Finalisations to the sketchbook

Today has been a very productive ‘sketchbook day’. This has involved going back to the sketchbook individual pages, and ensuring it is in a coherent order. Whilst doing so I ensured that there was nothing missing which would result in a fragmented understanding of the work process.

There were a few pieces which I was aware that were missing at the beginning of the day, namely the contacts sheet from the photoshoot, and also the mock photoshoot write up. These were successfully completed by the end of the day.

I was acknowledged that the sketchbook would have to be bound. I should make a decision as to whether I would get this bound at home (Melton Mowbray) or back at University, in Preston. I decided that I would get as much of the work completed at home as possible, in order to eliminate any stresses on the return journey.

With regards to the report, at the stage it is nearly completed! It is still just over the word count (about 300 words over), however continuous reading through of this should enable me to get the word count down. I was necessary for me to distinguish the persuasion section of the report, as – at present – this was interlinked into the promotion section, which might be questioned where marking is concerned.

What next?
Tomorrow is my last full day at home, therefore I must finish things are finally as a possibly can. This will involve a finally check through of the sketchbook, finalisations to be made to the customer profile box (including an association to the appendix). Moreover, the timelog should be printed off, up to date, and a creative cover to link in with the rest of the project should be considered.

Continued work on the report

Over the last few days work has focused primarily on the completion of the report – a contents page has been created, and each section has been numbered accordingly, therefore the report is really taking shape! It is, however, necessary to considered that page numbers will be different when the report is put onto its A3 scale format.

This will be much narrower as the report will sit into the Wellington boot as if it is a sock (linking to the sock touched on in the report, given away at the promotional launch). It is therefore not necessary to spend a lot of time at present focusing on the structure itself, rather it is more important to concentrate on the content.

The report is still over the word count by 1000 words which is a very significant number. I was necessary to discuss whether sections could be interlinked in order to produce a more coherent report, which was within the word limit. It was desired that the report was visually impacting, as this is what research has pointed towards throughout. Therefore images were included as figures, and referenced in a figure list.

The bibliography was constantly updated with the redrafting, ensuring that if references were taken out of the main body, they were likewise taken out of the report.

What next?
I must continue working on the report, redrafting it. I must also revisit the sketchbook, and make further progress in completing this. It is necessary to likewise revisit the customer profile box to make a few changes/ additions to this.