Visiting the 2014 MMU Degree show: Jessica Brown Creations.

When this years degree show was on I took the opportunity to visit it twice, looking around the Textiles in Practice work, as well as various other programmes in depth. There was so much inspiring work but I have chosen to write about my 3 favourite designers as their work has inspired me and I wish to create similar work next year.

Some of Jessica Browns Stationery Collection - http://jessicafloralscent.tumblr.com

Jessica Brown Wallpaper Design - http://jessicafloralscent.tumblr.com

My favourite student was Jessica Brown. Her work stood out immediately with the way she displayed her work and prints. I was inspired by her work because it is exactly the kind of collection that I want to be producing by the end of next year. Her wallpaper and stationery collection proved that I she can work across a range of products with a variety of scales, which is something that I want to show in my portfolio as well. I also liked the way she displayed her work in the vintage crates (as shown below), as it stood out because it was different to everyone else's and looked professional, which is something I will take into consideration for my show.

After reading through her blog, it is clear that she is inspired by organic and natural forms, and uses her strong drawing skills to enhance her collections. This is exactly how I work and I want to make sure that I keep a hand drawn, but digitally enhanced, element to my work.

I also loved her choice of colour palette and colour is something that I intend to work on this year too. It is also clear that she had done a lot of market research about stationery and different designers and ways of designing, as well as concentrating on her brand.

Jessica Brown's Colour Palette Board - http://jessicafloralscent.tumblr.com

Jessica Brown's Market Research Board - http://jessicafloralscent.tumblr.com

Jessica Brown's Business card design, and logo design - http://jessicafloralscent.tumblr.com

I hope to achieve this in my projects next year and being inspired by Jessica's work has shown me that brand and great product knowledge is just as important as designing.