REFLECTION

Unit X is intended to unite students from different creative areas, allowing them to explore and experiment both personally and as a team. This format enables us to have a wider understanding of different areas of design and enriches our own personal creativity. On reflection the group interacted and worked well together. In order to achieve a collaborative piece of work, both primary research as a group and also as an individual was necessary. Contextual understanding is required to produce individual design concepts and visualisations with a common theme. Collaborations can be mutually beneficial to all parties involved. It can allow discussion and free flow of ideas and designs, which can influence the design process. 

I found our group meetings both productive and informative and enabled a more structured work ethic. This in turn improved individual time management. Regular contact with tutors and art gallery staff provided essential feedback and ensured the project stayed on track. During this process I took part in communicating the ideas of the group. I feel satisfied with my own personal contribution to the project as I was committed and motivated throughout. During this project I had the opportunity to work along side a 3D student specialising in glass making. I found her work to be interesting and unique, offering a different style approach to a project. 

My personal ideas and designs throughout the project have developed and grown using various motifs to form a variety of wallpaper designs. During the Unit X project I have communicated my ideas fully with the group. Throughout we have communicated and during our regular meetings have shown each other initial designs and any ideas we were developing. This is an important aspect as it gives the individual confidence within their own design and allows the project to move forward as whole. 

Reflection on developed ideas...

Above are two different design ideas sharing the same motifs in a different layout. The first one features simple flower motifs using a range of colours from the chosen colour palette. My preferred design is the second one as I like the added extra overlapping leaves, giving the wallpaper design more interest and depth. I also feel it shows a good response to the reflection of the wallpaper against the glass. 

Originally my designs featured a green background. After reconsulting the colour palette I feel these initials designs were not completely relevant to the theme. I therefore decided to experiment further with pink and purple shades, which I feel was part of the main colour palette. 

Experimenting further with the pink and purple shades below in this design. I feel these motifs combine effectively as a print.

My Final Chosen design...

I am satisfied with my final design and the layout of the motifs. During meetings and comparing each others developing ideas this design and use of colour was the most suited to the exhibition, complimenting the final pieces of the other designers. My first time using the wide format printers, produced a positive outcome of a large scale design. In future I would consider the scale and quality of the motifs more when scanning into photoshop, ensuring the design is not pixelated. The more practice I have the more my design skills should improve and flow. As a designer there is always opportunity for improvement. 

Above are the final pieces displayed at the exhibition. We were all pleased with the final appearance of the project. My wallpaper design compliments and fits in well especially with the weave and the pieces of glass. The glass could be viewed as opening flowers, which reflects my wallpaper theme, featuring the same shapes as the flower buds on my design. I love the texture and colours used in the pieces of weave, following the colour palette theme. The cushion could have interlinked with the colour theme by using a bigger range of the purples rather than greens. However the designs of nature on the cushion flow effectively along side the other ideas.