Tuesday 19th November, Formative Assessment and the Workshop.

Today there was a formative assessment. Nia and I presented the presentation I had made to our tutor Suzanne and the group. They both said the content of our work itself was great and have a good understanding of the client, concepts, design and objectives. However, the presentation lacked a narrative flow, everything was just placed down with no thought about image hierarchy, annotations or clarity, we learned that the presentation has to speak for itself and convey everything that we want the client to know. After seeing the other group presentations Nia and I began thinking about what are next steps were now and decided today we would change the style of the presentation, finalize our design for the workshop and make our aims for sustainability clearer.

First Design Sheet Iteration 1.

First Design Sheet Iteration 2.

First Design Sheet Iteration 3.

I then began brainstorming some ideas for what the workshop will be; I wanted it to be sustainable, while linking with what visitors may have just learnt about Harris Reed and also not being over complicated, just simple, easy and fun. The idea we ultimately went with was to make a space where visitors can participate in a hands on activity and express everything they have seen, through an outfit making activity. You start off by firstly picking your favourite piece of fabric from an array of colours and pattern choices, sourced from dead stock and charity shops. Next you choose the template you like most, shaped as some of Reed’s most iconic looks, linking back to silhouette, then you place this on the piece of fabric, trace around it and cut out the shape. Templates will also be made from wood so they can be reused. Finally, the last step is to sew the two shapes together using available sewing machines and then turn the garment inside out to have a mini garment that can be displayed on small mannequins around the workshop or be taken home as a souvenir. Members of staff will be in the workshop helping out visitors with this activity that is perfect for people of all ages. The workshop has intentionally been put on top of the mezzanine to overlook the whole exhibition and give visitors the chance to look back and reflect on the journey they have just taken. Our next steps are to now think about the design of other spaces and research how our design will be sustainable.

Initial draft drawings for the design of the workshop done in pen on a post-it note.

Draft Spacial Drawing for the Workshop.