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research stops.

I thought it’s good to upload my research stops and by this I mean all of the websites, videos or articles I looked at for my primary research.

companies who use recycled materials for their products

https://www.fjallraven.co.uk/equipment/kanken/re-kanken-article

http://sustainability.hm.com

http://www.adidas.co.uk/parley

http://www.viktor-rolf.com/fashion-artists/news-overview/viktorrolf-breadbutter-2017/

start-ups who use recycled fabrics for their products

https://foundbath.co.uk/collections/baggu

https://www.m-24.co.uk/pages/manufacturing

https://mattandnat.com/our-story/

http://eu.patagonia.com/gb/en/shop/luggage-backpacks

https://www.homeofmillican.com/blogs/journal/our-materials-recycled#article

hunagrian start-ups

https://www.retextil.hu

https://www.facebook.com/pg/RandomVarrodaSbc/photos/?tab=album&album_id=466790130008503

https://www.nlcafe.hu/otthon/20101006/a_hulladek_utoelete_design_cuccok_reciklalt_szemetbol/

bag design inspiration

http://dvabutik.bigcartel.com/category/bags

http://arankabandula.com/design-bag-webshop/

https://www.facebook.com/LillaSelleiBags/

http://www.zoephobic.com

http://www.lindasieto.com/collections

https://www.carpetbags.co.uk

https://www.whatdaisydid.com/store/c1/Featured_Products.html

https://www.facebook.com/pg/olivbackpacks/photos/?ref=page_internal

https://shop.sarahsbag.com/en/home

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I upload my reflection on ‘how have I got here?’

drawing 

I hated drawing. Okay, that’s not 100% true. I still remember, when I was younger around 5, I always did drawing about tale characters, some fantasy drawing and my mom said they’re beautiful and like everyone else I did believe it too. So when I went to primary school I loved art lessons and once I participated in an art competition and when I shown my final painting to my teacher I asked her ‘is it nice?’ my teacher said ‘no’ (here I was so sad for a second) and she continued ‘this is not nice, this is beautiful Lili’. I don’t know why I still remember this conversation this clear, but probably because this was my first sense of achievement in art.

however, later, in high school I didn’t really cared about art or drawing, I didn’t think about choosing a career of arts. but when me and my family moved to London (I was 15) I went to a normal high school and I chose art&design as a subject and I truly loved it, it helped me to fell in love with art again. I’m so grateful for those years as I decided I wanna work with art somehow. 

I went back to Hungary after finishing with GCSEs, and I was attending to an art high school, I was studying art history, graphics and academic drawing by models. I liked that I surrounded by Hungarian students so I finally understood everything and I could make some friends, but on the other hand I didn't really like the school method. I had one-day long academic drawing practice lectures on every week and we drew ‘still life’ and portraits or full-length drawings about live models. They tried to teach me what I missed in the past 2 years (I dropped in the middle of the course) but it was just impossible me. They expected me and us to draw exactly what we see in front of us, it had be correct by scale, size, shadows, shades, everything like pros did in last century. It was really cool if you were good in drawing, but if you weren’t then you could feel isolated and  ‘excommunicate’. Plus, all of the BA courses based on academic drawing skills (don't know why, so stupid, I don't think so that there is connection between graphic design and drawing skills, but never mind) so if you wanna get into a uni then you need to pass the 3-steps application process where the second step is a practice exam drawing full-length by live model (1. portfolio and 3. interview). I felt so hopelessness and futureless as I hated drawing and also wasn’t good in it at all.

I didn’t went to uni in Hungary in the end, I rather came to London within that to UAL to study graphic design and I still happy for this decision.

as I explained, it seems I always loved drawing in the depth of my soul just those years in Hungary, they really pushed me to believe I’m terrible in drawing and I shouldn't do it. however, I wanted to change on this old habit that I don't draw, so I bought a small journal sketchbook and now I'm making sketches about what I see on my way home, these are normally made on buses or trains. I know its not a big deal, but for me it is, I'm really proud of myself to get rid of the thought that I'm not good in drawing.

3D

I’ve done something which I could say similar to 3D in Part 1 on a Catch Up Day. it was a 10 minutes challenge to connect two elements together without sticking, so I made this geometric straw pyramid. I really enjoyed the method and also was satisfied with the outcome. 

I would do more 3D works in the future if it will be available and have time to spend on it.

photography

in high school I had photography lessons and also did my GCSE in it. that was the first time in my life holding an expensive real camera in my hand, I remember I couldn't even use it. of course, later on I got used to how to use them and also I truly enjoyed the projects and all of the things what we have done at photography lessons.

at the beginning of foundation course I set up a photoshoot for my blind date project, and I think it went well. it was a bit weird that I had to do the photoshoot about a ‘stranger’ I mean it was a little uncomfortable to tell instructions to her, but I feel this feeling in me doesn't come up on the outcomes.

I enjoyed to do and set up the photoshoot, and because of this feeling in me I became interested in photography, moreover in photo manipulations, what possibilities do we have, both manual and computer-based.

to be honest I'm pretty bad in technical things however also very interested in, so I would be very happy to be able to attend on a photoshop class or something, because I realised it doesn't matter how interested I feel, I can't learn it by myself just by watching videos.

film

filming is not really my world but I was always impressed by effects and creative solutions. so I'm interested in how each films was made by, but I wouldn't do as a job, I rather just watching them.

animation

I kinda have the same feeling to animation like to film. I always so amazed by truly creative animations and more amazed by how they did it, how they were created. 

print

I very like prints especially lino prints. I like the most about linos that they are multipliable as many times as I want it and by this I had the opportunity to print them in different colour see which one is matches the most. I also like the cutting process due to I like detailed works, I like to work carefully and be able to take my time.

