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Week 1:
4th and 5th of March
The Final Major Project was introduced to us on the 4th of March. To start off the Final Major project I firstly had to create a google classroom account and join a classroom created by the teachers in order to access all the resources I will need for the FMP. In addition, I had to add a google drive folder present in the classroom to my own personal google drive as the folder contains all resources and files needed for the FMP. The first assignment given in the FMP classroom was to conduct research on some of the most interesting and famous artists. In order to achieve this I had to look at the following artists Ai Weiwei, Tania Bruguera, Derek Jarman, and Bill Viola and their works. I had to look at and research who they are, where they are from, what they do, who for and their message, ideas and concepts. I started by making my website and started to think about the style of the website in order to convey the message. I believe I made a good start as I began to think of the colour palate and the overall theme of the website and how it will be appropriate for my chosen topic. However, I was not to sure how I was going to structure the FMP yet as this is the first time I am discussing this topic meaning this made it harder for me to find the theme and structure I will be going for. Therefore, to improve I will need to ensure I look at similar websites and identify the common themes as well as add something unique to my layout to ensure it stands out. Next I will need to ensure that I am able to find a clear layout by experimenting with my WIX page and identifying what I believe looks presentable and effective. In the meantime, I also started to research the first artist Ai Weiwei and started to clearly answer the questions on who he is and began to do research on his work and the messages he coveys in his work. I believe while doing this I was able to clearly layout my paragraphs in order to talk about the artists. This ensured that my research was not confusing to read and apprehend. However, since this is my first time researching this artist I believe I struggled at first to determine the messages behind his work as well as carry out research overall. This can be the result of me not carrying out simultaneous research for a long period of time. Due to this I am a bit rusty therefore, to improve I will have to research using different sources and include the links of these sources I have used for that part of the research. Next I will have to finish off researching the artists as I want to start doing the main parts of the FMP as soon as possible.
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6th and 7th of March
I previously watched a documentary called "HUMAN FLOW" where the artist Ai Weiwei who we researched about examines the staggering scale of the refugee crisis and its human impact. Over the course of one year in 23 countries, Weiwei follows a chain of urgent human stories that stretch across the globe, including Afghanistan, France, Greece, Germany and Iraq. This gave me a better insight into an artist's mind. I believe this documentary really helped me fill in the gaps and helped me understand who the artist is as an individuals. As a result his helped me move on and finish doing my research about Ai Weiwei. Overall I believe looking back on the research I carried out on Ai Weiwei, it was detailed and my points were clearly conveyed which helped me carry my points along as well as further develop the points I was required to research. However, I believe I could have improved my research for Ai Weiwei by not taking as much time as I did in order to research him. This is because i felt like it slowed me down which meant I would possibly have to either rush a bit to complete the other artists in order to be on schedule. In my opinion I could have added less points to ensure this as I was trying to include all the research I have gathered even if it may not have been relevant to what I had to research. Once finishing my research on Ai Weiwei, I began to research Tania Bruguera. I found doing research for her was a bit easier as I was able to gather all the relevant Information from a few pages and was not required to watch any documentaries which made the research process for her quicker. However, I believe I could have improved what I started to research for her by using more than one example of her work in order to convey my points better as well as show a deeper understanding about the artists work. Next, I will finish researching Tania Bruguera as well as ensure I start looking into and researching Derek Jerman. In addition, before moving on from the second artist I wanted to look at more of her work in order to get a good understanding of how I can ensure my work is able to create an impact of the audience.
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8th, 9th and 10th of March
I continued to carry out research for Tania Bruguera and eventually completed it. I believe that my research for Tania Bruguera was straight to the point as well as highlighted all the important areas I had to research. I ensured I added less unnecessary information so I could move on faster to my third artist. However, due to having to move on so I do not fall behind schedule I did not talk about more of her artwork. This emphasises that I was not able to demonstrate understanding of her other work. However, I did look at her other work which I found intriguing so I still have that knowledge which I could use in the future of this project. In addition, I also started doing research on Derek Jerman. I believe so far I have started this well as I was able to figure out how I am going to set this research out as well as I started to clearly highlight many of the points I had to do for my research. However, I believe I did in fact spend to much time setting the layout for Derek Jerman's research which prevented me from not moving on to the next artist. In addition, I believe I will need to add a few more points to what I have already done in order to make it more clear and understandable. Next I will have to finish doing research on my third artist by talking about what message his artwork conveys as well as ideas and concepts of the artist. Furthermore, I also believe that starting off by doing some research helps me get ready for the upcoming research for my main topic I will choose in the future. I believe the first week of the FMP went quite well as I was able able to start getting back into researching simultaneously as well as demonstration my understanding of what I have researched. To improve I could have carried on working on Sunday which would have meant that I got more work done and did not have to worry on Monday however, I decided to take a break and rest for a day as I did not want to put too much pressure on myself as otherwise I would face a problem of becoming demotivated. Taking a break helped me further think about what I can do net and how I will approach it. Next I will have to decide what I want my FMP to be about and what I should focus on. I will also have to think about the outcomes I want to create.
