So I have been thinking lately that I have been so focused on graphic design, which is good because that is what Im going to school for and hopefully working towards a career in after I graduate. But I do not write about graphic design today in my blog; I plan to plunge into a different type of design not only for the sake of a refreshing change, but to keep eyes and ears open for other types of jobs in different types of design for after school.Because who knows where any of us will branch off into when we’re done.
Anyways the type of design that im very fond of and admire just as much as graphic design is fashion!!! Now I know fashion and graphic design have their similarities, they both evolve and change rapidly in society and they both surround people pretty much everywhere.The thing I love about fashion design is that it visually represents someone’s identity, its a good indicator of what type of person someone is.Whether they are dressed in a paper bag or wearing brand name clothes from top to bottom.By seeing someone’s style shows others how they respect themselves and how they want others to see them.So you got the spill on how important clothing is in our society and how it reflects everyones visual identity.But I think fashion is so much more than just peoples identity, it is an art form on its own.
Just like any other type of design, its design is made for a reason and for a considered audience.Only instead of putting this design on a computer or paper, it fits onto people to represent the design for an audience.When we design things in the graphic world, we never make any random out of the blue decisions, it all has to make visual sense and be for an intended purpose. This is made so clear in fashion design because if fashion designers made random decisions like that the consumers would be the ones to pay, or not to pay if the clothing had no visual appeal for its audience.Like any type of design fashion goes through its trends and thats a very important consideration for fashion designers because without the consideration for society and our time, their designs will not sell and without the consideration for an audience what is a designer?Not a very good one thats for sure.
I guess my interest in fashion design comes from my admiration for colors and different textures.I love the endless combinations of what you can do with an outfit! A nice article of clothing really works in relation to many other things, including jewelry,makeup, and hair.Of course many of you know this, I think this might be my inner fashion nerd coming out ,but when I see someone who has the potential to look their best I want to put them down and turn them into a goddess !Not everyone knows how to look their best and that is what fashion designers, and makeup artists, and hair stylists are here for!! Just like if a company doesnt know how to brand themselves correctly to an audience ,graphic designers rescue them from the visual crisis that they are in.I believe fashion rescues people and restores their beauty by using an art form thats dynamic and forever changing.
I found newyork magazine very informative and interesting on the latest fashion news in the states check it out!
http://nymag.com/fashion/designers/
prada.com is also a very appealing website that portrays alot of prada’s work and what they do for clients and people who just love their stuff!
Anyways I hope I gave people a nice refreshing read into a type of design that influences who we decide to represent ourselves visually to others.Clothing not only makes up our visual identities to others , but it is an art form that uses people to portray the art.
