All Day Crit

Yesterday we had our mid-point crit. Literally half way through the FMP now, that's such a scary thought!
It was very useful to get feedback, although I felt that I was potentially rushing a lot of work (namely the logo type) in order to present it at the crit, and this generally had a negative effect on the quality of what was presented. However the feedback was very useful. I presented 3 briefs at the crit, the NSM Casio Archive brief, the Logotype brief, and the ICM brief. The ICM brief was near enough finished, although at some point I may wish to re-evaluate it and possibly include it in my portfolio.
The NSM work gained a lot of positive feedback, although there was some much needed contextualizing, so there were ideas thrown around about how I could formulate this. There was talk about combining this work with the logotype work, although I clarified that I was keeping them separate, as they serve different purposes.
The logotype brief was difficult to get feedback on, as my group comprised mostly of illustrators (myself included, to some extent) although Ben provided some useful feedback on developing different weights, layout and how it can still work reduced to business card size.
All in all, a very useful session, although I felt completely drained at the end! The stress induced from trying to prepare a bulk of work for the crit reminded me that there is not a great deal of time left, but if I continue to work at this pace I can make efficient use of the time remaining. I will scan the feedback forms soon and post them up here.