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Week 2 :
11th and 12th of March
On the second week, in the first two days, I finished carrying out research for my third artist by completely researching and talking about how the artist has conveyed their messages through their work as well as their concepts and ideas. I also added in a few more points to bring everything together. As a result this made my work understanding as well as make everything smoothly flow together due to how I laid it out so far. However, I believe I could have went into more detail about the concepts and ideas in order to improve my work. Furthermore, I also started to research about Bill Viola. I believe I struggled less to start this as I found it easier to obtain all the information required to carry out research for this artist. However, I believe that to show a deeper understanding of what this artist wanted to express, I could have analysed his more diverse art pieces in order to show a deeper understanding. Before I started thinking about my outcomes and how I will design and produce them, I had to choose a quote out of the three quotes given and decide what I want my Final Main Project topic to be. For the quote, I have chosen the second quote "To love truth for truth’s sake is the principal part of human perfection in this world, and the seed-plot of all other virtues".-John Locke. I wanted my main topic for the FMP to be conspiracy theories as I find these theories intriguing and very interesting. I also like how some conspiracy theories are really dark and mysterious. I chose the second quote as the first part of the quote "To love the truth for truth's sake is the principal part of human perfection" fits the theme of conspiracy theories really well as conspiracy theories are all about people trying to find out the truth about unexplained events even if the conspiracy is nonexistent, unnecessary and there are more probable explanations. These two days went well as I chose the quote I wanted to focus on and a topic which not only links to the quote but I also find it intriguing. I believe I have chosen a really interesting and broad topic however I could have done more work after I was done picking my quote and my topic which would have given me more time for other parts of the project I wanted to focus on and look at early. Next I will choose the outcomes connecting to the topic I have chosen to focus on.
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13th and 14th of March
I finished talking about fourth artist by carrying out where I left off and ensuring I develop my points and include everything required. Overall, I believe I was able to carry out good research and develop my researching skills. This allowed be to finish researching the artists according to my action plan and my timetable. However, in some areas I feel like I was not able to finish my research to the desired standard as I needed to ensure I do not all behind on starting my project proposal. In addition, for the next two days I was also thinking about my outcomes. I decided to make a catalog showing off all of my created and designed artwork. I will choose four of the most interesting and famous conspiracy theories and make an art piece for each conspiracy theory. The catalog will include my four designed art pieces and a cover to display the theme of conspiracy theories. These two days went good as I thought about and chose the outcomes which gave me time to start thinking about and expand on my main topic and also how I will be designing the outcomes. which ensured I was prepare as well as had ideas already which indicates I will less likely struggle due to not having any ideas. However, I believe I could have written down these ideas to ensure I do not forget anything as i noticed at some points I became a bit more unfocused as it felt like I struggled developing my ideas in more detail. Writing my ideas of outcomes and how I will execute them would have made me a bit more prepared and organised. Next, I have to figure out what my four conspiracy theories will be and how I will implement them in my outcomes. I will ensure to write my four ideal conspiracies down so I have an idea of what I need to start researching
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15th, 16th and 17th of March
The next two days I started writing up the project proposal which includes the rationale, the project concept and the evaluation. In the rationale section I had to reflect on, review and summaries my progress and achievements through the previous units of the qualification. In my opinion I believe I was able to outline clearly the knowledge which I have acquired in my previous project. This allowed me to determine which knowledge would be effective to use within this project. I was also able to outline in detail all the skills and understanding I acquired from the previous project. This also allowed me to determine all the skills I already have as well as what skills I can further develop. Overall this allowed me to find my strengths as well as weakness which would prepare me in terms of being able to identify where I will need certain knowledge, skills and understanding but ensure that I am able to develop new skills which would as a result lead to me gaining skills I can utilise in any upcoming future projects. However, I believe I could have improved my proposal by writing a bit more as well as explain in more detail a couple of aspects in order to ensure that I am able to explain all my points deeper and more clearly in order for the audience to be able to clearly apprehend my proposal. Furthermore, I carried on expanding and figuring out what I wanted my four main conspiracy theories to be. Overall, I was satisfied with the work this week as I decided on what I my topic and outcome to be however, at the same time I felt a bit disappointed as I believe I could have made more progress by starting to conduct research on my main topic and choose the four theories I will be displaying in my artworks.
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Week 3:
18th and 19th of March
On the third week, in the first two days I finished writing up my rationale and started writing up my project concept. In the project concept section I had to explain the concept and aims of my project. I also explained the production, the research and ideas that will support its development which I believe was quote good. In my opinion I was able to convey clear points throughout my rationale which ensured that I was conveying all my points which ensured I was able to I was able to reflect, review and summarise my progress and achievements through the previous units of my projects. This allowed me clearly to take these aspects into account when I will be doing my project as well as what I can do differently from my other projects to improve. In addition, I believe I was able to set clear project aims which I can work with and ensure I can constantly refer to it and remind myself what I am aiming for. This will ensure the points I make will be relevant and not contradicting my aims. However, I believe I took a bit too long to finish the project rationale as I felt it took me a bit longer to ensure everything flowed smoothly and made sense if other individuals were reading it. In addition, I struggled to determine aims faster which slowed me down a bit. This indicates to improve I will have to do more work in order to finish the project concept and start the evaluation early which would enable me to manage my time management and concentration. By the end of this week I aim to finish the whole of project proposal and include it in the wix page on the context tab.
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20th and 21st of March
On the next to two days I finished writing up my project concept and started my evaluation. For the evaluation tab I had to explain how I will reflect on and evaluate my work, as both an ongoing activity and at the conclusion of my project. I started writing up my evaluation on Microsoft Word first. I think that so far the work I have done was at a good quality as I was able to record my decision making and how I will document changes to my ideas as my work progress. Furthermore, I believe that I was able to stay consistent with my layout and everything is structured simply which makes it easier for me to look back at my work and make improvements later. However, I believe that I could have aimed to do way more as well as I could have improved my project proposal more in order to meet that standard I have set myself. I also think I could have improved more by going back a bit and double checking that everything is up to my desired standard so I can move on to the next task with a clear mind. In addition I also started to write up my timetable and my problem solving section which I believe was able to demonstrate a clear and well written timetable however, I believe that I could have been more clear and logical when starting to write up my problem solving section in order to demonstrate my thoughts and considerations better. Next I will have to ensure I finish writing up my project proposal as well as put all this section on my context page.
