Overall I think that the publication is a useful tool and guide for a new first year student. It lays out a good number of interesting and inspiring websites to visit that have the potential to improve the students contextual, practical and personal design development.
Visually the publication has a simple design and layout. I needed it this way so that it did not become bogged down with information or imagery that would make the aim unclear. At the same time I think that it is still a visually interesting piece of design because of the interesting use of type as a way-finder and the strong emphasis on the grid. Also the different colours allow the publication to look slightly more interesting, if it was all once colour I can imagine it would become quite dull to look at.
A large amount of research went into producing this work which is important to mention form a contextual viewpoint. The information that the reader can gain is solid and trustworthy which means a lot to the success of this publication.
Issues I have include the decision to make this a printed publication, many people suggested that this should be a website in its own right. I Did give this idea a lot of consideration but I felt that if this was to be published and handed out to students in reality they would be more receptive of the contents, rather than jotting down a web address and forgetting about it later, this publication is hard to loose and stands out amongst the reams of paper that you collect in the first few weeks.
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