Senior Project Reflection

Part I:
(1) P
even though i may have had a few mishaps here and there in my presentation, i was still able to pull it off really well and i had alot of props and my topics were different yet still relevant to the answers.
(2) im most proud of me being able to meet the time and not stumble or freeze when talking.
Part II:
(3) i think i did really good when talking about the different answers and i think i couldve worked on the set up of the room a little bit better so that it didnt look too cluttered.
(4) what is most important in becoming a successful fashion designer? Marketing
(5) it hasnt changed my eq but it has swayed my answer back and forth from business management to marketing.
(6) go into detail of the components and explain to choose carefully for a topic and consider the components science fair or math component.
(7) AP+/P-
even though i had many complications  with my project, i was still able to pull everything off and not be on NC rules for anything. i did pretty well with my senior project.

Service Learning

Literal
-I completed 51 hours of service learning and I worked in the warehouse at Carrie Amber Intamates and I made trend calendars and collages and I did price checks etc.
-Miguel Barragan

Interpretive
-I learned how to be a successful employee at a business but also how to be able to communicate successfully in the fashion/business industry.

Applied
-being a successful fashion designer means being to help run the business successfully as well as creating the designs and creations that everyone wants to wear and working at Carrie Amber really showed me how to do that.

2hr rough draft

Sponge: I'm going to demonstrate networking by having a junior and senior partner up and do something that is unknown as of right now.

Intro: what is most important  in becoming a successful fashion designer? To be successful is when a person is able to accomplish their goal be it small or big, in the end it led to victory. A fashion designer is someone who is capable of illustrating a work of art not only on a sheet of paper but through the art of fabrics. I chose fashion design as my topic because that's ultimately what I want as my career and I enjoy designing because not only is it a hobby for me but I'm passionate about it. Plan for the day: currently unknown..there's too many ideas I want to incorporate as of right now and I don't know how to separate them in a way that they all tie in with each other.

Foundation: fashion has been around for centuries but not really known or seen as a form of art then. In today's society, fashion is what drives every new yorker down to times square, or every southern Californian to  Los Angeles it's everywhere and all around us and the way we embrace this form of art really helps us understand more about it <----that's all I got so far..I know..fail -.-
 
Activity 1: draw/design have everyone make something from a list of about 5 different items

Activity 2: patterns/colors/fabrics have them use these to helps the create their designs 

Activity 3: advertise product make posters that advertise their product from the previous activities

Conclusion: draw/design, my service learning fashion illustration (book), my product is my dress because I used the draw/design answer to create it. 

Independent component task 2

I worked on my dress for 2 hours 2 days a week starting from february 19 to april 28 for a grand total of 21 days :D

“I, Gabrielle Murphy, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.”
i made my prom dress for my independent task. i added silver and black beading to it and i added draping to the bottom of the dress and i took it in on the sides.
the draping on the dress took the absolute longest to do (aside from the beading) because you have to go into each individual column and hand sew, meaning, you get the needle and "zig-zag" through the fabric until mid thigh. the beading was also very difficult to do because you have to hand sew each individual bead onto the dress but only on the top silk fabric.
this helped me answer my eq because it shows how much creativity is needed to make a dress and your ability to sew is essential as well.

Creative Expressions Idea

Gabrielle Murphy
Fashion Design
What is most important in becoming a successful fashion designer??

I will make a dress (prom dress) as my idea. It ties in perfectly with my eq and actually answers one if my answers because one of my answers for my eq is that a person needs to have more creativity than a business aspect to be considered a fashion designer so designing and making my prom dress is creative and works with my eq.

Interview 4: Questions

1) how much creativity is needed to be considered a fashion designer??
2) can anyone with any background be fashion designer?? if no, what background is needed??
3) is it necessary to have a solid business background in order to be a fashion designer?? if yes, what type of business background is needed??
4) which is more important to know; marketing or finance and why??
5) which age group should be more focused on when someone is designing?? (men, teens, children, etc)
6) can youu give mee your definition of successful??
7) how should one begin with fashion design?? (mass market/haute couture)
8) should there be a specific style of clothing or accessory (bags, scarves, etc.) that should be made first in order to "launch" the person to become a fashion designer??
9) how young is too young to become a fashion designer??
10) what is most important in becoming a successful fashion designer??

Independent component task 2

For my second independent component task I will be making a couple sketches of evening gowns and I will actually be making my prom dress as well. I will verify by making a log sheet and taking pictures during the process, plus my parents are my witnesses that I am making my prom dress. The business aspect relates to this because I have to do specific measurements of the dress to calculate how much fabric will be used and to figure out the price of it as well but try to stay in a budget. The creative aspect relates because of the sketching and using your creative and imaginative side to pull together a classic yet unique dress.

independent component task 1

i have completed my 30 hours for my first independent task by making a pair of shorts, a shirt, two dresses and i tailored about 4 other pieces of clothing for friends and family members, as well as designing different types of clothes and accessories. by sketching the different designs, it helps mee to see my vision more clearly while practicing my art skills, and by making the different clothes, and tailoring, it helps mee expand my knowledge of sewing and creativity by making a creation out of plain fabric. this ties in to my eq and one of my answers because i have "succeeded" in completing my creations to perfection in my eyes, and because of the level of creativity i used to complete these tasks. creativity is important to incorporate in fashion because it is the divider between "last years trend" and "uniquely chic"

ESLR's

1) i have been an effective learner by learning how the fashion industry works and doing price markings and working in the warehouse to collect samples for the showroom for all the different clients that come.

2) the only complications is not knowing what your going to be doing the next time you go to work because every day is a different day and so are the different things you have to do.

3) some ways i can improve is probably ask more questions because sometimes if i dont understand something i'll just go with it and i end up pulling it off in the end but it would be easier if i just asked some questions

EQ answers

my EQ is what is most important in becoming a successful fashion designer?

and my three answers are..
-you need to have a strong business background/ethics.
-creativity is key because it takes skill to design.
-to become a successful fashion designer you have to have the knowledge of a marketer and the creativity of a child to make wild yet sophisticated clothing.