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22nd, 23rd and 24th of March
After I was completely finished writing up my project proposal which included the rationale, the project concept and the evaluation, I put all of the project proposal sections listed above on the wix context tab. On my wix context page, as planned in the action plan I briefly explained the topic of conspiracy theories under the topic subtitle which I believe was good as I got a chance to explain the topic a bit further which would help the examiners or my target audience understand the topic better. In addition, I believe that I was able to effectively meet my action plan and finish everything within the time I have set which allowed me to develop my time management skills as well as indicated that I was able to plan reasonably and realistically. However, I believe I could have expanded on some points more as I feel like I was not able to deliver some areas how I would have liked. I also believe that I found it a bit difficult to layout everything and ensure that it fit with my theme at first. Therefore to improve I need to work on my layout next week to ensure I do not need to come back to it after and that I can move on to focus on my next tasks.I also believe I need to conduct more research on my main topic in great detail next so I could develop my points in more detail and demonstrate them effectively.
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Week 4:
29th, 30th and 31st of March
At the start Of week 4 I had to deal with personal issues at home as well as I fell ill. Over the period of time that I was dealing with these issues I took a break in order to get better. I believe that pushing myself too much would not have allowed me to produce work to a good standard so therefore, I believe that I had to take some time off to take care of myself. However, in the mean time I did do something easy going to ensure that I at least have done something which could benefit me. As previously mentioned I figured out how I will layout my context page to ensure I do not have to deal with this issues when I feel better. I believe this allowed me to ensure I can focus on what I must do net to ensure I do not fall more behind as taking a few days off already may have a impact on how I will conduct myself next. However, I believe I could have at least attempted to conduct some research. Once I started to feel better I started working on my research page a bit more and improving it. I also wanted to change the whole look of the WIX website and the presentation therefore I changed the font and the colour scheme of the page and all of the tabs. I believe this worked well as it allowed me to make my page look more professional as well as look better presented. This also worked well with my layout and ensured I was able to make my page stand out and correspond with the work I am doing. However, I believe I could have improved this by playing around with the colours more in order to add something extra to make my work stand out however, I was already falling behind schedule due to my issues so therefore, I decided to keep my page minimal and simple yet still professional. next week I will need to ensure I catch up with all the work I was not able to complete or start to a good standard so I can catch up to my action plan and stay on schedule. To do so I will have to carry on working on my research tab and on my main topic.
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Week 5:
1st and 2nd of April
After I was completely done with the context tab, I started working more on my main topic in the research tab. I started researching the topic of conspiracy theories and firstly explained why humans find conspiracy theories interesting and why they choose to believe in them even if they sound obscure and beyond the bounds of possibility. While researching the topic I also wanted to show that even the most demented theories sometimes are true therefore, I started researching on conspiracy theories people believe in that actually turned out be true. I believe this works well as an intro to the conspiracy theories as I am showing my audience that even the most crazy sounding theories could potentially be true which teaches the audience that the main theories I will be focusing on in my catalog and my Instagram page could turn out to be true. This makes the audience think and analyse the conspiracy theories themselves which will also make the audience form an opinion on the theories I will be showing off. As my main aim is not just to inform people but also to start a conversation this works perfectly. I believe this works well as I was able to demonstrate understanding on the topic I have chosen as well as ensured that I was able to understand the topic I am doing clearly to avoid any misunderstandings. However, I believe that I could have improved this by determining my target audience clearly so I can start to understand how I will approach some of my outcomes as well as I could have been a bit more brief in my on some topics I spoke about in my research tab to ensure the audience and reader is still engaged and wants to continue reading. Next I will need to explain my chosen theories which I have chosen as well as decide how I will represent them and which ones to include in my physical copy of the catalog.
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3rd and 4th of April
Throughout these two days I finally decided which theories I will represent through my artwork and I explained them as well as listed them down in the research tab. I also decided which theories I will represent in my physical copy of the catalog. I believe I done well as I set a foundation for what will come next. This meant that I was able to prepare myself to start thinking about the actual artwork. I was also able to capture all the theories clearly and demonstrate understanding for reach one as well as talk about my own opinion on the theories which allowed me to analyse the theories effectively. However, I believe I could have made more progress and improved the work in the research tab by spending more time on it, however I wanted to ensure i focus on the upcoming parts of my project I wanted to work on earlier. In addition, I had to ensure I did not spend too much time on this as I had to ensure I am working with my action plan. I was satisfied with the amount of research I have done as I still got to explain and talk about why humans enjoy conspiracy theories mentally. Next I have to talk about my four main conspiracy theories and explain why I chose them. This will help the audience understand the conspiracy theories behind the art pieces better.
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5th, 6th and 7th of April
On the weekend I took a break from working on the FMP as I felt drained and stressed therefore, I will carry on conducting research the next Monday. This will allow me to regain my motivation and determination for my next tasks however, I will need to ensure I work hard and maintain my focus in order to finish my research tab so I can move on to the next tasks ahead.
