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I approached the self-map through the concept of star maps. The meaning of my name, Sterre, is ‘little star’ so I have grown up with many connotations to stars. I have always loved looking at the night sky ever since I was a child and since moving to the hinterland, I stand outside and look at the stars most nights. I have also developed a strong interest in astrology and related ideologies like human design and am very fascinated in how a person’s day, time, and place of birth effects their personality and so many other things. These three things lead me to choosing a star map for the basis of my self-map. I found a website which generated a star map for the day, time and place I was born. I saved this star map and traced over it in Illustrator. Experimenting with expanding the constellations in a more abstract way rather than in the circle I traced them from, I placed them over an image of myself spinning with a bedsheet. This was my original concept and plan; however, it didn’t look how I had hoped and felt disjointed rather than flowing as one, so I decided to work with the constellations in the original circle. I changed my image to the chosen self-image which worked well with the circle format of a typical star map. Using the clipping tool, I cut my self-image to fit the circle of the star map. I then placed in the same image again, in its full size and turned down the transparency. I was very surprised with how well it worked and was really happy with the results. To finalise the self-map, I added my date and place of birth as shown on a typical star map.

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https://sterreba89.myportfolio.com

Using Adobe Portfolio was a good choice when creating my personal portfolio. I began by experimenting with Behance but didn’t really like the blog post style layout and preferred the website style portfolio that Adobe portfolio offers. I worked with a minimal template and theme which compliments my personal aesthetic and was easy to arrange my work. Using the colour palette from my mood board for the logo, headings and text evoked my key words and overall design aesthetic. Although one of my key words is ‘vintage’, I chose a san-serif typeface for the headings and text for a young, inspired, and modern feel along with the reasoning that san-serif type is easier to read on screens where my portfolio will be viewed. I positioned my self-image on the home page as a form of ‘profile picture’ to allow the viewer to see me straight away and have an image in mind when exploring the rest of the portfolio. My intended audience is potential employers, clients, and other creatives for collaboration opportunities or to gain inspiration for their own work. With this in mind, I wanted to keep it clean and present my creative work in a professional way. The layout consists of four pages; self image, purpose statement, self map and mood board. The self-image is displayed as a cover image on the home page and can be viewed in full upon clicking on the image or self-image tab. The purpose statement is a short, concise statement that allows the audience to understand the reasoning behind my creative work. The self-map is a piece of creative work in which the audience can see my design aesthetic and skills through a personal visual design production. Finally, the mood board is a very good representation of my inspiration when designing and is shown to depict my design aesthetic to the audience.

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https://sterreba89.myportfolio.com

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Digital development: icons of flora in botanic gardens (using adobe capture)

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Digital development: icons of flora in botanic gardens (using adobe capture)

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I was able to capture the hand drawn icons and convert them into shapes using Adobe capture on my phone which was a very simple process, although I did struggle to refine some linework on my phone as it is rather small and I don't have a stylist so had to use my fingers which wasn't the most accurate.

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Initial icons of flora in botanic gardens (hand drawn)

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Initial icons of flora in botanic gardens (hand drawn)

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I began by hand drawing icons of various flora in the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens in fine liner

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Digital personal logo development (Illustrator)

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Digital personal logo development (Illustrator)

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I spent a long time on Illustrator experimenting with various fonts, placements, and strokes. For some I used existing fonts, converting them into shapes to manipulate and others I drew myself. Towards the end of the process I still wasn't very happy with any logos I had so went back to my typography inspiration board and worked with two fonts from there, manipulating them to suit my own aesthetic.

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I began sketching logo ideas with my name, initials and s.wolf to have a wide array to work with. I decided to continue further developing the initials logo as it is simple yet strong and had the most design potential. Experimenting designing in different fonts and styles to take further and develop digitally.

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I am typically drawn to elegant fonts with a touch of creativity. Minimal fonts with a slight serif and curving lines joining letters inspired by continuous line drawings which are modern with a hint of vintage.

