The document outlines several potential production problems for a project, along with solutions. The technical problems include the graphics tablet or computer not working properly. Theoretical problems include not having enough time, money, or access to complete the project. Some solutions proposed are keeping backups, experimenting with skills, and finding alternative transportation if needed. The document also discusses experiments done to improve typography skills and test different creation methods.

1. Production Problems
Leah Ellis

2. Initial Thoughts

3. Technical Problems
• My graphics tablet could break, this would mean I was unable to draw
or colour my illustrations. To combat this, I will try to keep my tablet
safe and be careful, not to do anything unnecessary with it, or my bag
while it is away.
• The Mac could stop registering the tablet. This has happened the last
time I went to use the tablet with the college Macs, and I realise that I
need to either wait a while for it to reactivate or I can restart the
computer and it will register the tablet again straight away.
• My hard drive could run out of stage space. To sort this, I would need
to delete or move some content off of it to create the storage space
for this project.

4. • My Mac may not have the programmes that I need. This should not
be a problem as I am hoping to use Photoshop mostly, which I know is
already installed in all the computers around college.
• My hard drive could break while I’m using it. This would delete my
work, and so I will make sure that I have it backed up to my computer
as well.
• I have not done much typography, this means that it could not be
great, so to combat that I will do some experimenting to try improve
my skills.
• I am not experienced with professional printing. This could mean that
I can mess up some parts of it, although to solve this I will be
researching it enough, and check what the service I am going through
suggests I do, following their directions.

5. • I don’t know how long it will take to print the work, so I will need to
look into that, and then ensure that my production is finished in time
for me to evaluate it on time.
• I am unaware of how much it costs to print. To sort this, I will check
the pricings and ensure that I have enough money for it by saving up.
• The printing may require it to be a certain size. This would mean that I
have to know this before I can start working as I’ll need to produce it
to that specifics to ensure I can print.
• The screen will most likely make the colours look different to the
printer. To solve this, I will can do test prints of a couple pages that I
create and then edit the colours accordingly and hope that the
printers at college and the professional printers are similar enough.

6. Theoretical Problems
• I may not be able to afford the printing. To solve this problem, I will
check out that I can get the printing done at a reasonable price and
try save up for it if I feel I will need to.
• I may run out of time to produce the product. To avoid this I will try to
stick to my schedule and ensure that I do all the tasks in a reasonable
time, without spending too long not doing anything.
• College may be closed on some days that I scheduled to work. If this
happens, I will try to find another time to try do the work, out of class
time or try to fit in more tasks into one lesson.

7. • My bus may go on strike, not letting me come into college. For this, I
will either look at different options of buses that I can get or I will ask
a family member if they can drive me down.
• I could get eye strain. This is because I will be sat at a computer the
whole time, so I will need to ensure that I take adequate breaks from
the screen throughout the production time. I will do this by going for
a quick walk around, changing to do something on paper, or just
closing my eyes for a minute and look at anything else until I feel it’s
better to look back at the screen. I will also be ensuring that there is
no glare on my screen as much as possible.

8. Experiments I experimented with different typography methods, that
proved to me that I was not great at it, but I feel it was good
to test it out to see how I can do it better in other ways.
I also tried creating my art in other ways to see if I did not
need to use my graphics tablet in case that was going to not
work too well and I was unable to use it. I found that this did
not work too well for how I wanted the aesthetic to be, seems
it is very flat lines and I wanted more of a hand drawn look.