Sunday, June 3, 2012

Crayola Washable Markers




Tent Jacket

Experimental Piece: My experimental piece is a jacket that can be turned into a tent. Below are some images of me testing out the design/construction and fit.




Friday, June 1, 2012

Observational Research - Adult

When I went to Monkey Mania to to my consumer research for children. I also did some observational research for the men who were there. Whether they were the fathers, carers friends etc. I found that a lot of the adult men dressed similar to the children. The quality of the garments were low to medium but seemed comfortable. Since they all dressed similar to the children it got me thinking is there a gap that the men can dress similar, trendy and have fun interactive clothing?


These were the results from my observation:



Place
Date
Age
Quality
Clothing
Monkey Mania
31 March 2012
30
Low
T shirt, Cargo shorts


29
Medium
Cotton pants, Polo shirt


38
Medium
Ralph Lauren shirts, Jean shorts


25
Low/Medium
Plain red t shirt, indigo jeans


30
Low
Car t-shirt, army cargo shorts


28
Medium
Check button up short sleeve shirt, jeans
Place
Date
Age
Quality
Clothing
Monkey Mania
1 April 2012
32
Low
Graphics T shirt, football shorts


35
Medium
Button up shirt with jeans


34
Low/Medium
T-shirt with button neck, jean shorts


28
Low
V neck, board shorts


30
Medium
Graphics t shirt, Navy cotton pants


24
Low
Long sleeve t shirt, light jeans


32
Medium
Football jersey, jeans


31
Low
Polar fleece jumper, cargo shorts


40
Medium
Button up shirt, suit pants


35
Medium
Polo shirt, cotton shorts


37
Low
Sponge bob t shirt, Cargo shorts


26
Low
Graphics t shirt, cotton pants

50 pictures of children who are cooler than you!

Kids fashion has come a long way since purple swear suits. These stylish children represent the best and brightest of the growing 'kids fashion blog' scene


Source: http://www.buzzfeed.com/summeranne/50-pictures-of-children-who-are-cooler-than-you


Below are some of the results which I thought were exciting!

















WGSN trend watch

Some exciting menswear pieces posted on WGSN.




Simple things can look so good!

Colour

I looked at WGSN for some colourful inspiration and came across all these wonderful images!

Car Atlas by David T. Waller



Colourful mutant pop sculptures by New York artist, Joe Grillo.


Yayoi Kusama’s Look now, see forever exhibition at Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art

Adult Competitors

Below are some brands that would be my direct competitor for my more expensive items. The designs maintain a normal silhouette yet have a twist to make it more fun and visually appealing to the consumer.