Researching for my FMP!

This week I have been working very hard travelling to find research for my Final Major Project!

I have been to Edinburgh

In Edinburgh I visited;
EDINBURGH ZOO!

Edinburgh Zoo was amazing, it has inspired me to include animals into my final collection rather than just insects and birds.


I have been to London

In London I visited;
The Natural History Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum
The Kew Gardens

I really enjoyed this researching around London, I found so much inspiration and now have many imagery and photographs to draw from and use!

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Danielle Stacey Wilson

Final major project

Today I was the last one in the studio at university as I was making my moodboard for my final major project. 

The theme of my FMP is an insight into the tropical rainforest and the concept is an science inspired theme based on Charles Darwin's theory of survival of the fittest, the life cycle and the evolution process of natural selection.

I will be focusing on contrasts between the bright natural colours within a tropical habitat against the camouflaged colours of others in the same living space. Scale will play a big part in this project as it will help me to emphasise the competition between the plants and animals -this is due to sexual selection, as only the best creatures that adapt to their living habitat will be selected and reproduce. Due to this happening so much Darwin's theory was that only the best of that species characteristics were used, making their species slowly change and improve over time. 

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Minor Project

I have completed and handed in my Level 6 Minor Project.
My 6 final designs consist of hand painted and screen printed 52 x 53cm repeats.

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Graham and Brown

I have just handed in my dissertation and this video really helped me to research into my chosen topic, which was the history of Graham and Brown, the history of their design and manufacturing process and today design and manufacturing process.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoxPQDrR9z4 

Thank you to Nina Taylor for sending me this video and other information to help me complete my dissertation!

Check out Nina's blog;
http://www.ninamarika.co.uk/wordpress/?attachment_id=467

Time to get creative with this project :)

New York

My brand new photography camera was delivered yesterday!
Best present ever for New York! 49 days and counting !

Individual options.

My mood board!

The purples, greens, gold and pink represent success, business, successful thinking, hard work and they also work really well together.

All my selected imagery represent success in business and the mind.

My Individual Options

I have started a new project - My Individual Options , it's the last one in my second year but I have chose what I want to do. It's so nice to have so much freedom and decide which route I want to go down for my future career.

I've set myself a brief to produce digitally printed wallpaper, I have another work placement coming up so I will set my self less work than I would usually set. I would like to include a silk screen on top of my digital print, it just depends on how much time I have to play with.

My Theme:

I wanted a well thought out concept, I want people to look at my design and then be told what it means, I love when artists have hidden meanings behind their work and you have to read about its about to find out! 

I have been studying Dreams; what they mean and why we dream of certain object. I have researched in books all through my second year, I find it so interested as I always dream strange dreams and can't wait to tell everyone when I wake up! 

I will be focusing on a successful dream; dreaming of being successful in business and how your mind is working. I researched colours to suit my success theme and I've research all the objects you would dream of if you came across a dream like that! 

My new photography camera has been ordered !

I cant wait to take some professional snaps of my work and obviously ill get ALOT of use out of it in New York!

51 days until New York!

Surface Design for Gift;

My second final design board for gift.

Which I also plan to take to New York in May!

I think this design board is different, I really like the cameras, i think they look very illustrative - which is a first for me!

i learnt so much through this project, I have increased my CAD based knowledge and have been introduced to new CAD programmes.

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Surface Design for Gift;

My first final design board for gift.

Which I plan to take to New York in May!

I am really happy with this design board, I think it really shows my theme - its very feminine, decorative and the colours are pastels with a hint of bold to balance out the shades.

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Surface Design for Gift;

a sneak peak of some drawing in my sketchbook.


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Surface Design for Gift;

a sneak peak of some drawing in my sketchbook.


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Surface Design for Gift!

These are my two mood-boards for my gift project, its very feminine!

I have used Hallmarks pastel colours trend and included my own idea of  objects that I feel are feminine and decorative!





Word of inspiration;
lace. feathers. balloons. floral.  pastels. pink. blue. yellow. birds. cupcakes. bird cages. vintage. blossom. text.

Surface Design for Gift;

I have just finished a live project for Hallmark.

I haven't posted any of my Surface Design for Gift project, as I have been so busy but I will post them now to update you on my progress :)

Graham and Brown Headquarters!

#coolbrands #grahamandbrown

Graham and Brown.

Flutterby by Julien MacDonald is one of my favourite Graham and Brown wallpaper designs.

I took this photograph on my first day when I was waiting in reception.

Check out http://www.grahambrown.com/uk

for more of their commercial designs!

Graham and Brown

Graham and Brown

Working at Graham and Brown was such an amazing experience, I met so many lovely people and learnt so much from each and every one of them.

Over my two week placement I was set two live design briefs and I was honoured to shadow the Head Wallpaper Stylist - Nina Taylor. 

It was amazing to watch how much hard work Nina puts into the company, how enthusiastic she is about design and I really enjoyed   helping to prepare all of the trends.

I was taken on a factory tour, where I was shown the design process- from start to finish, which I got to take some amazing photographs of!

 Keep posted for some photographs at Graham and Brown! :)

My Graham and Brown Work placement

Check out Graham and Brown's blog that I am featured in after completing a two week work experience placement with them. I will write about my experiences soon!
www.blog.grahambrown.com/uk