Illustrator Lessons with Jamie.......how much help can one person get in a lesson? :) 
Tuesday, 27 October 2009
Monday, 26 October 2009
My Fifth Week at University
Monday 26th October
Today we continued with our black and white sculpture projects, this was good again as we could work at our own pace to our set deadline. I was pleased with the outcome of the project overall however i do feel i could have made a better product if i had researched before i made, having more inspiration. Also i have a lot more to do in my sketch book to make it look full and complete before the final hand in date, i am enjoying doing the sketch book though so it should be fun! :)
Today we continued with our black and white sculpture projects, this was good again as we could work at our own pace to our set deadline. I was pleased with the outcome of the project overall however i do feel i could have made a better product if i had researched before i made, having more inspiration. Also i have a lot more to do in my sketch book to make it look full and complete before the final hand in date, i am enjoying doing the sketch book though so it should be fun! :)
Wednesday 21st October
We had illustrator lessons again today, learnt a lot of new things which was really good....learnt how to make writing follow a path and fill a shape! My fave part of the lesson though was my chat with Steve about the fact i am not allowed to say 'I CAN'T DO IT' in lesson and he told me a story about a dead bee and Avon housewives ha.....taught me belief is an extremely powerful tool though.....i will beat you I.T! :)
Thursday 22nd October
I was pleased that we were making the bodice we had made a pattern for the week before as i was excited to make something which i could actually see coming together as a garment. This was a very fast paced lesson though and we had to work fast to keep up....i managed to do it and each step i was so pleased with myself for doing it right, maybe with a little help...thanks Penny :) I will finish this next week!
We had illustrator lessons again today, learnt a lot of new things which was really good....learnt how to make writing follow a path and fill a shape! My fave part of the lesson though was my chat with Steve about the fact i am not allowed to say 'I CAN'T DO IT' in lesson and he told me a story about a dead bee and Avon housewives ha.....taught me belief is an extremely powerful tool though.....i will beat you I.T! :)
Thursday 22nd October
I was pleased that we were making the bodice we had made a pattern for the week before as i was excited to make something which i could actually see coming together as a garment. This was a very fast paced lesson though and we had to work fast to keep up....i managed to do it and each step i was so pleased with myself for doing it right, maybe with a little help...thanks Penny :) I will finish this next week!
Tuesday, 20 October 2009
Audio Handout
I found this audio handout very interesting and helpful, it gave me a good insight into the world of Fashion and made me think of a few things about my own career. 7 things that were particularly brought to my attention were:
1) The incorporation of celebrities in the world of Fashion is HUGE!
2) There are 100's of jobs within the Fashion industry and jobs within jobs such as hats-colours-fabrics and decoration
3) NOBODY giving advice on the audio tape actually ended up where they wanted to be but they are all very happy with what they are doing now! Don't write of major parts of the Fashion industry until you have tried them.
4) The well known names of the Fashion industry we know of and hear are just the tip of the iceberg.....there are so many more out there.
5) Be realistic and prepared to work, organised and competitive!
6) Smaller jobs are available within the industry such as design assistant, pattern cutter and Fashion stylist.
7) Work experience is vital- companies will choose people who they know can do the job and have seen before over someone they have never seen work no matter how qualified wither of them are.
I also learnt from this audio tape one very wise and true fact............Skill increases with age while designs come and go!
1) The incorporation of celebrities in the world of Fashion is HUGE!
2) There are 100's of jobs within the Fashion industry and jobs within jobs such as hats-colours-fabrics and decoration
3) NOBODY giving advice on the audio tape actually ended up where they wanted to be but they are all very happy with what they are doing now! Don't write of major parts of the Fashion industry until you have tried them.
4) The well known names of the Fashion industry we know of and hear are just the tip of the iceberg.....there are so many more out there.
5) Be realistic and prepared to work, organised and competitive!
6) Smaller jobs are available within the industry such as design assistant, pattern cutter and Fashion stylist.
7) Work experience is vital- companies will choose people who they know can do the job and have seen before over someone they have never seen work no matter how qualified wither of them are.
I also learnt from this audio tape one very wise and true fact............Skill increases with age while designs come and go!
