Mood Board and Line Development:
Project description:
This project coincides with Ch. 8 Product Development and Line Development pp. 156-157.
(A one page typed outline with your ideas, concepts, and theme)
Part I: Inspirational Board
Develop an inspiration board for a future fashion collection of your choice. Designers, merchandisers and visual merchandisers use their creativity, social, artistic and cultural factors to create a seasonal collection or window displays. Think in terms of cultural, economic and social elements that have influenced your theme and inspiration or elements that have paved the way for your collection.
Create an inspirational board highlighting your theme for your future collection. Use your creativity to illustrate a story on how you were inspired. Create a theme and demonstrate that theme within your board. As an emerging designer/merchandiser, etc. How were you inspired? Re-read Ch. 1 & 2 to find cultural, societal and artistic ideas for a collection.
• Foam core measurements must be 18” X 24”
• Photos of inspiration or factors that influenced the trend
• Color chips from a paint store or pantone chips (minimum 4 chips)
• Fabric swatches from scraps or fabric stores (minimum 4 swatches)
• Visually appealing, PROFESSIONAL, and understandable
• Neatly cut photos with proper adhesive
• If you use text or wording it must be printed, no hand writing
Part II: Paper:
Write a 1-1 ½ page paper describing how your inspirational board could be used for a future fashion or accessories collection. Begin the paper by describing your inspirational process and how, where, etc. you found inspiration for your mood board. Secondly, describe and list three potential garments or fashion products that could be used for a future collection from the inspiration from your mood board.