I was inspired by Janet's speech about her work experience and jobs in fashion industries. I enjoyed listening to her appreciation at work that is full of excitement and interesting people she met like Vivienne Westwood. One time Vivienne shout at her and she's still frantic about it.
I start to send out loads of CV for Matthew Williamson, ITV recruitment, Style Shake, The independent, The Sunday Times, and many more. I only research work experience in London, Derby, and Norwich; where it close to home. London is quite further away personally but I do have a few friends live there. I always wanted a job in London and it's hard when you can not stay with a friend for long enough, so I was hoping to find one there and stay for 4 weeks.
Saturday, 21 February 2009
Friday, 19 December 2008
Adidas Visit
This Adidas presentation was presented by independent student Gareth Dyer, he currently working on MA Performance Sportswear at Adidas and it was his first work experience. He once told that he presents proposal for Richard Branson. He briefly talk about history of Adidas where they first passionate about shoes design, concept sale and production. Then move to modern day now they design range of swim, Olympic, outdoor, etc. When it come to production, the company go to China or India to organise the fabric and manufacturing method.
Gareth then go through work at Adidas where his range is wearable technology; Trianny and leisure wear is his main. His concept sheet design show 7 modern classic designs the feature – moment. The look is based on cool and casual; the colour blocks give to enthusiastic aspect and always inspired by 70s design. The key of garment are silhouette, fabrics and trims. He show that he must have brief sketch is line showing basic outline, the seam, simple and plain which that based on life style look. Adidas graphic design images and writing are always bold because it’s their signature, and they always creating fit for purpose product. Fabric technology is an important part where they searching fabrics like in China or India. But more creative fabric is mostly from B+B (bread+butter event) or Premere Vision (based in Paris) where most companies from all over Europe presents theirs.
He told us that Stella McCartney is obviously now working for Adidas but she bends the rules by using quality fabric and expensive details. It’s all about image on her side. Unfortunately Adidas have driven by marketing rather than creativity because this company is all about fit for purpose.
Gareth then go through work at Adidas where his range is wearable technology; Trianny and leisure wear is his main. His concept sheet design show 7 modern classic designs the feature – moment. The look is based on cool and casual; the colour blocks give to enthusiastic aspect and always inspired by 70s design. The key of garment are silhouette, fabrics and trims. He show that he must have brief sketch is line showing basic outline, the seam, simple and plain which that based on life style look. Adidas graphic design images and writing are always bold because it’s their signature, and they always creating fit for purpose product. Fabric technology is an important part where they searching fabrics like in China or India. But more creative fabric is mostly from B+B (bread+butter event) or Premere Vision (based in Paris) where most companies from all over Europe presents theirs.
He told us that Stella McCartney is obviously now working for Adidas but she bends the rules by using quality fabric and expensive details. It’s all about image on her side. Unfortunately Adidas have driven by marketing rather than creativity because this company is all about fit for purpose.
Tuesday, 9 December 2008
'The Secret' book by Rhonda Byrne
The Secret book is about how to live your dream life and LIVE IT as reality! By focusing on good thoughts and good emotion. And ofcourse the real secret is the law of attraction. We're all live by one power and this power is energy. Einstein said E=CM2, which most of us don't know what it mean, but what it really mean is Energy = CurrencyMass and this mean everthing is energy.
So, whatever you're attracting or focusing on, the power and frecuency will drawn people and circustances to move or arrange it back to you. The principle of this is like attract like, and all the things you want is serve by the people or event. So don't get confused by that particular person have to give it you, but it's you attracting it to serve you! The universe always corrispond to your good or bad vibe and it draw a picture into your future. If you're focusing on how bad it is and feeling terrible about it then you will get more of it! Because every second our thoughts is always working and it effect our emotion.
You bring everything into your life by energy, people and circumstance are just the picture. So use your mind carefully by not to think how but the end result. You will never know what, who or how it will bring things you want to you.
Every relationship can turn around into perfection. We're always complaining about other people, and it show that you don't appreciated about other person enough. We should be greatful and bless all the things around you especially the people you met. Anything can turn good even your enermy, bless them, forgive them and forget the past. Always think how you like other to treat you. And most important relationship of all is you and your body, some people are not greatful enough of who they are, they always torture themself with surgery to manipulated themself to attracts other. No, your thought creating you! If you don't love your self , you're commiting that frequency to make other don't love you. If you love yourself right now then the whole world become a reflection from your mind saying I am worthy and deserve all the love!
