New Beginnings

Hey guys!

I thought I'd just let you know what I've been up to lately

I've been on Tumblr a lot collecting some inspiration and relaxing after the second year of my FdA course ending!

My Tumblr Page

I'm looking forward to receiving my results and graduation from CCAD!(:

Ecpecially after enduring my last day today, picking everything up and saying goodbye to my tutors and technician, it's a bitter sweet chapter of my life done.

I'm also wanting to start a new project, I often look for inspiration from my surroundings but since I won't be in a workshop during the next few months I would like to start drawing again and maybe developing some ideas from observation. 

I believe the best design has us in mind and our surroundings is something we're in everyday, and although we need function I think making something interesting or giving someone a new outlook always inspires me within design. 

What have you guys been inspired by this week? 

Young Enterprise.

This week in professional, in our groups we had to make some prototypes for our Young Enterprise project.

It's been very difficult this year staying on top of everything but I'm excited to hand-in Contextual early this year and have more time concentrating on my studio modules and professional.

I think the Young Enterprise opportunity will be great for my future and give me confidence selling my own work when I'm self employed.

We have a lot of work ahead of us but I think we're managing everything very well.

I've learnt a lot about buyer behavior and the process we go through when purchasing a product.

Here are just some of the prototype rings I made last week.

This week we have to make a buyer behavior profile of the kind of person that would buy our products.

We're wanting to settle in the hand-made/craft fair and new designers market

we also have to link some of our products to trends if we can.

What kind of trends do you like that are happening right now and which ones do you really hate? 

Here is the young enterprise website:

http://www.young-enterprise.org.uk/

Here is Jenni-Lou's website a member of my young enterprise group!

http://jennilouappliedarts.blogspot.co.uk/