Final Draft of Business Cards and Letter Head Reflection

1. What were you asked to do?

We were asked to create a business card for a company we are close with. Over the course of this project we analyzed the competition and thought about what design would be best for the company. We received feedback from our peers and edited our business cards.

2. How did you respond to what you were asked to do?

I was up for the challenge and I was worried about using InDesign to do this project. I was able to learn from it and get a better feel for InDesign and the tools it has to offer.

3. How did react to what you actually did?

I think I reacted well to the task I was given. I was able to learn more about InDesign and I used the videos on Lynd.com for more information about the program. Overall I feel good about what I created and I think I came a long from not knowing anything about InDesign.

4. Now go one level deeper: Why do you think your reaction was what it was?I think my reaction was that I was up for the challenge because I want to do as well as I can on everything I make and I was eager to learn more about design programs. I realize I will have to use design programs in my job and I want to have those skills and be able to show employers I am able to do things with InDesign and Photoshop.

• Any long term goals for this design? Do you have any interest in actually pitching this to the organization?

I would to offer this design to the company and see if they would be interested in using it for some business cards. I am also interested in having this design and seeing the progress I will make with my design skills and being able to go back and use it for reference.

• Do you or do you not feel yourself becoming more confident with the tools you are being asked to used?

I feel like I have become more confident in the tools of InDesign. I think this project was a great chance to learn more about InDesign and play around with the tools and see what works and what did not work for me.

• Is there anything you would do differently if you were to start over?

As of right now I do not know if I would do anything differently. I feel proud of my work and I don’t want to say there are a lot of flaws to it. I think after I do more design projects I will feel more confident about my skills and I might reflect on this project and see things I could change.

• Do you have any recommendations for future students doing this project?

Keep looking at the Lydn.com videos on InDesign. The more you understand the tools and what you can do with them the better your design can turn out and the easier it will be to do this project.

 

Here are what my business cards and letterhead look liked as the final product: