Poster Presentation Critique

We had to design a poster stating the research we had completed so far for the project. I thought for some reason this had to be quite wordy to be able to get my point through as to what it was I had been researching so this is what I came up with:

It became apparent that this was way too busy and didn't really show the qualities of a 'good poster'. So the day before our critique, I literally started the poster from scratch and used the old poster for reference as to what I would say during the presentation.

So, here's a poster that I did for the presentation which seemed more fitting for the theme I was going for, still include some of the research material I had gathered but more in a visual way rather than text text text:

Feedback for my presentation:

1) Need to test designs on children- more interaction with target audience.

2) Well thought out project, well-rounded. Just need to test things out.

Learning Agreement Presentation

Notes for Presentation:

1) I am doing a branding/packaging project (and selling it, i.e. advertising).

2) Going to create a design product which makes a daily problem easier/encourage people to do something (they don't normally want to do). Much like the magnetic cup idea of some kind of kitchenware product to make cooking easier (like chopping board by Joseph Joseph that folds slightly to make it easier to tip chopped up vegetables into saucepan)

3) Something to simply inspire through creativity.

4) Something you might find in Magma.

5) Maybe have a collection and incorporate a graphic system.

6) Need to find a reason to create this product.

7) Think of an old product that hasn't been seen in a long time- bring back and rebrand. Maybe an old toy?

Ok, so maybe I wasn't 100% prepared for this presentation. I had no idea how far we had to have gotten with our project and what exactly it was we had to present. The presentation style was very varied within the class, some people showed images that would inspire them in their project, some had already pin-pointed what their final piece would look like(which I'm sure is mental seeing as we've only had this brief for a week) and some just spoke out to the class without any projected supporting material.

I was one of those people, I just stood there and made my point without any supporting imagery; which at the time I regretted because at least if I had a pdf projected onto the wall the class would be busy staring at that rather than glaring me down throughout my whole presentation. Oh well, positive pressure is good I guess (I want to think I'm good with public speaking but sometimes I stutter a little, part of the charm maybe? Well let's hope that's how it comes across).

Overall I didn't feel like the tutors liked my idea, well part of it was alright but I think it was down to me not preparing properly for the presentation, I don't think they completely got what I was on about. The main point though was that I wouldn't be able come up with an idea, brand it as well as package it. Thanks for the confidence in me guys...but seriously, I wouldn't have been able to do all that. So yes, back to the drawing board.