More critique musings...

- It is better to favour one media type over the other. Make an awesome model, and use plain drawings as a backdrop. Or produce some amazing drawings and leave the model small/bare/abstract. Producing two mediocre or or two good sets of information is not as effective - there should be a part with depth to focus on.

- Follow a good argumentative structure for the introduction. An example:

• Define how you see the brief
• Introduce the problem or opportunity you seek to address
• Introduce your solution and detail the conceptual sources or processes used
• Explain and detail why it is effective in solving the problem/opportunity and how it is a successful resolution of your concepts/process.
• Some form of self-analysis of the overall project. Addressing points that critics may bring up on your own lessens their impact.
• Some sort of overall summary

- Good parries for critiques:

• Reject the link between their assertion and your project, ie "I dont see that being applicable as..."
  
• Disregard the impact of their assertion on your projects effectiveness
• Establish the assertion/problem as being beyond the scope of the brief
• Establish the assertion/problem as being something to be looked at if further development is needed (which it isnt).
• x or y drawing/concept/detail is further detailed in my sketchbook (rather than in presentation)
  
• The length of our design phase didn't allow for this detail / others given priority
• Use a random case study, use it as an example where x or y was effective, and how you looked to apply this to your project.
  

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