final product

evaluation
I am really pleased with what I have made, I think I have managed to design and produce the work to a high standard, and make it into a consistent pack. But I also think it is a good outcome from 6 months of research into art and design during the Russian Revolution. I would have photographed the pack better if I had more time - I would have booked out the photography studio because trying to re-create one in my room has meant the photos don't look very professional. When we get the work back, I want to photograph it properly to put into my portfolio.

This project has gone quite smoothly once I knew what I was doing, I struggled at the beginning because I was worried that making work about Russia and in the Constructivist style would be like illustrating my essay, but I don't think my outcome is just an illustration of my essay. I have been carrying out research on design in 1920s Russia - in children's books, posters, advertisements - and then taken what I have learnt to help create an educational product about the revolution for children, there is a purpose to it. 
I have never worked on such a big scale before, or in this kind of format. I am glad I chose to do a concertina instead of a book because it allowed me to try out something different - and think more about the concertina as a product within a pack rather than just a book. I am pleased with my figure development as well - it is something I usually stay away from. Now that I have developed a more shape-based approach to work, it has meant I find making figures much easier as I just see them as shapes. I think I have sustained a strong tone of voice throughout this project - which has been important for the narrative aspect, the consistent use of a limited colour palette helped a lot with this. I had proposed to at least make covers for other concertina books in the series, but I didn't have time - I couldn't make any promotional posters either - the concertina took longer than I thought as it turned out so big! 1920s Russia is one of my favourite periods in history for design, and I find the history behind it so fascinating, I'm glad I chose it for my dissertation project as it has been enjoyable carrying out all the research and producing something to embody what I have learnt.