Quarterly Failure Report

1. I think my biggest failure this semester was my most recent project, Micro Project 5. There are a couple reasons why. I was not able to spend as much time as I wanted to and was able to with my other projects, and had to complete in a smaller time frame, this was due to being preoccupied with other things. The second reason, which stems from the lack of time, is that I do not I was as creative as I could have been or thought hard enough about what to do, which makes me feel like I strayed from the prompt or guidelines. I had the words “cut” and “suspend” which, with an everyday object, I should have been able to create something cool and interesting. I fault myself for not using my time the best, and hope not to repeat that problem again.

2. I learned that, based on old projects also, I must give myself an ample amount of time in order to do my best work and do something I am proud of. All my projects I am happy with, and it is only this one that I feel didn’t seem up to my standard.

3. My biggest success this quarter would have to be using Photoshop in a constructive and creative way. My two favorite projects so far, the “campus map” and “daily used objects” (Micro Project 1 and 2) both used Photoshop in an excellent way that I am quite thrilled with. Both are very creative and I like the way they ended up being presented and their finalized versions. I like using Photoshop to convey the projects the best, I think it is my best medium to use.

4. I learned from my success with Photoshop that I excel using Photoshop and using it for the final project might be a good idea. I am not going to lock myself into using it, but it seems my best work comes out when using Photoshop, and I want my final project to be my best work.

5. If I could redo one project it would definitely be Micro Project 5, for the reasons stated above. It could be so much better with more time put into it and I feel like what turned out from it wasn’t done justice.