Friday, 21 February 2014

DEADLINE DAY 
PRESENTATION




DEADLINE DAY: 24/02/14

DESPITE DEADLINE DAY BEING MONDAY, I DECIDED TO 
START PUTTING MY WORK UP EARLIER TO INSPIRE ME.
I PICKED A FEW LAYOUTS BEFORE I DECIDED ON A FINAL ONE.
HOWEVER I REALLY WANTED A WAY OF SHOWING A LOT OF STRONG PRINTS WITHOUT THE SPACE BEING TOO OVER WHELMING.I DECIDED TO PRESENT THEM USING HANGERS, 
THIS ALLOWED ME TO HANG A FEW SAMPLES AT A TIME. I SPLIT THEM INTO 4 COLLECTIONS THAT WERE CREATED WITH THE SAME FABRICS AND INSPIRATIONS, HOWEVER, THEY ALL GO TOGETHER NICELY AS ONE LARGE COLLECTION. I DECIDED TO KEEP MY POCKET SQUARES , SQUARE WHEN PRESENTING THEM.
 I WANTED TO HAVE MY SCARVES HANGING TO TRY AND CAPTURE MOVEMENT. ONCE I OUT THEM UP IT WAS INTERESTING TO SEE HOW MOVEMENT AROUND THEM, EFFECTED THEM, EVEN JUST HAVING SOMEBODY PASSING BY CAUSING MOVEMENT. 

I TRIED HAVING ALL THE SCARVES SQUARE WHEN PRESENTING THEM HOWEVER , I HAD SO MANY PRINTS GATHERED BEHIND EACH OTHER THAT I DIDN'T THINK THE AUDIENCE WOULD APPRECIATE, THE STRONG USE OF COLOUR AND PRINT.





Wednesday, 19 February 2014

COLLECTIONS.
I STARTED TO PUT TOGETHER PRINTS THAT WORKED WELL TOGETHER, ON A RANGE OF 
DIFFERENT FABRICS . EACH COLLECTION HAS A SCARF,HANDKERCHIEF AND POCKET SQUARE.
MY FUTURE INTENTIONS ARE TO CREATE A LARGER RANGE OF ACCESSORIES SUCH AS BAGS, PURSES, WASH BAGS,AND MAYBE LAPTOP CASES AND LUGGAGE BAGS. ALL MY PRINTS WORK REALLY WELL AS ONE LARGE COLLECTION, BUT POTENTIALLY CAN WORK SEPARATELY AS 5 COLLECTIONS, BUT I DON'T WANT TO LIMIT MYSELF AND I THINK LARGER COLLECTIONS WORK A LOT BETTER AND FLOW TOGETHER .




VISUALISATIONS
I DECIDED TO DO A DEVELOPING  PHOTO SHOOT OUTSIDE WITH THE FABRICS THAT I HAD 
PRINTED. AS MY INSPIRATION IS ABOUT OUTDOORS AND NATURE I THINK 
THE CONTRAST OF THE DULL BRICK WORK WORKS REALLY WELL AGAINST THE EXCITING BOLD PRINTS.
WHILST I WAS TAKING THE PHOTOS I WAS 
ABLE TO CAPTURE THE MOVEMENT FROM THE WIND 
WHICH REALLY BROUGHT A LIFE TO THE FABRICS.
 THIS ALSO GAVE ME AN INSIGHT TO HAVE MY FINISHED COLLECTION WOULD LOOK ON A BODY.
INCLUDING MOVEMENT. I'M GOING TO INCLUDE SOME OF THESE PHOTOS WITHIN MY PRESENTATION
TO CAPTURE HOW MY FUTURE INTENTIONS LIE. 





FINAL PRINTS.
I HAD A MIXTURE MY PRINTS DIGITALLY PRINTED 
ONTO A NUMBER OF FABRICS INCLUDING SILK GEORGETTE, HABOTIA AND CHIZCHINE.
THE IDEA WAS TO CAPTURE COLOUR FROM FLORAL ORNATENESS AND BOTANICAL BLOOMS.
I THINK THE COLOURS ALL WORKED REALLY WELL AND THE DETAIL IS INCREDIBLE. DIGITAL PRINT 
ALLOWS ME TO TO EXPLORE WITH
 COLOUR FURTHER THAN SCREEN PRINTING. WITH MY
 PRINTS I'M TRYING TO KEEP THEM RELEVANT AND UP TO DATE CONSTANTLY.
 KEEPING IN MIND THE FOCUS OF MY TARGET AUDIENCE.  THE NEW GENERATION.


I HAVE COMBINED PHOTO GRAPHICAL ELEMENTS WITH WATER COLOURED PAINTINGS AND MARK MAKING. BY BRINGING A RANGE OF ELEMENTS INTO MY COLLECTION ADDS MORE DETAIL. 

Wednesday, 12 February 2014


TOUCH ON NEON.
EDITING CURRENT PRINTS WITH TINTS OF NEON
AND VIBRANT SHADES. THIS COULD DETERMINE MY TARGET AUDIENCE.


CLUTCH BAGS

DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTS.



INTRODUCING NEON
I WANT TO INTRODUCE NEON INTO SOME OF MY PRINTS 
ITS AN INTERESTING WAY TO PLAY WITH COLOUR 
AND MAKE THE PRINTS MORE INTERESTING AND VIBRANT. IT'S AN EXCITING 
WAY TO CREATE BOLD AND PLAYFUL PRINTS.
I WANT MY ACCESSORIES TO STAND OUT. AND TO BE THE FOCUS OF AN OUTFIT.
WITH SOME NAY POSSIBILITIES TO USE AND EXPLORE COLOURS, I THINK NEON IS
A TREND THAT CAN BE REUSED OVER AND OVER AGAIN.




