Sophie CokerSophie Coker

A Display of the Design ProcessA Display of the Design Process Task: To design a tee-shirt for the Task: To design a tee-shirt for the

Mews Tavern 3rd Annual “Pajama-Mews Tavern 3rd Annual “Pajama-Rama” & 1st Annual Fashion ShowRama” & 1st Annual Fashion Show, , Benefitting the Tomorrow Fund.Benefitting the Tomorrow Fund.

Design ThesisDesign Thesis Product:Product: A woman’s small crew neck tee-shirt A woman’s small crew neck tee-shirt

displaying the Tomorrow Fund colors and logo.displaying the Tomorrow Fund colors and logo. DescriptionDescription:: The tee-shirt I will design will The tee-shirt I will design will

represent the work the Tomorrow Fund does to represent the work the Tomorrow Fund does to support children. The shirt will function as a means of support children. The shirt will function as a means of advertisement for the Tomorrow Fund as well as a way advertisement for the Tomorrow Fund as well as a way to have one of my designs mass manufactured and to have one of my designs mass manufactured and sold in local stores.sold in local stores.

Audience:Audience: The shirt will be judged by a panel of The shirt will be judged by a panel of judges and the winning design will then be mass judges and the winning design will then be mass produced to be sold at the Mews and throughout produced to be sold at the Mews and throughout many local stores. All proceeds will benefit the many local stores. All proceeds will benefit the Tomorrow Fund. Tomorrow Fund.

Problem: The shirt is to be worn by adult or teen Problem: The shirt is to be worn by adult or teen woman, yet the Tomorrow Fund is an woman, yet the Tomorrow Fund is an organization which supports young children. The organization which supports young children. The tee-shirt needs to encompass the ideals of the tee-shirt needs to encompass the ideals of the organization, while attracting adult attention. organization, while attracting adult attention. Lastly the design should not only reflect the Lastly the design should not only reflect the ideals of the organization but also my point of ideals of the organization but also my point of view as a designer. view as a designer.

Solution: I am going to use a metaphor of the Solution: I am going to use a metaphor of the process followed in folding an origami crane. The process followed in folding an origami crane. The endless effort which goes into care and support endless effort which goes into care and support of children by the Tomorrow Fund will be of children by the Tomorrow Fund will be demonstrated by the precise folding of paper demonstrated by the precise folding of paper which results in a beautiful bird. which results in a beautiful bird.

Challenge:Challenge:

To transfer my design from paper to To transfer my design from paper to the tee-shirt. In an ideal world I the tee-shirt. In an ideal world I would be able to have the tee-shirt would be able to have the tee-shirt professionally dyed and screen professionally dyed and screen printed; in this case I need produce printed; in this case I need produce the finished project with my limited the finished project with my limited experience and resources. experience and resources.

I envision my tee-shirt with a yellow background I envision my tee-shirt with a yellow background decorated with the small graphics describing the decorated with the small graphics describing the steps involved in folding an origami crane. On the steps involved in folding an origami crane. On the back of the shirt I will have the Tomorrow Fund logo back of the shirt I will have the Tomorrow Fund logo beside a finished origami crane. beside a finished origami crane.

Vision

MethodMethod The first step is to dye the white tee-shirt the The first step is to dye the white tee-shirt the

same shade of yellow used in the Tomorrow same shade of yellow used in the Tomorrow Fund logo. Then I will use a method of Fund logo. Then I will use a method of pleating the tee-shirt and then applying pleating the tee-shirt and then applying yellow dye, similar to tie dyeing, in order to yellow dye, similar to tie dyeing, in order to give the shirt the appearance of having been give the shirt the appearance of having been folded. folded.

Designing the GraphicsDesigning the Graphics

•Lastly I will draw out the graphics of the steps involved in folding an origami crane. I will transfer the graphics onto adhesive paper which will then by ironed onto the finished tee-shirt.

Finished ProductFinished Product

Front View:Front View: Back ViewBack View

Contact InformationContact Information

Sophie Coker, Textile Merchandising and Fashion Design at the University of Rhode Island

Sophie.coker@gmail.com