The End of an Era!

So last week, following a lot of early mornings, late nights and copious amounts of coffee, I finally handed in my LAST EVER university project!

I was so pleased with how my final collection came together during the last few weeks, and I am already looking forward to begin screen printing again.

I was also so, so thrilled to be selected to exhibit in London at 

New Designers 2013!

Such an amazing opportunity, and the perfect way to end my time as a student.

Come along to the CCAD Degree Show

open to public:

Fri 7th Jun - Sat 8th Jun 10am - 4pm

Mon 10th Jun - Wed 12th Jun 10am - 8pm

Thu 13th Jun - Sat 15th Jun 10am - 4pm

FMP Sampling

This week, I have been back in the print rooms and have had two, rather productive days of screen printing samples. I have been experimenting with different colour ways of two of my designs, using emulsions, metallics and pearl finishes, and testing them out on different papers. Any thoughts would be appreciated! 

Screen Printing

Today I began some gift wrap sampling in the print room. Normally, my designs are all done on Photoshop and printed directly onto paper, but for my FMP I wanted to incorporate a bit more texture into my work and experiment with different finishes.

I used a single screen and printed a simple repeat pattern onto brown paper backgrounds. Using a different colour, I then printed a second time on top to create a shadow effect. 

Screen printing can be quite a slow process as the screen must be washed and dried after every few pulls, but after a long day in the print room, I am pleased with my samples. 

Next, I plan to sample using foils and metallic and pearl binder finishes.

Any feedback/ideas would be appreciated!

Minor Project Design Development

Sneak peak of my first bit of design development, for my first project of my final year!
It is surface design for gift, and is a children's collection, with the theme of 'Up and Away'!

I will soon post some images of my inspiration and colour boards for this project, and also a pic of my new uni work bay!

Final Second year project

It has been a little while since I last posted as I have been busy with lots of uni work. But as I handed my last project of second year in today, I thought I would let you know what I have been up to... 

I really enjoyed designing for gift during our live brief with Hallmark, and decided to do it again for our final individual options project.

I chose to design for the female market and chose a 'Craft' theme as my starting point. I looked at work spaces, craft materials, objects, tools and equipment such as sewing machines and typewriters. Below are my final collections of gift wraps, gift bags, cards and tags.

 ... And so the summer begins!