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Week 6 & Week 7 (Easter Break):
8th, 9th, 10th and 11th of April
During the first week of the Easter break I decided to just relax and take a longer break so I can get back into conducting research and designing my outcomes the next week with a clear head. Taking the weekend of before the holidays helped me reduce a bit of stress however, I still lacked motivation and therefore, I believed that I would not be able to produce work to my desired standard. While taking a break I ensured I kept in mind what I had to as well as took note of any ideas I had so when I get back to doing work I knew exactly what I wanted to do as otherwise I will start doing work with no ideas which would lead to demotivating me again as I would feel stuck. Next, I will have to ensure that I do more research on my chosen conspiracy theories as well as why people believe in them as well as start discussing the most famous conspiracy theories.
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12th, 13th, 14th and 15th of April
After taking a break, I did some more research on conspiracy theories, why people believe in them and I started to talk about the most famous conspiracy theories I will choose to show off and talk about through my art pieces in the catalog. I think I have done some good work as I carried on talking about the theories more which helps the audience understand them better and I also started to experiment with the cover of my catalog. This worked really well as I started experimenting with different designs which gave me an idea of what I wanted my catalog to look like. This also allowed me to think about how I will organise my research tab. However, to improve my design furthermore, I will have to not only experiment with the design but the colours and the typography of the cover too. In addition, I believe I will need to ensure that I do not rush the process of designing my artworks as otherwise I will be displeased with the final result which would hold me up as I will need to go back and constantly improve them. Next I wanna work more on the research tab and talk about the psychological reasons why humans enjoy conspiracy theories.
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16th, 17th, 18th and 19th of April
As mentioned above this week I started by doing some more work on the research tab as I wanted to talk about the psychology behind conspiracy theories. As I was talking about the psychological reasons, I explained my main topic more and also talked about why humans enjoy and believe conspiracy theories mentally which is really beneficial in understanding why conspiracy theories are so popular and demented. This is very useful to the audience and the people viewing my work. I believe over these past three days I was able to produce a lot of work and include it in my WIX page as well as lay it out effectively to suit the new layout of the page. I believe I done well as I was able to produce enough work in the past three days indicating that I am on track. In addition, I believe I was able to clearly demonstrate my points when talking about psychological reasons behind conspiracy theories which emphasises that I was able demonstrate my understanding on the subject. However, I believe I could have developed a stronger argument when it comes to why individuals enjoy conspiracy theories. Although, I talked about the fact that it provides comfort about the unknown, I could have discussed that people also enjoy it as they feel they are part of a community where they can discuss topics of interest with other. As a result, this would have helped to represent why my goal is to start a conversation and why it would be effective. This would have shown my understanding more as well as show why the audience would feel a sense of gratification from my project. Furthermore, I believe I could have possibly been able to demonstrate some points more effectively and create a bigger impact if I spent more time analysing videos to widen my knowledge on the subject. Next, I will need to ensure I carry on with my production and ensure I am able to find ways to represent my understanding and messages through my finished pieces of artwork. In addition, I must ensure I reflect on my progress so far in order to identify if I need to make a few more improvements somewhere or change the way I do some things as well as where identify how to utilise my skills from previous projects.
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20th and 21st of April
In my opinion during the Easter break I managed to do quite a decent amount of work. Although I had some issues over the holiday, I was still able to do and start a lot of things which puts me in a good potion. I was able to start my production tab as well as start experimenting with different designs for the cover of my catalog. I believe that taking into consideration that I have not edited on Photoshop for a long period of time I was still able to do this effectively as in previous projects this year consisted of moving images, so it felt good to get back into digital media and editing. Although I had to remember all the tools and skills, I was able to adapt quickly which I believe positively contributed to ensuring I was able to manage my time while doing my production. However, I believe I could have done more work in the last weeks if I did not feel ill or if I would have decided to not take a break. As a result, I would have been able to finish a few of my artwork pieces and ensure I implemented strong messages in each piece of work clearly. In addition, I would have put myself in a better position to get some tasks done earlier which would have given me more time to reflect on my work nearing the end of the holiday. Despite all this I still firmly believe I was still able to produce solid work during the holidays considering the time I had to achieve all the work I have done. I was able to demonstrate focus after my breaks as well as determination however, I will need to develop my time management skills and constantly go back and reflect on my progress. To catch up I will have to carry on designing and talking about the experimentation in my production tab as well as ensure my message is strong and clear so my target audience has a clear understanding of what they are looking at as well as identify what the message means to them personally.
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Week 8:
22nd and 23rd of April
After the holiday it was a bit hard to get back into doing a good amount of work in college as I got used to taking breaks which made me produce less work in general, However I changed my mentality and started producing as much work as I can by ensuring I focused hard and motivated myself to maintain determination as I want to achieve the highest grade possible. I started by finishing the design of my cover for the catalog and started to design the first artwork for the theme of conspiracy theories. For the first artwork, I chose to explore and display the 9/11 conspiracy theories. I believe that I was able to get back on top of my work which allowed me to get back into editing and finishing my cover work. I believe my cover works well as I am able to represent a common symbol “the all-seeing eye” to indicate to my target audience that this catalog will be on conspiracy theories. In addition, I was able to use effective colours to match the topic of my project. I used black as the main colour as this represents the unknown and a sense of fear. This works well as it captures some points I mentioned before that this topic is about the unknown as well as how it can create fear of not knowing when unexplained occurrences happen. In addition, I used white for the typography to bring out the title “Obscure Beliefs” from the background. This colour can represent how I discussed that these obscure beliefs bring a sense of calmness and reinsurance. These colours work well as they represent what I spoke throughout the project about conspiracy theories as well as will capture the attention of my target audience. However, I believe I could have made the cover more complex as I believe it is very simple and which would make it harder to capture the attention of my target audience. This would have allowed me to create more interesting catalog as the cover may have sparked more interest. However, as I use Ai Weiwei as my inspiration for my cover, I wanted to stick to it as well as I believe the simplicity and minimalism aspect makes it more mysterious and does not give too much away. I believe that next I need to finish designing the first art piece out of the four and also think about the typography as if I going to this step without having a clear image of what I want to do it may make it more complicated as I would be unorganised and have no ideas which would lead to demotivating me.