PPRD Questions
I actually enjoyed completing the first set of questions as it was good to see what I already know I want to do and what areas I need to improve on. The second half was even better! It was strange to see what issues I valued in life and surprising to know I do not or do value items more or less than I originally thought. It was quite hard to think of items I value after about number 5 so I asked others and they knew straight away and thinking of it now, are spot on! This was a very interesting exercise and I think it will help me to see what I as a student and person need to improve on. I can't wait to compare this to another one in a few months time to see how it 
has changed!
has changed!PPRD PowerPoint Questions
(Personal Planning, Reflection and Development) This part of the session was taken by Sarah and a PowerPoint presentation was shown to us including courses requirements and regulation. We then had another presentation to allow us to reflect on our work. The questions that were included are answered below:
How is teaching different from learning? Well teaching, you already know the information and you are sharing your knowledge with people who do not know, and learning is widening your knowledge on a subject or learning how to do certain things.
How do they fit together- why does one rely on the other? Teaching and learning fit together because to teach you have to learn and to learn you have to be taught!
Why do you want to learn? I personally want to learn to widen my knowledge and enhance my education of Fashion so that I have a stronger chance of getting a job within the fashion industry. I do not just want a job, I want a career, which I can enjoy and perform at my highest potential with. I also like to learn in the hope I can help others in the future. Also, I am going to make the most of life and grab every opportunity that comes my way, thinking of the consequences’ later…in this case about £20,000 worth of debt!
How can you make the best of your University learning experience? As mentioned above I can and will grab every opportunity that comes my way to ensure I get the most out of my University experience. Also I should learn not to panic and enjoy the work as much as I enjoy the company of everyone around me! I will try and keep up with the work load given to us to prevent mistakes or rushing and I will complete everything I do to the best of my ability, not being scared to ask questions and watch EVERYTHING to learn! OH also, I shall sit next to Tiffany in every I.T based session so I can actually learn how to conquer this damn I.T!!!! J
Teaching= Inspiration, acquire the facts, inform research, feedback, assess your performance.
Learning= Self motivation, thinking for yourself, apply knowledge, read around topic, use internet, discuss with peers/tutors, ask questions make links.
We then we asked to list the 5 most successful people we know or know of….I found this hard and made me realize who is successful as I have never stopped to think about this before.
***Rank in order of importance***
What did they do?
What did they overcome?
What skills did they learn/have?
What qualities did they learn/have?
What effect did/do they have on people?
1) David Sparkes- This is somebody who is like a brother to me, he is 23 years old and he helps run a summer school for local schools in Plymouth. David Sparkes has overcome leukemia twice within his life and now lives his life to the full with a successful life. He has the skills to work with young people and aspire and motivate them to do well and have fun, he is such a lovely person and he affects people in such a good way to live their life to the full and just always have fun and most importantly…do everything you want to do in life!
2) My sister Lisa- Lisa is now a research assistant for dementia within St Ann’s. She worked really hard through a three year degree at Cardiff University in psychology and learnt all the technicalities of this degree. Lisa has the qualities and skills to complete her job to a high standard and she works to help people and enhance their quality of life.
3) My Brother Adam-
4)
5)
TO BE CONTINUED
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My S.W.O.T At The Moment
S.W.O.T
STRENGTHS = The ability to work well in a team!
WEAKNESSES= I.T!!!!! Working with any I.T based program I struggle with and really need to improve
OPPORTUNITY= Making sure my name is down for London Fashion Week! And making the most of Tiff’s help with I.T J
THREATS= Others on my course/in the Fashion industry :( hehe! And deadlines arghhh!!!
How is teaching different from learning? Well teaching, you already know the information and you are sharing your knowledge with people who do not know, and learning is widening your knowledge on a subject or learning how to do certain things.
How do they fit together- why does one rely on the other? Teaching and learning fit together because to teach you have to learn and to learn you have to be taught!
Why do you want to learn? I personally want to learn to widen my knowledge and enhance my education of Fashion so that I have a stronger chance of getting a job within the fashion industry. I do not just want a job, I want a career, which I can enjoy and perform at my highest potential with. I also like to learn in the hope I can help others in the future. Also, I am going to make the most of life and grab every opportunity that comes my way, thinking of the consequences’ later…in this case about £20,000 worth of debt!
How can you make the best of your University learning experience? As mentioned above I can and will grab every opportunity that comes my way to ensure I get the most out of my University experience. Also I should learn not to panic and enjoy the work as much as I enjoy the company of everyone around me! I will try and keep up with the work load given to us to prevent mistakes or rushing and I will complete everything I do to the best of my ability, not being scared to ask questions and watch EVERYTHING to learn! OH also, I shall sit next to Tiffany in every I.T based session so I can actually learn how to conquer this damn I.T!!!! J
Teaching= Inspiration, acquire the facts, inform research, feedback, assess your performance.