PLACEMENTS.
INSPIRED BY LUISA CEVESSA COLLECTIONS.
I WANTED TO EXPERIMENT WITH SCALE.
MY COLLECTION OF BAGS ARE GOING TO START FROM A SIMPLE CLUTCH BAG
HOWEVER ITS IMPORTANT TO IDENTIFY HOW THEY WORK ON OTHER PLACEMENTS.
I THOUGHT ABOUT TRAVEL BAGS AND SUITCASES.



VISUALISATIONS.
DESPITE ORIGINALLY HAVING SCARVES AS A MAIN LINE ,
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT I SHOW HOW MY PRINTS CAN BE USED
IN DIFFERENT CONTEXTS. I STARTED TO VISUALISE THE IDEA OF BAGS 
AND PURSES . STICKING WITHIN THE THEME OF DIGITAL PRINTED ACCESSORIES
IT'S CLEAR THAT MY PRINTS CAN BE USED IN VARIOUS STYLES.
I'M GOING TO EXPERIMENT WITH DIFFERENT FABRICS.
I'VE BEEN USING LIGHTER FABRICS FOR MY SCARVES AND POCKET SQUARES 
BUT NOW I NEED A STIFFER FABRIC THAT WILL HOLD ITS SHAPE AND FORM 
FOR USES SUCH AS A BAG OR PURSE. DEVELOPMENT COULD RESULT IN A LARGER 
COLLECTION OF ACCESSORIES. THIS IS SOMETHING I AM DIRECTED TOWARDS FOR UNIT X.




Monday, 10 February 2014

 LUISA CEVESE
THE EXPLORATION OF MY PRINTS
IS TO EXPERIMENT ON DIFFERENT ACCESSORIES
ONE OF MY FUTURE PROJECTS IN TO CREATE
A COLLECTION OF DIGITAL PRINTED TOTES AND CLUTCHES.
THIS WILL ALSO HIGHLIGHT THE USE OF HOW MY PRINTS
CAN BE USED IN DIFFERENT CONTEXTS AND ON A NUMBER
OF DIFFERENT FABRICS. AS WELL AS SCALES AND POSITIONS.
LUISA CEVESE'S DESIGNS
ARE FOCUSED AROUND 'WASTE' AND HOW SHE REVAMPS
IT INTO NEW AND EXCITING DIGITAL PRINTS.
THE DIRECTION I'M GOING TO TAKE THROUGH UNIT X IS
TO CAPTURE TEXTURE WITHIN MY PRINTS. AND CEVESE HAS INSPIRED
ME TO DELVE FURTHER INTO THIS IDEA.


MOVEMENT.
 I WANT MY SCARF TO LOOK GOOD IN EVERY POSITION 
FROM EVERY ANGLE AND ANY SCALE.
LOOKING BACK AT HERMES PHOTO SHOOTS THEY CAPTURE 
MOVEMENT IN EVERY ASPECT FOR THE LEAD UP TO UNIT X 
I'M GOING TO EXPLORE WITHIN PHOTOGRAPHY AND MOVEMENT.

VISUAL MERCHANDISING

FOR THE DEGREE SHOW I WANT TO BE ABLE TO
PRESENT MY WORK IN A STRONG UNIQUE WAY
I'M GOING TO TRY A NUMBER OF WAYS TO DISPLAY EACH SCARF. 

ONE WAY THAT ID LIKE TO EXPERIMENT WITH
IS THE USE OF EMBROIDERY HOOPS. I WANT TO BE ABLE TO CAPTURE
A DETAILED SECTION OF MY SCARF AND THEN HAND THE ACCESSORY
USING THE HOOP.
INSPIRATION
BOARDS.

HERMES.
I'VE LOOKED INTO MORE DESIGNERS USING DIGITAL PRINT, HERMES
 COLLECTION CAUGHT MY ATTENTION WITH THE USE OF VIBRANT
 COLOURS AND OVER COMPLICATED PRINTS. I RESEARCHED INTO ADVERTISEMENTS
AND FASHION CAMPAIGNS THAT THEY RECENTLY  PRODUCED 
WHICH ALSO GAVE ME SOME IDES OF HOW I COULD PRESENT MY OWN 
COLLECTION.

Tuesday, 4 February 2014


REVERSIBLE 
PRINTS

I'VE LOOKING INTO WAYS TO REVERSE MY SCARVES.
THIS COULD POTENTIALLY BE THE SAME PATTERN, A REPEAT PATTERN
OR DIFFERENT COLOURS. I'M GOING TO EXPERIMENT WITH THIS
AS A POSSIBLE OUTCOME FOR MY FINAL COLLECTION.
THIS WILL BRING A LOT MORE INTO THE COLLECTION , MAKING
IT MORE DETAILED AS WELL AS BEING LOOKED
AT IN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT WAYS. 
 
 


I'M GOING TO PRINT THEM DIGITALLY AND SEE HOW THE PRINTS
WORK BACK TO FRONT WITH EACH OTHER. POTENTIALLY MAKING 
THE SCARVES REVERSIBLE. I'M ALSO GOING TO EXPLORE INTO SCALES
TO EXPERIMENT WITH POCKET SQUARES AS WELL AS SCARVES. 

CONTEXTUAL
RESEARCH:
SCARVES

Michael Van Der Ham
COLLABORATION WITH TOPSHOP.



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