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24th and 25th of April
In the next two days I carried on designing and experimenting with different designs for the first artwork. I also designed an overlay I will be using on all of my art pieces to show that all conspiracy theories no matter the context or background have the same premise by using words that link to every single conspiracy theory such as: "Panic", "Threat", "Issues" and "Fraud?". I believe this went well as I found a way to convey the message I wanted to throughout all my artwork. I believe this is an effective to do my overlay as it is simple yet highly powerful and could have many different meanings for individual interpretation as well as what this represents to them. Furthermore, I believe I was able to carry on doing my first artwork well as I was able to determine the style I wanted to proceed with and figure out what tools will be necessary throughout the production process. In addition, I believe the typography work really well with the theme as well as looks professional. However, as I designed my overlay as well, I was not able to finish my first piece of artwork which indicates that will need to continue doing it tomorrow, so I am able to move on and produce the other three. However, I needed to still work on my time management as I believe I am starting to fall behind. However, as I was able to identify the filters in the filter gallery as well as the overlays which I will be using throughout meaning I had the perfect opportunity experiment which indicates the next art pieces will be much quicker as I already have the an idea of the process I will have to go through. Furthermore, to improve I could have started experimenting with the theme of conspiracy theories which would have allowed me to spend more time designing and ensuring the designs look professional and aesthetically pleasing. Next, I plan to finish the first piece of artwork as well as create the final version which will be uploaded on my Instagram page as well as the catalog.
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26th, 27th and 28th of April
Throughout the weekend I finished designing the first artwork and started thinking about my second and third designs. For the second art piece I chose to explore the conspiracy theory of the moon landing being faked, and for the third I chose to display secret UFO and alien cover ups by the government trying to hide the existence of extra-terrestrials. I believe this would work well as it portrays the theory I am discussing clearly as well as the overly would tie it all together well and express my message professionally and in a creative way. Furthermore, I had enough time to think and analyse my second and third art pieces and what they will present and display. I believe this would allow me to have more knowledge surrounding these two conspiracy theories going into designing the artworks. However, I still feel like I am falling behind my action plan as I am not making enough progress and could have avoided this and improved the situation if I started designing them earlier. This indicates that I need to organise myself better and manage my time better. To do this I must ensure I remain focused by taking short breaks in between me doing work to ensure I have time to clear my head and regain my motivation throughout the duration of me doing my work rather than me taking days off due to pushing myself too much. Next week I must start designing and experimenting with the second and third art pieces and start the fourth artwork so I can print my physical copy of the catalog as well as upload the work to Instagram and start talking about the production process of designing my artwork.
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Week 9:
29th and 30th of April
At the beginning of this week I started designing the second artwork talking about the moon landing being a hoax. After finishing the art piece, I started experimenting with different image placements, different colour schemes and different filters. After experimenting with different looks, I chose to use the first design I created as my final option as in my opinion it looked the most professional and aesthetically pleasing. I believe I have done well these past two days as I was able to effectively organise myself. I believe this allowed me to feel like I am getting back on track as I am halfway done with creating my artworks. Considering the artwork, I have created in these two days I believe I was able to utilise my editing and designing skills as well as follow the same process as the previous poster which did in fact allow me to design my second art piece faster. I believe this art piece also expresses the message and the theory I am trying to represent clearly, and effectively as only relevant aspects are used in artwork. However, I believe I could have also started to design the third art piece. As a result, this would have benefited more and improved my time management more as I would have more time to think about what I will display in the fourth poster once I am done with the third poster. However, I felt a lack of energy once I finished this artwork. I believe I lost focus and determination towards the end which impacted a bit on my process. Next, I will need to ensure I start the third art piece by exploring the idea of the conspiracy theory and implementing it in my artwork and start my fourth design.
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1st and 2nd of May
I started designing the third art piece which explores the idea of the government hiding the existence of aliens by covering up UFO crashes and any information regarding extra-terrestrials. I enjoyed designing this artwork as I found this conspiracy theory the most interesting out of the four, I will be displaying. Due to me having a personal interest in this topic I believe I that I was more motivated and intrigued in the design aspect of this. I believe this art piece brought out my creativity skills out the most out of all the pieces I created at this point. As a result, I believe I expressed my message clearly as well as present this in a more creative and unique way. I believe so far, the overlay I designs ties all the completed artwork well and really adds to expressing the message I am conveying. I addition, I followed the same process as the previous art pieces which made the process a bit easier. However, as I was highly intrigued in this theory I believe I spent way to much time designing this art piece which meant that I was not able to manage my time well as I got too carried away exploring the different styles and ways I can express this theory and the message. This means that It will be unlikely that I will finish the fourth art piece this week. Next I will need to ensure that I focus hard to ensure the third art piece is completed as well as the I need to ensure I make a start on the forth one and start experimenting the different ways to express this theory so I can finish it next week.