the ‘biggest’ lino cut I made is an eight-sheets book and it took me 2 or 3 months to finish as it is a coloured lino, more precisely I used 5 colours.

typography

when we were doing the typography project at the beginning -to be honest- I didn't really like it as it seemed a bit dry, boring. however, later on as we worked on the project it began to be interesting and I started to enjoy it. at the end, it was one of my favourite projects. I learned that typography is really the base of every piece of graphic design, without a good edited typography even the greatest work can be looked awful.

this is my final outcome at this project, and I honestly enjoyed it despite the fact that at the beginning I thought it will be boring and ‘dry’.

book arts

I like making books and also liked the book project, especially the first two one-day projects, both the group and individual one. I liked the group project because it was great to cooperate with classmates and set up a book together where all of the decisions were made together too. however, I enjoyed the individual project as well as I explored how different things can we create using an old book, in my opinion it was really beneficial and useful for further book projects too.

research

of course, I like to do researches especially hand-on researches like experimenting, watching movies & interviews or visiting related exhibitions. I think these ways of getting information is more useful and lasting on longer term as I remember more easily what I experience, see or watch.

I can't even imagine a project without research, I search for related images or articles inevitably anyway.

group work

I truly enjoy group works & critics every time we have it. at the beginning, I didn’t want to take part in group things because I felt shy and uncomfortable due to my weak English but after couple of times I realised it’s doesn’t matter, the point is to describe my thoughts as clearly as I can and don’t worry about the rest. moreover, in my opinion I found group critics very beneficial, it helped me a lot particularly when I got stuck in the middle of the project or just wasn’t sure about my ideas.

one-day project

I found beneficial these short projects as well as longer ones, this is because in my opinion these shorter projects help us to get a taste and get the feeling & mood to an upcoming projects. I could learn a lot from these teaser days. if it would be possible, I would do at least one one-day project at the start of every project.

this is my ‘how have I got here’ reflection, I hope you will be able to understand my thoughts and opinion despite of my grammar.

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in my opinion this is a really good and detailed article about consequences of fast fashion

#byline #h&m

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this is my final major project proposal 📚📝🌸

Wasted fabrics

Progress and Achievement

The Foundation Course gave me the opportunity to experience and explore so many things via a wide range of projects; the hardest yet most important was to divide up my time effectively and keep myself to the plan I made. Moreover, I opened up my mind to broader and more creative thinking, thanks to this I realised that once stripped of their original purpose, even the most common objects can become a tool of graphic design. Every time, using these ‘techniques’ I recognize how further I pushed my project just by thinking a bit differently and not afraid of taking risks.

Context

Since I developed a more mature way of looking at how our world works, I have always been fascinated by creative and not just environment but human-friendly campaigns and movements. I found the Garment Collecting by H&M to be an innovative and unique way of reusing old clothes.

Another movement in Amsterdam set up a local initiative which is about giving green coins made of recycled plastic to people as a reward for recycling.

Consequently, the idea of looking for more and better ways of recycling old clothes and fabrics - not just by companies but locals - was an immediate spot in my head with various potentials further on the project.

Aims, Methods and Realizations

Therefore, my aim is to delve deeper into the process of fabric recycling, and also focus on a more local way of getting the people to recycle for themselves instead of just donating to a company. Another essential point is to explore modern and fashionable approaches to reusing old fabrics as I believe that if the final products were more contemporary then the whole system could become even more widespread and successful among people. Also, throughout the project, I am going to work on finding the key to starting and developing an initiative. Within this, I would like to create a line of products that aren’t just practical and creative but are completely reused and easy to make for everyone. Perhaps in the future, I would consider creating a club or gathering place where locals could turn their old garments into modern everyday items. However, first and foremost, for the foundations of my research, I would travel to the Design Museum and the Fashion & Textile Museum due to my preference for visual and experience based research.

Evaluation

Throughout the project, I will evaluate the development and progress of my project on my personal blog. Fundamentally, I will strive to record every step and my thought process by providing images, videos, sketches, quotes and anything else that I drew inspiration from. It will be an effective way to assess my work as it evolves alongside my experiences. Most importantly I will also include all of the feedback I receive along with my answer and reaction to them.

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later on, I started to do the research

these questions come to my mind so far:

what happens to wasted fabrics

how can companies reuse old fabrics, what is the method

how local and average people can do anything to reduce wasted fabrics

is it successful or not

what can I do for it

which companies are taking part of recycle old fabrics

why recycle fabrics is not as ‘popular’ as recycle plastic or paper

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but then, I realised I don’t want to build up a whole project for my creative block - however, it could be interesting, and I truly discussed it with myself - so I started to think about, okay, I don’t have any fantastic idea for project theme, but to move on from feeling I'm having creative block, I needed a motivation. so, I just had to figure out what I want to do aside from the project - sometimes I want to have the perfect & best idea ever, and until I don’t have it I’m not doing anything just thinking and thinking because I worry about the final piece at the beginning ,immediately, and I know it’s not good, so I try to work on it - and I felt I really want to use my sewing machine, I want to sew.

overall, that was the spark for my final major project theme, it’s lead to the theme ‘wasted fabrics’.

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but having a theme ‘nothing’ is not a potential theme with lots of research opportunity, so I moved onto the thought | ‘why is it?’ | ‘firstly, what is it?’ | ‘why I feel so stacked?’ | so I’ve done some research on creative crisis/block and read about famous artists who suffered from creative block and how they moved on. 

https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-how-pollock-picasso-and-6-other-iconic-artists

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finding a theme for final major project was I think the hardest part of the whole project. I feel this because actually I had nothing in my mind, I felt like I’m having a creative block after ‘change it now’. I didn’t want to continue that one, I really wanted to create something new.