application of design results ..

We got our results back for application of design the other week and I was really pleased to find I got 72 %. I felt I put my all into this project and I think I learnt a lot from it. Firstly I feel I have a much better understanding of fabrics after producing the fabric file. Also having to produce a collection as a group was brilliant preparation for year 3 when we will have to do that and much more alone. I think I learnt a lot about how to be successful when working in a team as well and to make sure we are all honest about each others ideas and to make sure we communicate our own. Time management was also key as we had so much to do for the project I found that everything needs to be planned and to spend the most time on things that are worth more marks.
On my feedback sheet I got 74% for my individual work and 70% on my work as a team. The box that I needed to work on was professional presentation of body of work to be submitted. Next time on my illustrations I will not write on the season and brand name by hand I will scan in my image and do the writing on Photoshop instead. I think because I really like producing hand rendered designs I sometimes get carried away.

West yorkshire playhouse

We went to the west Yorkshire playhouse on Thursday and it was so inspiring, some of the garments were incredible and beautifully made. Here are some of the photographs:

Tailoring practices..

We have been thrown straight into our new project tailoring practices. It’s a very different way of working. We now learn how to do a traditional tailoring sample then we produce lots of innovative samples, and then design from those.
So it was hard to get into but now I’ve made a good start I’m finding it easier to churn out the design pages. I’m quite shocked how quick the time is going, we were told we are half way through on Friday and it was a shock to realise but I’ve stepped up the pace and I’m learning to work faster and not be so picky about my work.
I’m finding the project quite difficult to get in to but I think what we are learning is really interesting, its so surprising how many designs you can take from one button hole sample
Here are some photographs of my samples:

critical studies ...

I had critical studies for the first time this year today it’s laid out as a lecture in the theatre in the morning and our normal crit sessions in the afternoon. I can’t believe how much I understood and enjoyed it ! We covered aesthetics and looked at different theorists and their ideas. Some of It was quite complex but it was delivered really well and anything I didn’t understand from the first lecture we went over in the session in the afternoon. Also I’m really pleased that we will be practicing essay writing skills for our dissertation; instead of being marked on our presentation we will be marked on a portfolio of notes and tasks and an essay.

Finished !

we had our presentation yesterday and it went really well, i was pleased with how our collection came across and got positive feedback. we have our marks next week so I hope it all goes well ! I thought id post some of my look book photographs, im really pleased with how they came out ...

blood, sweat and tears !!

The end is nigh!! Hand in application of design is tomorrow as well as our presentation. I hope it goes well me and my group have practiced quite a lot and tried to keep strong branding throughout so fingers crossed. I feel I have put everything I possibly could into this project. Blood sweat and actual tears!! So I just hope it pays off.