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3rd, 4th and 5th of May
During these three days I have been very productive as I finished designing the third artwork and started experimenting with it too. I again chose to use the first designed art piece as my final as it looked the most eye appealing. At the end of the week I also chose the subject for the fourth art piece. I have chosen the flat earth conspiracy theory. I then started designing the last artwork as well as experimenting with the different styles I can use to ensure I can convey my message within this artwork as I did in the previous ones. I wanted to ensure that the artwork is consistent with the way it expresses my message. I believe that my final piece of the third artwork was effective and creative as well as I believe I was able to convey my message clearly and represented my artwork in a professional and appealing manner. I also believe over the weekend I was able to maintain my focus as I was determined to start my fourth art piece. I believe this puts me in a great position to finish all my main art pieces by Monday meaning that I will be able to move one. On the other hand, I believe to improve and progress quicker I could have started my third art piece earlier and utilised my time and skills better to get it done faster. I believe I made the process of making this art piece too complicated and I need to ensure I avoid this next week so I do not fall behind again and so I am able to catch up to my action plan and my timetable. I need to ensure I use my problem-solving skills more effectively as well as be more logical each step of the way throughout my final major project. Next I plan to finish my fourth art piece and then start to experiment as well as think about my physical copy of the catalog so I am able to print it out professionally and ensure the quality of the print is premium.
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Week 10:
6th and 7th of May
At the beginning of this week I finished the last artwork and started to experiment with the filters and the colour scheme of the design. After being done with all the digital artworks, I started thinking about the physical print too as for my outcomes I am making a digital catalog and also a physical print of it. I went to one of my teachers to ask if they have an idea on how to actually print out the catalog. The idea was to get it printed through a website https://doxzoo.com/. However, it was not that simple as I had to figure out how to get all of the art pieces and the cover together. I started conducting some personal research on how to do that. I learned that I could upload all the artwork and the cover of the catalog into one file by creating a PDF file and uploading all of the needed designs. I believe I was able to finish all my art pieces to the standard I have set for myself which indicates that for the production part I was able to follow through all the aims I have set meaning that I effectively referred to my action plan constantly and Google Classroom to identify what exactly I had to do. In addition, due to the confusion when it came to printing my artwork I was able to effectively use my problem solving skills and research in order to ensure that I am able to get the printing done to a good quality as well as ensure I do not need to spend more money on re-printing due to me laying out the work incorrectly. Overall, this indicates I was able to be independent which gave me confidence when it comes to approaching problems and solving them. However, I believe that I could have done a bit more work this week by starting my next tasks or even planning how I will approach them. Furthermore, I believe that I also could have done more reflection on my art pieces so I can make any small improvements. This would have allowed me to be more critical on my art pieces and give me the opportunity to look at it from and audiences point of view. As a result, I would have been able to determine more constructive improvements I could have made throughout. Next, I will have to get create a PDF file upload it to the website mentioned above and get my catalog printed so I would be able to move on from the production process and start talking about the process and analysing the steps I need to take.
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8th and 9th of May
As I was conducting personal research on how to merge all files into one so it is ready to be printed, I realised it would be a good idea to also design a back cover for the physical print therefore I started on my design of the back cover. I believe this idea gave me is going to allow me to make my catalog look more professional and organised as well as appealing to the audience. This will also give my catalog a better layout and structure. In addition, at this point of time I went back over my previous tasks to ensure I had no errors and that my work is up to the standard I desired it to be at that point in time. This allowed me to reflect on my work as well as ensure in the future when doing my project I avoid any common issues i recognised as well as identify how my skills have started to develop. However, I believe I came up with this idea a bit too late in the production process and this indicates I will be a bit behind as I was supposed to print the catalog during this point of time. Next I must ensure I design a back cover for the catalog which is effective and follows my consistent theme and also upload it to the website I will be printing the catalog in.
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10th, 11th and 12th of May
It did not take me long to design a professional back cover therefore I wanted improve my art pieces by adding more typography explaining the main ideas behind the chosen conspiracy theories. I added title-like typography on every single artwork at the bottom of the catalog to give the audience a better idea of the conspiracy theories displayed by my catalog and also to make the art pieces more immersive as I made sure the typography was not too direct yet subtle enough for people to speculate the theories themselves. I also paid and ordered the book to be printed online on the website recommended by my teachers. I believe I did well as I added more typography exploring the theories which gave the audience a better understanding and also made it easier for them to form an opinion on the different the beliefs even further. I also believe I found an interesting way to capture my audience as well as make my work stand out through the typography. This therefore, enabled me to portray my my message as well as allow the audience to base their own decisions which could ideally start a conversation. However, I believe to improve I could have tried to print out the catalog myself as this would have been more productive and also would have made me more independent. This would have also developed my skills when it comes to creating the final piece myself and would have possible made me more satisfied and confident with the final result. This is because beyond sending the file I had no control when it came to placement or even if the work will be presented in the way I desired. It would have also thought me new skills and some new knowledge. Next I had to wait for the book to arrive however I still wanted to make a third outcome which was an Instagram account/page. I decided to also create a social media page as it would start a conversation between people.