So, whatever you're attracting or focusing on, the power and frecuency will drawn people and circustances to move or arrange it back to you. The principle of this is like attract like, and all the things you want is serve by the people or event. So don't get confused by that particular person have to give it you, but it's you attracting it to serve you! The universe always corrispond to your good or bad vibe and it draw a picture into your future. If you're focusing on how bad it is and feeling terrible about it then you will get more of it! Because every second our thoughts is always working and it effect our emotion.
You bring everything into your life by energy, people and circumstance are just the picture. So use your mind carefully by not to think how but the end result. You will never know what, who or how it will bring things you want to you.
Every relationship can turn around into perfection. We're always complaining about other people, and it show that you don't appreciated about other person enough. We should be greatful and bless all the things around you especially the people you met. Anything can turn good even your enermy, bless them, forgive them and forget the past. Always think how you like other to treat you. And most important relationship of all is you and your body, some people are not greatful enough of who they are, they always torture themself with surgery to manipulated themself to attracts other. No, your thought creating you! If you don't love your self , you're commiting that frequency to make other don't love you. If you love yourself right now then the whole world become a reflection from your mind saying I am worthy and deserve all the love!
Saturday, 6 December 2008
Fuse Magazine
Fuse magazine is an article about 'examines artworks and cultural events in term of relationship between political issues and contemporay culture'.
Saturday, 29 November 2008
The Art of Persuation by James Bogg
'Persuation: the art of influencing people' is the book written by James Bogg. This book is my biggest influences and changes the way I see things everyday. It makes me become a stronger person and a good persuader. I become more aware of voice tone, body language, words that make people listen. And also get what I want.
Information Exchange
Information exchange is an event organised by Fashion Studies tutors gathers final year students to share their placement information from last year. Before we attend to the event, we have prepared questions ready for interviews, and we need to interview at least 6 people which I have done 8 interviews!
I first interviewed Katrina Williams who went to Ossis for 5 weeks, she did party preparation for business meeting and had a big responsibility for pattern manufacturing when her manager went travel. Second place she went was Anna Scholz for 9 months, she did various work in the small company and also got paid for her travel and lunch.
Shushma Malmi went to Debbie Bryan ‘I dress myself’ which the company is based on eco-friendly clothes design. She started making badges, screen print art scene, then she gradually has more responsibility on ordering in and check products, updating website; photoshop work, and orgaising studio. She said the best bit about her job was designing cuff ling and she find the whole thing very technical.
Krisha Haveliwala manages to have the best work experience out of her 3rd year. She went to Vogue in USA and mainly in charge one section of the website and her favourite part was get to play with clothes and listen to U.K radio1. Her best experience out of all is involved in working with Sex and the City scene where she meets several celebrities that I have never heard and I forgot to write down. She compared her experience as ‘Devil wears Prada’ movie where everything was intense, no break, and has stressful people around. It was 3 months unpaid but it has been her best and worse experience of all.
Laura Fox went to four work placements such as Papillion Bleu for 7 weeks which is mainly doing research for them. 69 magazine for 7 weeks as a researcher for trends, write question and help choosing colour palette. Her favourite placement last for 4 weeks was Burberry, where her job is an assistance technical, helping pattern and productions. Her most proud moment was her socks design went into ASDA super market that she worked for George Company. She find Burberry people help her gain more learning out come because they wanted you to ask question rather more than George where she wouldn’t dare to ask as they’re so busy.
Hayley Lyttel’s first job was working for Can Can which got more insight of their supplier, learning to do book work and did window displaying. BC international was her second placement where she gets good insight of factory - seeing the work there, and it was very demanding roll. She said there was no creativity which is based on knowledge of strict you have, big responsibility, a lot of pressure and get into production movement. The interview was intense and she wishes she have more Illustrator work. She got paid £50 per week for 9 months and mentions that ‘neither of them I want to goes back’. Her advice was ‘applying as much as you can and always go for the best one’.
Sam Andrew works for Topshop for a year, she mainly into jersey design where she helps designing prints into CAD. At first she didn’t know how to use it (Her CV said she can) but they manage to catch up and found out that she couldn’t. So they taught her how. She felt that she learn so much more from this experience than university because there is more technical stuff in CAD skill. She also went to Native Clothing design Ltd and got paid £50 per week which involved in shop assistance.
Jennifer Cormack-Hough has one placement at Jennifer Sanderson for 3 weeks; international design consultant for furnishing and home products and this mainly involved in Textiles. Her role was to do magazine research and picking interesting images and scan them into design file which is very time consuming, and she also did draft pattern design. She finds most of the time is not challenging but maybe if she stays longer then it could be different. She did considering going back because she wants to do more womenswear.
