Overview Exploratory Stage

The 6 weeks of the Exploratory stage has whizzed by, and having the time to experiment has been fun, what i have learnt the most is not everything is going to work out as you want it, but that's ok, that's what makes the final outcome even better and more rewarding. Trips such as the V&A were fab starting points as they provide inspiration for many projects to come. The 6 weeks was not just about doing fashion, or 3D or graphics, it was about finding what type of art or design really suits you and what does not etc. In rank order the pathways i enjoyed to not so much. Fashion, 3D, graphics, and then lens- based. With the fashion i was a little fish in a big pond, i had never experienced fashion design before so it was totally new to me, therefore it wasn't intimidating to me. I choose 3D as it leads on nicely to product Design.
What i found great with the 6 weeks is that you were set a small brief but you could push it, and experiment with colour, technique, size, scale, font, etc. The 6 weeks has really opened my eyes to the creative world and has made me more creative in a very short amount of time, as i now love using pastels to do quick sketches. I have loves the exploratory stage there would be nothing i would change about the experience.