Evaluation 21ST November 2015

Through out this project I feel like I have created a good collection of samples and prints relating to my theme of complex and minimal, showing this through both process and design. I feel I experimented and took risks in my work, playing with plenty of techniques within print, producing samples from photo transfer and screen printing. I definitely found a style of mark making that I feel works for me and that I enjoy creating. Focusing on the materials I used to draw with, this is where I found my research through plenty of mark making. I stuck to using black and white to concentrate on the design rather than colours, this helped develop my theme by sticking to a minimal colour pallet creating contemporary designs that I was then able to develop further within the process of print, experimenting with techniques such as disperse dye, puff binder and foiling. 

Overall, I feel I have been able to show what context I see my designs working in, originally directing my designs to a womenswear fashion collection, I found during the project my prints and drawings where more fitting for a unisex sportswear collection. Once I had decided this my prints seemed to work a lot better with my concept, printing onto sportswear fabrics such as fleece, lycra and and elastic polyester I was visually able to see my designs in context with the body. 

Context

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

           

Flats from WGSN Active/Sports. 19/11/2015

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Heat pressing 17TH November 2015

After experimenting in the print room with different techniques and mark making using a different type of media, I applied these to my original prints that I feel made them look more like a sports wear print and design. I played around with disperse dyes, layering netting over my print before pressing it, I used french chalk to stop the dye printing in places and bondina, sticking two different fabrics together creating a new material and design. I also tried covering bubblewrap and another type of netting in disperse dye to print but these melted onto the fabric instead, although this worked and still gave an interesting effect. 

ADIDAS X TOPSHOP

Adidas and Topshop created a collection using classic sportswear designs by Adidas but made them more fashionable to be worn all day everyday. Using busy, vibrant prints and colours they have used sections and panels to divided these on the garments. Looking at the way they have only used part of the print on a piece of clothing and the impact of the design that adds to a garment.

Print Screening 12TH November 2015

In the screen printing room I created a lot of samples, experimenting with different techniques and ideas. Using foil adhesive glue then heat transferring foils and flock paper, using pearlized pigment binder and puff binder with my designs to create interesting samples. I feel the puff binder worked well to create a raised surface of design which works well in my sportswear collection, working on lycra and elastic polyester. I also had a go at printing onto a quilted stitched fabric to see what would happen to the design with texture underneath. I feel this worked well as it added another technique and design to the original prints, I could see this working well on a sports jacket or fleece. 

Using the screens to apply the designs kept the effect of the marks and layers of paint compared to the photo transfers I had done previously, so the print room has been beneficial for me to be experimenting and taking risks with textures. Although I feel I should of planned the designs I wanted to create before the session, as I was experimental with the medias I was using but not with my designs, overall I feel I made some strong samples for my work and didn't want to make them too busy by layering up all different designs.