Blog Post 2 – Themes reflection task

Within the Better Lives unit, I got a lot of information of each theme. All of them was so interested and useful. There have been many different and diverse topics talked about which has opened me up to new things such as my passions for subjects elsewhere from my chosen course. I think it can be said three main themes: sustainability, diversity, and social responsibility. Through this reflective task, I was able to discuss about how the Better Lives themes might change how I work in the future.

 I made my choice to join Fashion Illustration: View from the Catwalk unit. Because in this unit, I can study a specified range of collections focusing on designers who explore diversity and sustainability within their work. This project gives information about fashion illustration and how it services the fashion industry. I was able to learn drawing techniques from analogue to digital, narrative, style and attitude within fashion imaging. I am still researching about designers and brands to start my project. I am confusing about “future” means what. Whether it is my project or it is about years later. If it means my future work after few years, this Better Lives unit would have affected my future work a lot. Even now, I am thinking about themes related to my work and my aspect about my work is keep changing. Before I took this lecture, I did my work without considering much. But through this unit, it was an opportunity for me to think about something more deeply and point out the error. And if “future” means my project, I can say the project ‘Fashion Illustration: View from the Catwalk’ gave a lot of motivation of creativity. I was, and I am still learning various way to express and show my intention through my own way. 

I haven’t decided on the theme of my project yet, but I will work on the designers and brands after further investigation. There are still more lectures left, so I expect to learn more from the remaining lectures.