey the stakeholders, although you will ultimately be creating the documents for the manager / owner. How will you meet the needs of the other stakeholders? what do they want? how can you be sure that your solution is the best solution?

Key Factors

• For each of the key factors you need to say how it is appropriate to your project and what you need to take into account.
  
• Key Factors:
• Social: e.g. Range of society, appropriate to wide range of people
• Cultural: e.g. Different beliefs and customs
• Legal: e.g. Different laws that will be relevant
• Economic: e.g. Costs of your project, for example printing costs, time and client resources for the project.

The law

• Investigate the different laws that may affect your designs and describe how you could be in breach of the law and what you can do to prevent this…then do it!
  Examples of laws that may be relevant: Data Protection Act, Computer Misuse Act, Obscene Publications Act, Defamation Law, Copyright Law

Questionnaire, results and meetings with your client

• Documented meetings with your client and the outcomes
• You should meet with your client several times during the project
• Document any meetings you have with your client, e.g. meet you’re your client to show them initial sketches and get them to make comments which you would then use to develop your work.

Thumbnail sketches for each document

• Be creative
• You should annotate to describe what can’t be seen as well as justifying your designs in terms of the client

Concept drawings

• Detailed sketches for your final designs (remember these may develop further into the project, through discussions with your client, new skills acquired etc. Any changes should be documented)

Produce your documents

• Justify in terms of your brief and client needs
• Justify use of software and hardware

Evaluation

• In terms of:
• Your brief
• The client
• The stakeholders and key factors