Nine

     AS A MAJOR PROJECT in a different class draws to a close this week, I found myself with more time to devote to this project. Reflecting on the variations of prints and colour ways that had been developed, I thought about the role of trial and error in the process. Just this week for example, the final product for the Gap/Banana Republic competition had been twice revised and redone.

     Given the multiplicity of variations that a surface design's outcome could take, the process of elimination was important not only as a way of de-cluttering but also as a means of mining available material for new insights. Drawing from another class, the kimono jacket for Integrated Studio had undergone two mock-ups before it could be cut in fabric - each version yielding new insights and provided a solution for future improvements.

     Reflection without an eventual outcome ceases to be a creative process, however, and given the exigencies of the school semester, the final surface designs should be decided this week so that going forward, they can inform the final designs.

Fin.