Learning Agreement, 1st Draft

Norwich University of the Arts

Learning Agreement

Course and Unit Number: Textiles - BA6

Name: Nathan Mison

Proposal:  What do you intend to do?

Following recent projects, I feel that I need to adapt and shift the focus of my work. I have lost my motivation and enthusiasm for textiles and I think that a new beginning will help me move forward. My focus for the project will be an exploration of nature and the patterns found in it, in order to create a more organic, flowing project which I hope will reflect the way I work. This project is one of the longest of the year and I want it to be the changing point of my work ethic.

I aim to begin this project the right way, exploring patterns in nature which are already featuring in the fashion and interior markets. I hope to follow this up with visits to museums and galleries whilst gaining sources of visual research to create a vast array of experimental drawings which will develop into pattern and design creation.

Assessment Work:

• Two sketchbooks with visual research, drawings and design development. These sketchbooks will be visual display of my work with very little or no written work, all explained in Blog

• A4 file with ‘plaster of paris’ casts of leaves and other natural objects.

• BLOG - A digital copy of the reflective journal as well as any research. This will be by written explanation side of my work for this project.

• A collection of A2 boards with design developments.

• Four textile conclusions to the project.

Schedule of Work: (to include the deadline for submission of assessment):

Week Commencing	Planned Work...
17th March 2014	Mon 17th ‘Project briefing’. Read through project briefing and write out learning agreement as a way of planning the course of the project and how I intend to move forwards. Begin research into trends, current market and designers. Begin sourcing visual research. Start to create basic sketches on the shapes of the images as a starting point. These are just basic drawings to develop further.
24th March 2014	Research galleries and exhibitions to visit in relation to project. Begin to develop sketches into more advanced drawings, experimenting with material and colour further.
31st March 2014	Look back over the work created so far in my first sketchbook, which should nearly be full and start thinking about what I would like to focus on moving forward to the next sketchbook, towards a set of final outcomes aimed at the interior market.
7th April 2014	EASTER BREAK. Continue working on the drawing stage in my first sketchbook. Now start to complete more research on trends, looking forward to start beginning to think about the next sketchbook, which I will use to start condensing my work, think towards a colour scheme and pattern creation.
14th April 2014	EASTER BREAK. From the research, begin to create a colour scheme which I can begin to apply to my drawings from the last sketchbook. Begin to experiment with a variety of different materials, including plastics etc applying the drawings.
21st April 2014	EASTER BREAK. continue to experiment with a variety of different materials, including plastics etc applying the drawings. start to apply digital design to my drawings to think about the digital development of design.
28th April 2014	Arrive back at uni with a detailed plan with the development of drawings and patterns into different techniques, booking time in the printroom to develop ideas towards final designs. 29th april - 2nd may WORK PLACEMENT AT SMITHS ROW.
5th May 2014	Develop drawings and patterns into different techniques, booking time in the printroom to develop ideas towards final designs.
12th May 2014	Fri 15th ‘Hand In’ Sort everything out for hand in. Get all final samples complete and collate work together ready for hand in.

This schedule plan is based on everything going to the uni timetable. Personal issues will cause me to have time off uni for at least a couple of weeks. I will apply for an extension, but the schedule will still follow the same way, whatever happens.

Resource requirements:

• Gallery and Exhibition Visits (details to be confirmed following further research)
• Library Resources (uni and norwich/local) - Books and journals.
• Norwich Library and Market Research - Contextual research, and ideas for design outcomes.
• Internet - General research, trends, designer, ideas for study visits.

Tutor's comments:

Learning agreement agreed and signed by:

Course Leader: .................................................... Date:............................

Unit Leader/Tutor: .................................................... Date:............................

Student: .................................................... Date:............................