Capstone Portfolio Project 2015

Objective:

The objective of this project is to effectively present work, experience, and skills from my portfolio to demonstrate a clear understanding of subject matter/ how to navigate presentation methods. Hence I created a “Digital Magazine” copy on subject “Indian Weddings” which portrays my skills outlined below.

Description & Objectives Achieved:

Writing Skills

• Introduction to the topic through writing skills.
• Article about ‘The Indian weddings
• Researched well and read articles, exploration helped me gain the exact content.
• Images used for this skill set belong to my portfolio.

Trend Forecasting

• Forecasted the recent Lakme Fashion Week 2015.
• Considered all the trends for wedding dresses & accessories.
• Learned in detail about trend forecasting in sem1 course TREND FORECASTING & COLOR THEORY.
• Images used for this skill set are of lakme fashion week 2015 show, from Google.
• Have mentioned other designer’s collection details to justify my forecasting.

Styling

• Entire data includes my work portfolio as a stylist.
• Work focused on is majorly relevant to the topic & best of my work.
• Captions are given for the pictures and trivial details about the shoot when & where it took place
• Images include the main picture of the shoot and some behind the scenes.

Modelling

• To add this skill set for a stylist & blogger oriented portfolio, has a particular perspective, which is I peruse a personality who loves camera both the ways and easy to connect for others. People outside the industry connect with me; as they see my work on an open scale.
• Helped me understand both the tasks on the sets, and made me a better artist.
• Images used are relevant to the main topic. So that in future can use my own pictures, or can get clicked myself as a reference shot.

Henna Art / Mehendi Design

• Henna plays more prominent role at the Indian Weddings, despite with various cultures and religions. Every weddings has a henna function. And there tons of examples of different patterns.
• 3 Images of henna drawn be me. With little information
• Little history why henna is applied in the wedding/ bride’s hand.

Invite Card

• This includes invite cards made by me. Scanned copies of 2 cards.
• Small editorial call out regarding the invitees and how it’s just not one card, but entire itinerary of the wedding and other ceremonies.
• Keeping in mind the specific ceremony and theme for the wedding, colors and pattern were chosen accordingly.

Drawing & Illustrations

• Illustrations drawn with sharpie and black pen, without using pencil or eraser
• Images depict my theme for the portfolio
• Idea behind: help me to draw an illustration, can promote and present my blog.
• Don’t want to use Google images for my blog content or reference shot, illustrations can be more creative and quirky.
• This course helped to get the correct hand on illustration

Design & concept

• Included assignments done in the course, relevant to the topic
• Explained with caption, how they can be used with “weddings” or post “weddings”.
• While completing these assignments, I achieved and could extend my calibre. Hard up my limits and exceeded.