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I am inspired by a minimalist style and the minimalism movement with its 'less is more' approach. With simplicity at its core, I love the direct approach which aligns with my personal values as I am a very 'get to the point' person. My personal design aesthetics relate to the use of minimal shapes, forms and lines (although I often use this in a more abstract context), simple typography and limited colour palette.

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My approach to the photograph of self was pretty straightforward. I knew that I wanted to incorporate reflective sunlight as I love the pattern the sun creates as it shines through my blinds in the mornings. After brainstorming stylistic ideas, I decided to use fabric as a prop as this relates to me as a fashion design student and my future career. I used a white linen bedsheet as linen is my favourite fabric and is at the core of all my fashion design projects, white is also my go to colour in any situation. Having the reflective light shining on my wardrobe, I had to have precise framing and angles to only capture the plain cream door without the edges or mirror doors next to it. This didn’t leave me with much room for experimenting with angles. I originally wanted to use a low angle and rule of thirds framing but this didn’t work well with the setting. I originally wanted a full body shot and took a few photos as experiments, however I ended up choosing a closer mid-shot which has a better view of my face, complimented the reflective sunlight and perfectly cropped out the unwanted background.

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Turning drawing into vector using Illustrator

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Key ideas that stand out:
- sunlight
- sky
- nature
- fabrics/textiles

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Design is the combination of artistic expression and problem solving. In design, we explore and produce innovative solutions in a creative way to benefit the consumer and environment simultaneously.

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Key words: mysterious, independent, calm, confident, beautiful, minimalistic
Key colours: black and white

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Jil Sander campaign images collated from Pinterest

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I am really inspired by Jil Sander's image campaigns as I love the creativity behind each image. At first look, the images look rather minimal and simple, especially being black and white, but I find them so interesting. I am drawn to the natural, organic feel of these images, rather than typical fashion campaigns which can be very overdone and fake. I am really interested in photo manipulation through pre and post production techniques to look more organic and abstract like these examples and relate to my key words.

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Christina Guerro is an art director I am inspired by who I also found through Jane Magazine. I love the organic forms and vintage feel behind her photos and her use of sunlight.

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Lilli Waters is a photographer who has been published quite a lot in Jane Magazine which is how I found her. I am really inspired by her photography techniques and creative ideas.

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I am very inspired by the creative works published in Jane Magazine. I love the unique vibe that sets it apart from other fashion magazines. The art direction and photography is very inspiring with the use of sunlight and shadows, blurring images, image collages, unique ways of using camera lens (capturing subject through water, mirrors, fabric, behind object - playing with focus). The creative works within Jane Magazine are mostly neutral in colours and have a natural organic feel and finish which aligns with my aesthetics and key words.

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Item 3: Key words to express my professional identity 

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Item 3: Key words to express my professional identity 

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- Organic
- Vintage
- Raw
- Artistic

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My purpose within the design industry is to creatively combine art and design. Working with natural and organic forms in neutral colours to create artistic designs, giving a raw and vintage feel to modern design work while embracing underlying themes of sustainability.

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Continuous line drawings of my favourite objects

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Drawing movement of fish and geese

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Continuous line drawing reflecting music played

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Continuous line drawing creating organic shapes with neutral colours

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Taking a sketch from one of the studio activities; using line, shape and colour to evoke key words, to create a digital drawing in Illustrator.

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1. Using form and line to evoke key words
2. Using form and line to evoke key words
3. Using colour to evoke key words

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Textile art piece to evoke key words

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As a fashion student, I decided to try these experiments with my skill set in textiles and evoke my key words through patchwork, gathering and chenille. In my textile and fashion design I work with natural fabrics in neutral colours and create structure and form with fabric manipulation techniques. This gives an insight into my creativity and personal aesthetics for image design and depicts my key words.

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- organic lines
- imperfection
- inspiration from raw edged fabrics
- inspiration from stitch lines (sewing)
- inspiration from draped fabrics
- inspiration from nature (plants, flowers, water)

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Updated to improve digital colours

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From painting to digital

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Organic, Vintage, Raw, Artistic

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Relaxed

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Lines representing drama and jazz band

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Shapes representing isolation and comfy