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Week 11:
13th and 14th of May
As I was waiting for the physical catalog to arrive I had some spare time to take a break from production and and work on my research tab and also the Instagram page. I decided to conduct some primary research by contacting some conspiracy websites and also some content creators to get their opinion and thoughts on the chosen conspiracy theories. Now while I was also waiting for the interviewees to respond, I decided to start creating my Instagram page. I used the cover of the catalog as the profile picture and started uploading the already created content as my first posts on the page. I believe this worked well as I was able to utilise my the time I had to wait for my catalog to arrive and move on to focus on something else. This ensured that I continued working on other areas of my project which meant I did not waste any time. As a result, I was able focus on ensuring my Instagram page met the standard I have set myself as well as that It went with the theme and style I have demonstrated throughout the project. This ensured that If my audience have seen both my catalog and my Instagram page they would be able to recognise that this is my work and the same topic. This may ensure that my audience would more likely be interested to click on my Instagram page as well as follow the conversations that are being held as they would be able to share their thoughts with other individuals interested in the topic. However, I believe during this point I could have also spent more time reflecting on my research tab before adding anything new. This would have allowed me to improve certain areas of my research tab and focus on ensuring that my analysis is up to standards. This would also allow me to look at where I made common mistakes so I can ensure I do not repeat them when I am adding to my research tab. Next, I have to ensure that when my catalog arrives that I get feedback to ensure it is good so I am able to move on and do some last bits of work in order to finish it.
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15th and 16th of May
When the physical catalog arrived, I showed it around and only got positive feedback which made me a bit more confident with my work as I was not sure before due to the fact that I had almost no control when it came to how the final physical copy of the catalog would look. In addition, I filmed a video of myself going through the catalog in order to demonstrate the art pieces. I put all of that up on WIX. I believe this went well as I was able to make a lot of progress and also got some feedback which put me in a potion where I can move on and finish any last bits of work I have yet to complete. In addition, I started designing typographic designs for my Instagram page as a result his allowed me to demonstrate more content to my audience as well as gain more responses and maintain my audience by doing something different and continuing to provide them with content. However I believe to improve I could have made more content earlier so I would had more time to focus on the wix page. This would have as a result allowed me to ensure my layout was in order as well as that everything was in place. As I was close to the deadline this was highly important as I had to make sure everything was up to date and finished so that my final grade would not be impacted by this. To ensure this I therefore have to ensure I do this next as well as do more research and add small changes here and there.
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17th of May (Deadline)
On the last day of the project I did a bit more research and made some small changes to improve my work. As the interviewees have not responded, I chose to read and talk about some of the books conspiracy theorists have written explaining different theories and beliefs. I also had to improve my feedback page a bit. This ensured that I was able to add something instead of the interviews and still demonstrate me doing some research however, I felt a bit disappointed that I could not represent the interviews in my work as it ruined my plans a bit meaning that I had to make some last minute changes. I believe to improve this I could have sent more messages to different interviewees as well as try contacting them through different sources of media a bit earlier than I did as this would have increased my chances of getting a response. I also had to finish all of the unfinished work which also included the Instagram page. I uploaded all of the content I have created for it to the Instagram page and started to get comments from different people. As my aim was to start a conversation between the people surrounding all of the conspiracy theories shown off in my Instagram posts, I was successful as people started commenting and expressing their opinions and thoughts. This worked well as I felt I have met my aim and got some useful interactions from my audience. However, overall I believe I could have achieved this earlier as I would have had less issues and would not need to rush to finish as I feel this could have had a impact on my work and my final grade. Furthermore, I believe in any next projects I will face in life I must ensure I organise myself better and keep track or time as well as avoid distractions. This Final Major Project has expressed that these are highly important factors when working to a deadline as well as in the real world in general.
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Context
Now that my project is done and completely finished, I'm looking at my context tab and I need to say that I am very satisfied with the presentation of the page. It is easy to understand and very clear as I chose to use a simple colour scheme however, I still used a couple of different colours to separate all the different sections of the page. I have also decided to keep the page simple yet still professional by using this font which also makes the page more clear. I also believe that my subject was well researched as I not only broadly researched my main topic which is conspiracy theories, but I also did some research on the psychological reasons why humans believe in these theories which also helped me to find out what my target audience were. For this reason my intended audience is ideally people within the demographic group E (unemployed, students, casual workers), I believe people in this group would be the ages of 16 to 25 as these people would have more free time to read and investigate this subject which would create an interest in mysteries and conspiracy theories. I also believe that my project has a place in the real world as conspiracy theories are far from a new phenomenon. They have been a constant hum in the background for at least the past 100 years. People are always coming up with different theories and beliefs as soon as something negative happens. in the world. I think the message, my intentions and also the aim of my outcomes were clear as I explained what my idea was and to whom I wanted to deliver it. Conspiracy theories are popular between the believers and also the non-believers which creates discussions between the skeptical and the people who believe in these theories. I wanted to start a conversation between these people myself. My project during the FMP didn't change the direction drastically however the outcomes I planned to create were changed. I decided to create an extra outcome where I would make a page on social media such as Instagram as this would allow my audience to start conversations or discussions surrounding the conspiracy theories easier. As almost everything is this day and age is digital this outcome would also have a much better place in the real world. On the other hand, I believe that I could have improved my planning as it wasn't up to the standard I have set myself. This is because I believe my time management was poor which made it harder to follow the plan. I could have as well been more specific in my plan to ensure there was no confusion or misunderstandings. However, I was still able to utilise my plan and use it throughout the project but I may have taken me a bit longer to figure out exactly what areas I must complete. Due to my plan not being as good I believe it has opened another area where I can develop my skills and learn from my mistakes when it comes to future planning.
