This document provides guidance on evaluating art and design projects. It outlines three key parts of an evaluation: research and development, finals, and a self-assessment. For the research and development section, it recommends reflecting on themes, ideas development, research materials, artistic influences, techniques explored, and skills developed. For finals, it suggests analyzing formal elements, materials used, intentions vs. outcomes, layout/design, and messages conveyed. The self-assessment portion recommends justifying why evaluations are important, what to include, and how to approach them, with a focus on formal analysis and terminology. Open workshops are also recommended to set targets and work towards finalizing evaluations.

1. Evaluations
AS Photography

2. Why
Evaluations
How
What

3. BOTHER?

4. What to evaluate in Art & Design
Research
Development
Final

5. Research & Development
• What was the theme for the project?
• How have you developed your ideas? How did your
work change through the project?
• How much reference material did you find? Do you
think you should have done more or less?
• What artists, art movements or contextual work have
you looked at to help and inspire you?
• What materials, tools and techniques did these artists
use?
• How have your skills (be specific here) developed
during the project? How are they linked to research?
• Are there any aspects of your studies that you wish you
had explored further

6. Finals
• How have you used formal elements such as line, tone,
colour and shape?
• How have you used lighting? Use key terminology here.
• What materials did you use, and why? Did they work
successfully?
• Do you images fit your intentions? (refer to the genre and
use specific examples)
• How well do you images work within your overall layout
and design?
• What meaning and messages did you want to convey and
were you successful?
• Are you happy with your final piece? Are there any
elements you like in particular?
• Is there anything you would change? Why?

7. CAN I DO THIS?

8. Here I focused
on formal
analysis and
terminology
• Initial Research
• Imogen
STARTING Cunningham
POINT
(focus on form,
monotone, soft
lighting...)
Test
Shoots
•‘Shoot looking at
how flowers are
linked to different
people and places
Contextual
research
added
Initial
Ideas
Further
research
•‘in the style of shoot’
– learnt technique
•Decided to stick to
studio work
•‘added
research of Bill
Brandt,
interested in
how he makes
body parts
other things
Test
Shoots
Ideas
develop
ment
Mind mapped flowers
meanings in different
cultures, explored via
mood boards
•Shoot with
flower hands
•Use of
layering in
Photoshop
Discussion of
how displayed
& why (and
how selected)
Final Images

9. Summary
• Tell someone you don’t normally
speak to why you should do
evaluations, what you should
include and how you can do this.
You have one minute to prepare and
one minute to present

10. Task
• The rest of the session is an open
workshop. You must set a target which is
achievable within the time left. This could
be drafting the first part of your evaluation,
finalising research or planning one more
shoot… It is up to you but it must be achieved.
• Remember – achieved targets win
prizes

11. ALL FOLDERS IN MONDAY
- NO EXCEPTIONS –
WE WILL WORK ON SELF
ASSESSING AGAINST
ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVES