Textile Reflection Essay

The textile process began with an inspiration object that I analyzed for elements and principles. The door hardware that inspired me had balance, emphasis, line, and contrast. Next I created a parti which embodied these elements and principles. To begin the patterned I rotated the module/parti in many directions to form the textile pattern. I scaled the pattern to be smaller and larger than the original for comparison. I chose to print the larger pattern on my fabric for the textile. My textile is a bit more faded than I thought it was going to be, but the pattern printed well. The process of designing a textile is beneficial to a project to be able to understand the textile business. I do not think I will go with the colors I chose for this textile to be used in the overall design of the Depot project, but this color harmony would be beneficial in a different space.

Artist Client Brief

This is my client brief poster for the 1916-1917 Northern Pacific Depot in Pullman, Washington. The train depot will be an adaptive re-use containing a residence, artist studio, and artist gallery. Samuel Mirkovich is the artist who will be living in the residence with a visually impaired person. He will use the studio space to paint his contemporary impressionist pastel paintings. From this poster I furthered my knowledge of Photoshop through the background image. Research about the client is necessary to the design process because it is a part of the dialogue between the client and designer. For the design process to progress the communication should go back and forth for changes to be made at the appropriate time in the process.