Research
In my opinion, my research page is really good however I could say that I could do better and improve it if I spent more time working on it as thinking about it now I could have done way more primary research which could also help me in the production side of the project. I haven't done as much primary research as I would have wanted to however I have done a lot of secondary research in great detail and I believe it is up to a high standard. I believe my research page is also great as I have used a wide range of sources such as books, news articles, websites, newspapers, videos and documentaries. I have also always put the link of the source used underneath the topic I am researching. I believe I carried out enough highly detailed research on a number of aspects of my main topic. I also did some production research which helped me and informed my production ideas and also helped me understand how to develop my outcomes further. However, I believe I done some detailed production research however, I could have experimented more and researched a broader rage of outcomes. This would have allowed me to generate more ideas which could have made my outcomes more diverse. I believe I also could have carried out more primary research. I believe I could have taken more steps to contact the individuals I wanted to interview as this would have given me more to talk about as well as widened the subject of interest. I believe I could have achieved this if I managed my timje more and thought about contacting individuals earlier.
Problem Solving
Throughout the whole of the project, I mainly came across the problems that I anticipated however there were some problems that I didn't even think about too. As I am done and finished with everything, I believe I have been able to overcome all the problems especially the ones that I have anticipated. As I anticipated the problems it was quite easy to deal with them as I had a plan on how to solve these problems. I think I was pretty good at dealing with the problems I didn't even think about as for example, my outcomes changed the direction during the FMP which created new problems I had to deal with. One of the new problems was that after creating my Instagram page, I might not get enough people checking out my page or the posts I have uploaded. Another problem that also links to the problem I just mentioned was that I might not get enough people commenting and expressing their opinion and thoughts which would not allow me to start a conversation surrounding the presented conspiracy theories. I think I dealt with it pretty well as I used diverse hashtags to attract a wider audience and also to get them to comment I convinced them to comment by asking for their opinion in the caption of the posts on my Instagram. If I was stuck with something I asked my peers for help however mainly I managed to resolve all of the issues and problems that came up by myself. Next time I get to work on a similar project I want to plan everything better and more efficient. I also want to be more realistic and think more about how hard something could be and if it is achievable. I need to ensure that I am able to develop my problem solving skills as I believe I was not able to develop these skills as effectively for this project.
Planning & Production
During the project most of the things were planned however one of the outcomes was not as I decided to change the direction of my FMP a bit. I showed most of the planning in the best way I could and it was detailed however I believe my planning could have been even more detailed if I spent more time working on it. I tried to explain all the plan and outcome changes during the course of the projects in my production and in my reflection tabs, however I don't know if it is fully understandable and clear as I rushed at the end of the project. I believe it is understandable as I tried to explain everything and all of the reasons why I changed one my outcomes and my ideas. I think even though I changed one of the outcomes I was able to follow the plan and the schedule pretty well. At the end of the project I started rushing as I got scared that I wouldn't finish the project completely and up to my wanted standard however I have been able to manage my time and work even harder to finish everything off. I believe my production went really well as in my opinion all of my art pieces that I have designed are up to the highest quality, professional and aesthetically pleasing. My art catalog also turned out really well and professional. I could have improved my art catalog by including more of my designed artworks however I decided to only include the main four. After creating my art pieces I always went back and tried to experiment and improve them as much as I could. For example after creating the art pieces I went back and decided to add more typography. That is how I added the typographic titles in the bottom left of every single art piece. I made a range of outcomes as I designed and produced some digital art, a digital and physical copies of the art catalog and also a social media page presenting the conspiracy theories. I could improve my production in the future by also making something surrounding moving image such as a short film or a documentary. I believe for planning I could have improved by talking about what I will do in more detail. This is because I feel like I didn't expand enough as I feel like I did not give myself enough time to develop my planning skills. I felt I constantly fell behind as I did not develop my plan well enough.
Reflection
Entries in the reflections tab have been one of the hardest parts of the project as it's been difficult to write almost everyday explaining what went well and what could be better however I managed to make regular entries throughout the FMP. I also focused on what is working well and what I need to do next to improve my work. I know that I still need to improve a lot at writing the entries in the reflection tab as I am not satisfied with the entries I wrote up and also I am not sure if my reflections give enough insight into my thoughts throughout the whole FMP. I tried to use my reflections to plan my next steps however I still want to improve that in the future as I don't think that I planned my next steps using the entries well enough. I was however able to be more critical in my reflection as well as provide my strengths and weaknesses throughout each step.
Presentation
My presentation is one of the parts of the project that I am the happiest and the most satisfied with as I have been able to create a layout that not only works well and looks good but also looks professional. I believe this layout also works well as it suits the theme of conspiracy theories and presents the theme well. I started off with a different font called "Avenir" however halfway through the project I decided to change it so my presentation looks more aesthetically pleasing and suits my main topic more. I decided to use a font called "Play". I believe the chosen font works really well as it is simple however there is something mysterious about it. It reminds me of and looks like a font that would be used in a classified document. I also decided to use only a couple of colours and a simple colour scheme to keep my page simple yet still professional. All of my text is in black unless I want to highlight something. I believe I also used the colours well to separate the different sections of the page. I used red to highlight the main titles and purple to highlight my own opinion. I have also used red lines between the texts to highlight when I have stopped talking about a topic and I am moving to a new one. From the feedback, I have received everything looks clean, professional and organised thanks to the colours and the font used. I believe my presentation also works well as I was consistent with the three main colours that I used throughout the whole website. I also made sure that everything that I wrote was spelt correctly and the punctuation and grammar were fine. I wouldn't change much about the presentation. However, I believe that for my presentation I could have ensured that I decided exactly what I wanted to do at the start so I did not have to improve as time went on so I would be able to work on areas such as my reflection and production as well as research.
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