It is what we have been waiting for. Finally you guys get to see my final designs! I am sure you guys aren’t as excited as I am to show you these, but they took so long. I was so happy to finish this project after what seemed to be the longest winter semester known…
Category: Third Year
Appliqué Arches
I caved! I just had to do a bit of physical textiles rather than painting a picture. This brief was perfect for some appliqué. It required you to create 3D looking effects for some wallpaper. Now usually, I am all for a bit of pen to paper, but I realised that I didn’t really get…
Alhambra Painting
As mentioned in my previous post, I have always been a fan of the painterly style. I thought it would be a good time to try it out for this IDOT project, especially since I was in a painting mood. I just started out drawing the outline of this, but it wasn’t long until I…
Artist Research
I was thinking about not doing this post, but I just have to mention these two artists that really inspired me during this project. I have always been interested in the painterly style but have never really had the effort to achieve it. However, after I saw these two artists work, I knew I just…
Updated Plan
Research Theme How and why do Textile designers want to establish a small business? How did they set it up? Comparison between someone setting it up currently and someone already who has set it up PREDICTION: Process of setting up a business Idea for product Values of the business Create product Photograph product Set up…
A plan. Already?
The idea of having a plan already is a little daunting, but I need some loose structure so I know where the hell I am going with this. I already have a rough idea on what I want to achieve through this case study. I want to analyse the roles within a small business set…
Initial Idea for Case Study
My initial idea for this case study is to investigate the inner workings of a small company. As a textile designer, the idea of starting an Etsy shop is one that has occurred to me for some time. It is a popular concept among my peers and even some graduates of the course. I thought…
Design as Research
I cannot lie, this concept baffles me a little. I think I am just used to thinking as design as something that decorates a surface. Can you tell that I am a textile designer? The print methods that we use in our practice are usually superficial, adding a layer of design onto pre-made fabric. From…
My Illustrated Case Study
I haven’t had much time to do this case study but it was enlightening nevertheless. Recently, I have been trying to stay off my phone and social media. It was really for productivity and mental health reasons that I decided to do so as I am addicted to my phone. I finally admit it! But…
Visualisations within Service Design
Service Design can be used as a general term to describe the planning and organisation of people, infrastructure, communication and material components. It was only in my lecture this morning that I actually learnt this term for the first time and it got me thinking about where I could find examples of this. Usually, service…
Business Model Canvas
Within our lecture two PowerPoint, I discovered the business model canvas. This table shows the values held by organisations and businesses too. I decided to fill out both forms. One for a major business, for this I chose John Lewis and the other was a personal model for my old Etsy shop. This process was…
Symbolism of Moorish Colours
The next port of call for this project was to decide on a colour palette. This is were I usually start my creative journeys as they provide the best inspiration at the beginning. Moorish culture, like most, has symbolism associated with certain colours. These colours provided the foundation to my colour palette but also provided…
Layla Priya Chauhan 