Fashion Design 2 continues to introduce students to the conceptual, creative and technical processes of designing and creating cohesive capsule collections of garments, while also cultivating a deeper understanding of what their authentic identities and impacts are as designers, both individually and collectively. Through the development of weekly assignments the design briefs of this course will require, students will continue to become familiar with industry product development, while strengthening their approach to the skills that successfully contributing to it will require.
- Instructor: Ghazaleh Khalifeh
- Instructor: Amy Morrell
- Instructor: Anthony Murray
Senior level Fashion majors who have completed prerequisite drawing,
design, and studio courses (view Workday for this information) participate in this final design/illustration
course. The course's goal is the development and execution of an
organized and professional-level series of well-developed and illustrated fashion collections and accompanying technical illustration
work. This course combines design and illustration skills developed in
Fashion Illustration 1-3 and Fashion Design 1-4 focusing on individual
design aesthetics and expression readying students for Instruction
emphasis is on presentation, composition, color, and rendering
techniques. The students will be exposed to the work of master fashion
illustrators including, Antonio Lopez, Tony Viramontes, and Rene Gruau
as well as reviewing/researching iconic fashion brands. Students will be
expected express their design aesthetic with a complementary
illustration style. Exit criteria is a body of cohesive design work
originally illustrated collections with appropriate technical support
materials and a designer information package. Participation in the
Spring Portfolio Review with a completed portfolio is one of the final
professional practice steps for the fashion design senior.
- Instructor: Ghazaleh Khalifeh