Learning= Self motivation, thinking for yourself, apply knowledge, read around topic, use internet, discuss with peers/tutors, ask questions make links.
We then we asked to list the 5 most successful people we know or know of….I found this hard and made me realize who is successful as I have never stopped to think about this before.
***Rank in order of importance***
What did they do?
What did they overcome?
What skills did they learn/have?
What qualities did they learn/have?
What effect did/do they have on people?
1) David Sparkes- This is somebody who is like a brother to me, he is 23 years old and he helps run a summer school for local schools in Plymouth. David Sparkes has overcome leukemia twice within his life and now lives his life to the full with a successful life. He has the skills to work with young people and aspire and motivate them to do well and have fun, he is such a lovely person and he affects people in such a good way to live their life to the full and just always have fun and most importantly…do everything you want to do in life!
2) My sister Lisa- Lisa is now a research assistant for dementia within St Ann’s. She worked really hard through a three year degree at Cardiff University in psychology and learnt all the technicalities of this degree. Lisa has the qualities and skills to complete her job to a high standard and she works to help people and enhance their quality of life.
3) My Brother Adam-
4)
5)
TO BE CONTINUED
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My S.W.O.T At The Moment
S.W.O.T
STRENGTHS = The ability to work well in a team!
WEAKNESSES= I.T!!!!! Working with any I.T based program I struggle with and really need to improve
OPPORTUNITY= Making sure my name is down for London Fashion Week! And making the most of Tiff’s help with I.T J
THREATS= Others on my course/in the Fashion industry :( hehe! And deadlines arghhh!!!
Tuesday 20.10.09
I am sat in I.T at the moment updating my blog and finishing off bits and bobs that I have not done so far! This is a good opportunity for me as I feel I am slightly falling behind, not with anything major but with little bits, and that is what annoys me the most. I have more work to do which I will upload on here later!
Monday, 19 October 2009
My Fourth Week of University
Monday 19.10.09
Today we started the black and white sculpture project. Our brief was to make a piece of clothing or a feature of clothing out of black and white fabric of paper. Me and Esme worked together to create our project and we decided to create a feature/top. At first I had a mind blank and could not think of how to start the project but Esme helped and once we got started we couldn’t stop. We have nearly finished the top, just a few more touches to make, in next Mondays lesson I will be researching and reporting the project in my sketch book as well as finishing the product. I am very pleased with what we have done so far!
Today we started the black and white sculpture project. Our brief was to make a piece of clothing or a feature of clothing out of black and white fabric of paper. Me and Esme worked together to create our project and we decided to create a feature/top. At first I had a mind blank and could not think of how to start the project but Esme helped and once we got started we couldn’t stop. We have nearly finished the top, just a few more touches to make, in next Mondays lesson I will be researching and reporting the project in my sketch book as well as finishing the product. I am very pleased with what we have done so far!
My Third Week of University
Monday 12.10.09Today we made mood boards, I chose to do mine on Military and this is because I have never studied it before or really thought of the concept of it within the Fashion industry. We were given the day to complete the boards which was good as it allowed me to work at my own time and complete the board to a high standard. I am happy with the outcome.
Tuesday 13.10.09
Today in I.T we made theme boards using Photoshop, learning the basics, I decided to complete mine on Military again so that I could clearly compare them. I am finding Photoshop hard to come to terms with though and still have a lot to do on my board.
Wednesday 14.10.09
The first day of the illustrator lessons, and as I have mentioned before I do not get on with I.T very well so I was a bit anxious about this lesson, however it was all clearly explained to us and I found it ok, although I got frustrated with myself a few times. Overall, a fun lesson (Sponge Bob J)
Thursday 15.10.09
We had our second session of pattern cutting today. This time we made the patterns from modelling on the mannequin first and then making the paper pattern from the outcome. I found this technique tricky and didn’t find it as beneficial to me as the first method of pattern cutting! However I do think I benefited from the lesson overall as it is useful for me to understand all methods of pattern cutting, I feel my knowledge is growing.
