Anyway, I thought I'd put up a couple drawings I have been doing for myself. I'm a product designer by trade now - I design figurines, toys, storybooks, wedding invitations, posters, costumes, clothing. All of it is made into a consumer product, something to go to market and be bought and loved. Some is done for various companies, some is done for myself.
Here are some clothing designs I've done for myself. It's not so much that I yearn to be a fashion designer, but more that I just can't help myself. I sew costumes and clothing for fun and sometimes for profit, and I have a great passion for it, so naturally I had a go on a website called Garmz.com, where you can submit drawings of your fashion designs, put them to a vote, promote them, etc., and if a design is popular enough, it has a good chance of being accepted for prototyping and then manufacture by the Garmz company. The end result is your fashion design, made in all sizes, for sale in the Garmz shop, internationally. It's quite exciting. Here are some of the designs I've done for their site:
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| This is my latest one, inspired by Mad Men 1960s New York Fashion. If you like this design, please vote for it by clicking the image and going to its listing on Garmz.com |
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| "October Foxhunt." This design became the #1 most popular on the Garmz site, and was prototyped and released for sale on December 8th, 2010. They did a really beautiful job! |
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| "Raindrops." This designs has received 527 votes! It's the #2 most popular design on Garmz. |
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| "Holly Day Dress," a mid-century look with a boat neck, made up in heavy satin, with quilting at the hem. If you like this design, please vote for it! |
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| "On the Thames" coat design. I know it's a silly name! This one's doing alright in terms of votes, but it still needs more - it's #4 top voted right now. Please click the image and vote for it, if you like it! |
I know these aren't outstanding works of art, but working as an artist in "the real world" can sometimes do that to you. Art as Work comes to have a specific purpose - if it's for a product design, it needs to be simple, effective, straightforward, able to be understood by manufacturers overseas. There's not a lot of glamor in product design, especially when it has to be done THAT fast. The glamor and satisfaction come when you see your creativity on the shelves of a retail store. On the other hand, artwork done for poster design, invitiations, decal onto something like a photo frame or a ceramic base, etc., has to be top notch. I'll have more to show you later with regards to "real" artwork, if you like :-).
