Hand in - Goodbye CAD

Three down, Three to go!!

AD202 Digital Applications (10 Credits) Hand in date - 25th January 4pm (REVISED HAND IN - 26TH JANUARY 9AM)

Blackboard

Near Wild Heaven

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I have chose this photo as it represents to me what my collection will be about. It's very feminine yet sexy and shows a natural and organic setting which is what I aim to create throughout my research and mood boards before looking at developing some designs from this theme.

The Proposal

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Ok, so the thing I love about this project is that its really personal, its all about me!

The Final Major is a reflection on myself, being a self directed brief I have the ability to create my own 'format' to the module.

So my first idea for the proposal is to create a very girly/feminine collection that portrays my way of thinking when in comes to fashion, I plan to take inspiration from a variety of natural sources and especially music and film.     

Aswel as taking into consideration trend and colour forecasting I will look at past collections from established and new talented/fresh designers.

In past projects, I have tried to stay away from repetitive themes and the feminine style I usually fall into and have previously attempted to explore and experiment with totally different types of fashion, but for my Final Major Project I think the best way to show my full potential is to develop on what I know I can be successful with; as this work will be a representation of me and could well shape my future as a designer.

All That We Are

FINAL MAJOR PROJECT 

The main aim of this module is to consolidate your understanding of the applications of fashion to enable you to design, develop and manufacture an innovative and individual garment or garments for a final collection through a self directed brief. By using your strengths, strive to be innovative, creative and embark on a personal voyage of discovery, style and design. 

 It is important as ’fashion students’ you observe what is going on around you, influences on the street e.g. London, New York, Tokyo etc and designer trends. Look particularly at the success of a fresh breed of talented young designers who have shown remarkable creativity and tenacity such as Todd Lynn, Preen, Zac Posen, Gareth Pugh, Jessica Ogden, Giles Deacon, Christopher Kane, House of Holland, Imitation of Christ etc.  Also look at established designers and design houses that generate trends, reinvent and have a great influence in fashion.

Shop Report.

You must carry out a shop report in more than one city. Visit designer stores and boutiques to identify fashion and lifestyle trends. Target your research to a particular market level and record competitors within your chosen market level  along with company ethos and design strengths, price points and use of fabrics, trims etc.

 Proposal.

 Write your own capsule collection proposal approx 200 words outlining your ideas. What is it you aim to achieve with this module?  This proposal should also evidence market level and garment proposals and be made readily available for discussion with your tutors and industry, if applicable.

Research.

 A strong foundation creates a collection with depth, integrity and personality. Begin by exploring your ideas and record findings with visual imagery, annotation and drawings and continue pushing the extremities of where this journey may take you. Be open to the unknown! You can look at books, magazines, exhibitions, media, films, video, photography websites etc as your starting point. This work must be evidenced in your A3 portfolio.

Fabric Sourcing File.

Create a fabric sourcing file. Explore which fabrics you will use for your garment or garment collection. Research supporting trimmings, hardware and all components need for your garment or garments recording the supplier and costs.

Portfolio

For your portfolio presentation, you must create a final capsule collection of several outfits. This range of work must be evidenced within your A3 portfolio.  The work must contain an expansive range of development sketches demonstrating your thought process and decision making of realising your ideas. You must also evidence annotation within your development conveying your decision making process.

Garment(s)

 You must then realise a garment or garments from your capsule collection. This work must be driven by your target market and demonstrate appropriate solutions to be realised to a standard required for your practice. 

Evaluation.

You will evaluate your own learning, producing a written statement - 200 words, in relation to the realisation of your final garment, garments analysing the commercial viability and application of the work in relation to your target market. 

Organizing is Fun and You Know it

Ok, lets re-cap...

Project 1 - AD201 Personal & Professional Development (12th May)
Project 2 - AD203 Art & Design Method (10th Nov)
Project 3 - AD202 Digital Applications (25th Jan)
Project 4 - AD208 Skills Development (16th Dec)
Project 5 - AD207 Work Based Project (21st May) Revised Hand in- (5TH MAY 9AM)

NEW PROJECT

FINAL MAJOR


Project 6 - (AD205)


AD205 Art & Design Application (20 Credits)    Hand in date - Thursday 7th April 4pm

• Shop Report
• 200 Word Written Proposal
• Individual Research
• Fabric Sourcing File
• A3 Development Ideas
• Garment(s) Produced
• 200 Word Written Evaluation

New Year, Almost New Start

AD208

As part of AD208 I had to track the process of the garment I designed for Anh Mao and create a photographic file or sketchbook to document my work, I decided to use Adobe illustrator for this part of the project as I have refined my skills during AD202 Digital Applications, I felt confident to use the software.

I think it works well completed on illustrator, it looks more professional yet still shows personality as I achieved to create quite an artsy effect to each document whilst showing a more technical side to the development.

Below is my development documentation in which I prepared for Hand in today.

Happy New Year!

New year so a new start! I plan on getting stuck in to my work and putting 110% into everything I do.

Hand in for AD202 is coming up and I'm almost finished my portfolio presentation for this module...

Snapshots of this below,

Don't get me wrong, I loved having two weeks off but I am actually quiet looking forward to going back to college..I get bored REALLY easy.