First Year of University; A Brief Overview
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| Technical Manufacture- Close Fitting Dress |
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| Technical Manufacture- Princess Line Dress |
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| Technical Manufacture- Collared Shift Dress |
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| Technical Manufacture- Adapted Shift Dress |
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| Studio- Fashion Synthesis |
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| Studio- Patchwork City |
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| Studio- Domestic Collection |
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| Studio- Styling Shoot |
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| Studio- Styling Shoot |
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| Computer Aided Design- Trend 1 Line up |
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| Computer Aided Design- Trend 1 Line up |
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| Computer Aided Design- Trend 2 Line up |
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| Computer Aided Design- Trend 2 Line up |
(This is the statement I had to hand in at the end of my first year)
Over
this academic year I feel that in general I have progressed, in some areas more
than others.
At the beginning of the year, I struggled to get
into the flow of our studio sessions as I felt that some of the techniques that
we were using were rather childish, for example the collages and designing from
the silhouette "monsters", I understand that it is just a method of
inspiration, however I feel that it is not really my forte. I did enjoy the
Patchwork City project, it felt much more satisfying as it actually led to a
finished piece, which I was very proud of, I felt like I embodied the essence
of the brief and produced a good dress, I only wish it would have turned out a
little more fitted. In terms of the investigate project I enjoyed it as a
whole, but found the group aspect a little stressful, as it was difficult for
us all to meet up as a group and work together, also there was a slight
"misunderstanding" between a couple of members, which caused a fair
bit of tension. At the end of the project I was pleased with my final
collection although it wasn't how I envisioned it to begin with.
I got into the swing of pattern cutting very
easily, however my problem was with the sewing side, it's not that I didn't
understand the techniques or the garments went together, it was more the
execution, I prone to making small mistakes, which would result in frustration
and feeling discouraged.
I think I have mostly progressed within the
Computer Aided Design section of the course, having never used Photoshop or
illustrator before I was extremely pleased with the quality of my final
booklet. At first I has trouble remembering all the different tools and
techniques, but as I used to it I got used to the techniques needed for our
project. I still feel that my ability to use illustrator is a little limited,
and that I have nowhere near begun to learn everything that software can do,
but at this point I feel that I'm reasonably adept at using it for creating
technical flats. I very much enjoyed the patterns for trend project to begin
with, however I found it more irritating as time went on having to use
different versions of Photoshop that weren't always compatible to create my
patterns, even more so when I had problems with remote access but when it came
to handing in the project I was very pleased with what I had achieved.
It has been no easy feat having to commute to
university, it makes my days longer, and gives me less time to do my work,
which at times led to feelings of dread, worried that I wouldn't be able to do
my work to the best of my ability. Despite the other responsibilities in my
life and having to commute I feel that my time management has been rather good,
all my projects were ready to hand in on time and on occasion before the due
date.
Overall I have enjoyed my first year, although
there are still areas I need to improve in. I look forward to next years
projects, challenges and opportunities and hope that I progress further.
At the end of the year I achieved an overall 2:1
I had 4 1st, in; First technical project, my CAD project, my technical flats booklet, my review essay and my final portfolio.
Everything else was a 2:1!
So remember, each day, live a little, laugh a little and love a little ♥
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