Nearing the end of IFCP process I believe it is an important time to self reflect- a process I almost found theraputic during the Fashion Futures module. This module has taught me a lot about myself, my talents, my work and my work ethic itself- not only these but how I have dealt with issues …
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Reflecting: Following an Industry Brief
As the IFCP is nearing a close I wanted to reflect on how I have followed an industry brief. I set myself a brief in coherence with industry practice in combination to a job role described to me by the contract publishing team at Condé Nast which was encompassed on print publishing, editorial, social media, …
Luxury Book Printing : Spine
When I went to print my book I asked about how far my budget could stretch in making the book as luxurious as possible to be able to show as a luxury item. I was able to choose thick paper and a matte cover but was advised that to get foiling on the spine that …
Luxury Layouts, Design and Content
Savage Beauty Savage Beauty was my first ever coffee table book- I got given it five years ago for Christmas as McQueen is my favourite designer of all time- I truly love him. McQueen has inspired many things throughout my life, from my textile creations, to my choice to study at Central St Martins and …
Video Editing Progress and Reflection on my own skill set development.
After shooting my new video last week I was really happy with the results that complimented the book perfectly- I needed the realisation of that the past video just didn’t quite work 100% with the luxury publication. I sent the video to my close friend who is a Video Editor at Love Magazine. She said …
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The intersection between art and luxury
“Art and luxury have a long history of influencing each other to create timeless, aspirational experiences,” (sotherbyinstitue,2019). The intersection between art and luxury has been a partnership that often sits hand in hand, but why do these two entities compliment each other so well, and how can I bring this to light within the book? …
Illustrative Process
A key aspect of my book are the illustrations I have done of Swarovski pieces. The idea behind illustrations was to add to the idea of creativity and design of which the book is centred around. I also believe it really adds a personal element of intense detail to the book. I was inspired by …
Digital Mock Ups
Coming to the end and so close to hand in I am working on seeing how the Emergence campaign will look on digital platforms. Using Photoshop I have been able to really bring my visuals to life. I have really put a lot of thought into the best ways to display Emergence digitally- through development …
Printing and Papers
Excitingly, I have been called in for a meeting at Condé Nast on Monday, therefore today I have been focusing on finalising the book itself and print specifications. I am printing at the same shop that I have previously printed a coffee table book at- therefore I can trust that they will do a good …
Video
Pulling all my work together towards the final stages has allowed me to reflect on the strongest aspects and the not so strong. As this is a project I have put my heart and soul into I really don’t want to have an aspect that could even potentially drag my work down, therefore, yesterday I …