Lastly Ceri Barlett is my final interview. She first works at Riess (1year and 4 months) where she already know so much about their store and doing percentage up or down. She accidently got client who asked her if she can do interior stylist for Daily Mail and she delighted to accept it. Then Daily Mail was second placement where she styling furniture and jewellery a lot for 9 months. Good thing about her job is having variety contacts like press contacts, and best thing is getting free stuff and having power to take control of photoshoot; organising the material and furniture by ordering them. At first she got paid £50 per day then £35 per hour.
I first interviewed Katrina Williams who went to Ossis for 5 weeks, she did party preparation for business meeting and had a big responsibility for pattern manufacturing when her manager went travel. Second place she went was Anna Scholz for 9 months, she did various work in the small company and also got paid for her travel and lunch.
Shushma Malmi went to Debbie Bryan ‘I dress myself’ which the company is based on eco-friendly clothes design. She started making badges, screen print art scene, then she gradually has more responsibility on ordering in and check products, updating website; photoshop work, and orgaising studio. She said the best bit about her job was designing cuff ling and she find the whole thing very technical.
Krisha Haveliwala manages to have the best work experience out of her 3rd year. She went to Vogue in USA and mainly in charge one section of the website and her favourite part was get to play with clothes and listen to U.K radio1. Her best experience out of all is involved in working with Sex and the City scene where she meets several celebrities that I have never heard and I forgot to write down. She compared her experience as ‘Devil wears Prada’ movie where everything was intense, no break, and has stressful people around. It was 3 months unpaid but it has been her best and worse experience of all.
Laura Fox went to four work placements such as Papillion Bleu for 7 weeks which is mainly doing research for them. 69 magazine for 7 weeks as a researcher for trends, write question and help choosing colour palette. Her favourite placement last for 4 weeks was Burberry, where her job is an assistance technical, helping pattern and productions. Her most proud moment was her socks design went into ASDA super market that she worked for George Company. She find Burberry people help her gain more learning out come because they wanted you to ask question rather more than George where she wouldn’t dare to ask as they’re so busy.
Hayley Lyttel’s first job was working for Can Can which got more insight of their supplier, learning to do book work and did window displaying. BC international was her second placement where she gets good insight of factory - seeing the work there, and it was very demanding roll. She said there was no creativity which is based on knowledge of strict you have, big responsibility, a lot of pressure and get into production movement. The interview was intense and she wishes she have more Illustrator work. She got paid £50 per week for 9 months and mentions that ‘neither of them I want to goes back’. Her advice was ‘applying as much as you can and always go for the best one’.
Sam Andrew works for Topshop for a year, she mainly into jersey design where she helps designing prints into CAD. At first she didn’t know how to use it (Her CV said she can) but they manage to catch up and found out that she couldn’t. So they taught her how. She felt that she learn so much more from this experience than university because there is more technical stuff in CAD skill. She also went to Native Clothing design Ltd and got paid £50 per week which involved in shop assistance.
Jennifer Cormack-Hough has one placement at Jennifer Sanderson for 3 weeks; international design consultant for furnishing and home products and this mainly involved in Textiles. Her role was to do magazine research and picking interesting images and scan them into design file which is very time consuming, and she also did draft pattern design. She finds most of the time is not challenging but maybe if she stays longer then it could be different. She did considering going back because she wants to do more womenswear.
Lastly Ceri Barlett is my final interview. She first works at Riess (1year and 4 months) where she already know so much about their store and doing percentage up or down. She accidently got client who asked her if she can do interior stylist for Daily Mail and she delighted to accept it. Then Daily Mail was second placement where she styling furniture and jewellery a lot for 9 months. Good thing about her job is having variety contacts like press contacts, and best thing is getting free stuff and having power to take control of photoshoot; organising the material and furniture by ordering them. At first she got paid £50 per day then £35 per hour.
Tuesday, 18 November 2008
Business is about 7P's
This is continue from Johm Morley's talk about 7P's business.
Business is about product- design can’t stand still and good design sells products, therefore designer has to keep pushing the boundary. Sometime designer have to hit the price point so they have to know their market.
What most business trying to do is stop from people turn pages too quick, and quirky is the key. Listening to staff’s opinions and ideas are good, and just remember that treat other people like how you would like them treat you. "Business fails because they run out of cash" said John.
Business is about product- design can’t stand still and good design sells products, therefore designer has to keep pushing the boundary. Sometime designer have to hit the price point so they have to know their market.
What most business trying to do is stop from people turn pages too quick, and quirky is the key. Listening to staff’s opinions and ideas are good, and just remember that treat other people like how you would like them treat you. "Business fails because they run out of cash" said John.
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