The physical Portfolio was created for interview purposes, to show the range of skills I have, bearing in mind the courses and universities I have applied for. Also wanted to express who I am and the areas of design I am interested in.
As there are so many candidates for interview it is important to make your portfolio memorable and unique. In order to make an instant impact, I started with an observational drawing of a skeleton to show drawing skills and how I developed these drawings into design. I discovered that I particularly like designing using collage and using shapes. I also enjoyed printing because I had to explore different techniques and color combinations. I had to think creatively in order to create the applique’ because I wanted to use a drawing of the pelvis bone and transform it in a butterfly. Life drawing was challenging but I managed to create improve my drawing skills by learning how to draw in proportion and at the end I managed to create a good drawing of the model. As sustainability in Fashion is a key point of my future studies and the path I want to follow as a Designer, I also did some printing work and editorial related to that.
All the skills that I gained and the way I mounted my portfolio helped me to create a successful portfolio as I got offered a place in all the universities that I applied for. At the end I decided to accept the university that has a focus on sustainability and have a research centre on sustainability on Fashion.
I felt that I should have more sheets showing my ability to use Digital Imaging (Photoshop) to create designs but I spent too many time helping people finishing their work and also deciding on which of my digital designs I should use that at the end I didn’t think that the work was good enough to be showed as part of my portfolio.
Portfolio Development 