interim evaluation of module progress so far

though i am slightly worried that i have only completed one brief fully, i feel i have been steadily working on the others enough to now focus on and complete.  i have been steadily working on both brief 2: documenting bradford and brief 3: childrens book. both these briefs require alot of work which is why they are taking me so long to complete.

Brief 1: winston churchill

 initially i thought this brief would be really straight forward as it just required a gift box design and a label design, so much so, Teresa suggested i aim to extend the brief to make it more substantial . however, the format i had to work to turned out to be more difficult then i anticipated and the brief began to be very time consuming as i had to think of a design that would work for such a specific format. i ended up experimenting a lot with my technique and composition until i was happy with the end result. 

 brief 2: documenting bradford:

 is heavily reliant on the client as to when i can work on it as i rely on him for his photographs for me to draw from. this is quite annoying as its been a very slow process so i don't feel i am getting very far. however, now that this project (brief) will be the clients (wills) main area of focus i am expecting the process to pick up so i am glad i have completed some elements of the brief so i will not be bogged down with all the work all at the same time. 

Brief 3: childrens book:

i have only recently started to progress with the brief. honestly, the longer i had left it the less i had wanted to do it as the type of brief is out of my comfort zone (aimed at children, having to think about storyboarding).

however after discussions with the client and clarifying the direction i will take the illustrations in (more singular illustrations than storyboarding and visually describing the whole scene) i feel a lot more confident in putting my own spin on a children's book illustration instead of sticking to the expected. 

i have produced 3 out of the 10 pages so far - these have taken me a lot of time! (1/2 Days per illustration!) i need to work out how to reduce the time i spend on each to justify the amount of money i am getting paid for them. i also need to remember i have other briefs i need to be working on and stop giving myself unrealistic goals.

brief 4:wedding:
i have done a little experimenting with aesthecially pleasing designs so far which i really enjoyed as it didnt require extensive research and i could just play around with experimenting.
as this isn't a vital brief for the client, i want to try and develop the brief to apply to bot just her as the client- but to exist as a commerical merchandice that other couples could use on their wedding day.
i want to develop a patter/illsutration that i would be able to apply onto a range of products

table names
invitations
menus
rsvp
bunting
table clothes
fridge magnets
save the dates
confetti

i want to try and make this brief a quite turn around to take the pressure off myself seen as though my other briefs are very time consuming.

brief 5: branding
i have only done contextual research so far for this brief as i was unsure weather to swap this brief for another.
however after taking with peers and my dyslexia support tutor, they suggested this brief allows me to focus on a element of illustration that i have not yet look at (branding) and requires me to simplify my work ethic which will challange me.