Sunday 18.10.09
The day of all days! Today I completed the volunteer work at the Cumberland Hotel Bournemouth. Me and Esme got put in charge of the door, selling and giving out tickets...this was manic and didn’t go quite as planned but we got through it with a smile. Being a dresser was incredible. As me and Esme were on the door at the start of the night we weren’t really assigned a shop, so when it came to the show we were just floating dressers making ourselves aware to anybody that may have needed help and dressing any models that needed to be. By the end of the night I was so tired and warn out but so happy that I was given the opportunity to be a dresser for a Fashion show and glad I now have some experience! A huge thank you to Jenelle!
Tuesday, 13 October 2009
Sunday, 11 October 2009
Reading before starting the Fda Fashion Course
The most useful book I have read, gives a good insight into the educational world of Fashion!My Second Week at University
Monday 05.10.09
Today we looked through everyone's holiday projects, this was useful as it taught me a lot more about people in my group, we also got our first assignment today, to make a theme board this is going to be fun!
Tuesday 06.10.09
We had our IT induction today with Jamie; I lack computer skills so it will be interesting to see what I actually manage to do! We set up our blogs today!
Wednesday 07.10.09
It was a private study day today so I took a trip to The Range and Fabric Land to collect all the necessities for my assignment and classes.
Thursday 08.10.09
Today was a very long day, I feel like I learnt a lot though, we practised seams and I found it interesting and was excited to start practical.
Friday 09.10.09
Today we started pattern cutting, I thought it was going to be really hard and I was going to get lost because I have only ever used a brought pattern and adapted it before, but it wasn't. Jody and Alena explained every single step and ensured we completed each task correctly. From the very start it is clear the lecturers want us to perform to the best of our ability this is going to help us create some good work! I'm very proud of my pattern and can't wait to make the garment even if it is only to practice :) I now feel really comfortable at AUCB and I know i'm going to have an amazing 2 (hopefully 3) years here accompanied by wonderful friends and kind, approachable teachers! My dream is finally turning into reality!
Today we looked through everyone's holiday projects, this was useful as it taught me a lot more about people in my group, we also got our first assignment today, to make a theme board this is going to be fun!
Tuesday 06.10.09
We had our IT induction today with Jamie; I lack computer skills so it will be interesting to see what I actually manage to do! We set up our blogs today!
Wednesday 07.10.09
It was a private study day today so I took a trip to The Range and Fabric Land to collect all the necessities for my assignment and classes.
Thursday 08.10.09
Today was a very long day, I feel like I learnt a lot though, we practised seams and I found it interesting and was excited to start practical.
Friday 09.10.09
Today we started pattern cutting, I thought it was going to be really hard and I was going to get lost because I have only ever used a brought pattern and adapted it before, but it wasn't. Jody and Alena explained every single step and ensured we completed each task correctly. From the very start it is clear the lecturers want us to perform to the best of our ability this is going to help us create some good work! I'm very proud of my pattern and can't wait to make the garment even if it is only to practice :) I now feel really comfortable at AUCB and I know i'm going to have an amazing 2 (hopefully 3) years here accompanied by wonderful friends and kind, approachable teachers! My dream is finally turning into reality!
My First Week at University
Monday 28.09.09
It is the end of my first day at AUCB and i'm really tired but excited because I have met loads of very nice people today. We didn't do any work so it doesn't really feel like Uni yet.
Tuesday 29.09.09
I enrolled today! I now feel like I belong to the Arts University College Bournemouth.
Wednesday 30.09.09
A good day today, we did a treasure hunt which was very funny, people got very competitive, I wonder if that is going to be the same case with their work. Also had more talks and inductions.
Thursday 01.10.09
We went to Studland today, walked for ages along the beach in the sun, stopped in two cafes and a pub...all together a fab day! It gave us the chance to bond with everyone else on our course and also talk to 2nd years about the year. I'm now very excited to start my journey at AUCB!
It is the end of my first day at AUCB and i'm really tired but excited because I have met loads of very nice people today. We didn't do any work so it doesn't really feel like Uni yet.
Tuesday 29.09.09
I enrolled today! I now feel like I belong to the Arts University College Bournemouth.
Wednesday 30.09.09
A good day today, we did a treasure hunt which was very funny, people got very competitive, I wonder if that is going to be the same case with their work. Also had more talks and inductions.
Thursday 01.10.09
We went to Studland today, walked for ages along the beach in the sun, stopped in two cafes and a pub...all together a fab day! It gave us the chance to bond with everyone else on our course and also talk to 2nd years about the year. I'm now very excited to start my journey at AUCB!
Bring On The Fashion!!!!!
Tuesday, 6 October 2009
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