HOMEWORK

1. Create 2 illustrations of your two groups, which are both derived from your merchandising plan, and quelled from your concept drawings from last week.
- 10 looks total, 5 looks per 14”x17” page
- One figure per ilustration, in a single view, (front, side, or back) ENLARGED FROM YOUR CONCEPT DRAWINGS.
- Your illustrations should also have the flats drawn for all 5 looks in the group,(front AND back) in a harmonious composition. (TRACED! NO DECOUPAGE OF YOUR FLATS!)

2. Bring back your 30 concept drawings, and any others that you might have drawn in order to create your illustrations. IF YOU DRAW NEW CONCEPT DRAWINGS, GO EASY ON YOURSELVES: FOLD THE PAPER, GIVER YOURSELVES DROPLINES AND STYLELINES ON THE FIGURES. THIS WILL HELP YOUR CLOTHES LOOK MORE LIFE-LIKE ON THE FIGURE.

3. Select 2 new images for your design journal that depict 2 different forecasted trends.

4. Put 4 new fabrics in your design journal which are emblematic of these trends

5. Read chapter 6 in Portfolio Presentation for Designers “Presentation Formats”

6. Compile a list of 25 classic sportswear pieces

7. Also, comment in the online critique of the “folio” assignment:
Colored Paper
The Sound and the Furry
Found Objects

Ta-dah! The first online critique. For this one, let us again consider our beloved principles and elements of great design:

PRINCIPLES:

Harmony/Unity - the overall sense of integration between the whole and it’s parts.
Balance - the sense of equilibrium of the parts within the whole.
Rhythm - the tempo at which the viewer processes the relationship of the parts to the whole.
Emphasis - the signification of one particular part of the whole.
Proportion - the scale relationship (large vs. small) of the parts within the whole.

ELEMENTS:

Line - considers the distance connecting two fixed points, on any given object
Silhouette - considers of the shape of any given object
Color - considers the chromatic hue, value, and saturation of any given object
Texture - considers the sense of touch in reference to any given object
Detail - considers the specificities which are particular to any given object

Remember that the elements of design are the tools which we employ in the service of the principles of design. I’d like each of you to comment on one of the following posts, and be sure that you frame your responses within the terms of the principles and elements of design. Saying you “just like it because it’s cool” isn’t enough here.
Colored Paper
The Sound and the Furry
Found Objects

Some of these abstractions were labeled as “found objects” because, like me, many of you have a lot of colored paper lying around the house. Nevertheless, I thought there were some rather exciting solutions here. What principles of design have been achieved through the use of color?