After generating a range of ideas and different ways in which each could be approach, a feedback discussion was had with a group of peers. Prior to the feedback session, I began sketching some different designs to show visuals of the type of style that the line drawings would be drawn in.
In the feedback group I explained that I thought the under the sea theme was the strongest due to the aesthetics of a repeated pattern as well as it being gender neutral. However, many of the comments made were negative towards this design; 'I wouldn't think to relate an underwater scene with relaxing' and 'The design needs more detail so that it is clear as to what the scene is' are two comments that stood out in the discussion. Although the first is a personal opinion, it is a valid comment to make. As it is a more ambiguous response, there may be less submissions that focus on this subject therefore developing this idea further may be beneficial to the response. On the other hand, as there is a limit to the time spent on this brief through self inflicted deadlines, another design approach may be more successful rather than focusing on a subject where my drawing strengths lack.
In terms of an alternative design approach, one idea that received more positive comments and interest was the idea of creating an animal shape out of a pattern design. This idea was influenced through the drawings in the Enchanted Forest adult colouring book, as well as through my own interest in animals. This approach was described as being 'unique' and would 'benefit my illustrative practise more than other ideas' as it would allow me to experiment with my own freehand style. On the other hand, it was also said that this may be an obvious response to the brief and it is therefore important that a personal approach is taken in creating the line drawing.
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