coming out of my cage and i'll be doing just fine.

Units.

Before i can create my Final Major Project i need to select the units which i am going to target. I have decided to target unit 119- Print Design. I will achieve this unit when designing and creating my print designs for my fabric. I would also like to target unit 8- Design Principles. I will achieve this unit by exploring how my designs are or are not sustainable, the effect they have on the environment and the suitability or functionality. I will also cover unit 6 which is my FMP unit i will automatically cover and this is worth 2 units. I am going to try my best to ahcieve these units at least at a merit.

fabric designer

I am heavily inspired by the prints by Cath Kidston. I like the colours used within these particular fabric/wallpaper designs, i would like to use Cath Kidston to help inspire the floral part of my design although she does design prints with birds in too. I like the composition of the floral prints and the way different motifs are printed.

print designer

This is the work of Michael Miller, a textiles designer. I enjoy his designs as they are full of life, colourful and have depth. Michael uses birds and flowers within his design as i am going to so i have definitely taken inspiration from his print designs and the composition.

I have also done some secondary research into how i could display a bird cage within a room and how it can be used as a decorative item. This will help me gain an idea of how my room display will look.

antique bedrooms

I am researching into bedroom layouts that inspire me, this will help me design the layout of my final major project.

caged.

Over the next few weeks i will research the shapes and patterns found on antique bird cages which i can then use to draw and inspire my print designs.

primary research

To gather primary research i have found a local bird watching reserve which i am going to visit several times throughout this project to gather inspiration and to gain primary research from photographs which i can then draw from and develope print design ideas.