Design

Here, I detail my journey through improvement in design. Beginning with Alice in Wonderland and moving through contemporary and period designs, as well as the ins and outs of the processes from idea generation to final result and reflection.

Reflection

I was delighted that both my sketchbook and my work made it on display in Newstead. The exhibit itself was wonderful, and seeing my...

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Colouring

I chose my colours for this project carefully. The central palette was obviously red - as children would be seeing this exhibit, I used...

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Further Development

The final designs differed very little from my original concepts. I did add more details - for example, adding some contemporary elements...

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Development

Given that the design had to somehow relate back to Newstead Abbey, I chose to incorporate visual elements from the site into my design....

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Initial Design

My initial design was a complex Rococo ballgown inspired by the icon of the era, Marie Antoinette. I included a high wig that would be a...

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Generating Ideas

One of the first things I did to prepare for this project was make a digital moodboard on Photoshop to give me an idea about what should...

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