Textile Design Utilisation of Archive Resources and the Creative Process Journal Method

Stephen-Cran, James; Britt, Helena

Textile Design Utilisation of Archive Resources and the Creative Process Journal Method

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Stephen-Cran, James and Britt, Helena (2013) Textile Design Utilisation of Archive Resources and the Creative Process Journal Method. In: 7th International Conference on Design Principles and Practices, 6th-8th March 2013, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
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Creators/Authors:

Stephen-Cran, James and Britt, Helena

Abstract:

Design process studies, and therefore design-thinking literature, tends to come from disciplines outside of the textiles domain. Research relating to the design process is dissected and describes creative production at key stages. Designers, in the creation of new textile and fashion related artefacts, often refer to historical resources but minimal insight exists regarding the textile design creative process. The research presented in this paper examines the utilisation of archive resources during the initial and subsequent stages of the design process in the creation of new textile and fashion related artefacts. Fourteen textile and fashion practitioners participated in the project. Creative process journals were used by each of the participants as the primary method of data collection. This method enables creative practitioners to record, analyse, evidence and explicate their own creative process. The research findings reveal insight into the textile design process and propose considerations for archive utilisation. The creative process journal as research method is reflected upon and areas for further investigation described.

This paper adds to minimal existent literature regarding the textile design process and utilisation of archive resources. Creative process journals are used and examined as the primary data collection method.

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http://designprinciplesandpractices.com/conference-archives/2013-conference/program-and-events

Additional Information:

Design process explication is an area of existing and continued practice in terms of research, learning and teaching with in the Department of Fashion and Textiles at The Glasgow School of Art (GSA). Research in this area has previously been carried out by Gilham and McGilp (2007) and McGilp and Stephen-Cran (2007). The CPJ method was developed for the taught postgraduate fashion and textiles programme at GSA and has been utilised for staff research. This paper analysed data collected from the Awaken Project (Stephen-Cran – Principal Investigator) to investigate the conceptual possibilities of reinterpreting archive material for contemporary textile design and related work. Britt was one of fourteen creative practitioner who took part in the project and contributed to the data analysis and dissemination phases of the investigation.
The Awaken Project resulted in an exhibition (Mackintosh Gallery, GSA, 24 January - 28 February 2009), post conference publication (ISBN 978 0 9560317 4 7) and a seminar for archivists, to increase awareness of approaches to working with archival resources. Aspects of the Awaken Project have been by further disseminated via conference papers and selected symposium presentation including:

Britt, H. & Stephen-Cran, J. (2013) Textile Design Utilisation of Archive Resources and the Creative Process Journal Method. The 7th International Conference on Design Principles and Practices. Chiba University, Japan, 6-8 March 2013.

Britt, H. (2013) Inspirational Archives: Examining Utilisation by Textile and Fashion Practitioners. Textile Society: New Research Strategies II. Wellcome Collection, London, 16 March 2013.

Stephen-Cran, J., Britt, H. & McGilp, H. (2013) Inspiring Influences: Examining Creative Process Journals to Enhance Fashion & Textiles Design Knowing. Knowing (by) Designing. Proceedings of the conference 'Knowing (by) Designing' at LUCA, Sint Lucas School of Architecture Brussels, 22-23 May 2013. Brussels: LUCA, Sint Lucas School of Architecture Ghent/Brussels; KU Lenven, Faculty of Architecture.

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Design process; textile design; archive utilisation; creative process journal

School/Academic Area:

School of Design > Fashion & Textiles

Dates:

Date

Date Type

March 2013

Completed

Status:

Unpublished

Funders:

GSA RDF

Event Title:

7th International Conference on Design Principles and Practices

Event Location:

Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

Event Dates:

6th-8th March 2013

Projects:

Awaken

Output Type:

Conference or Workshop Item (Lecture)

Output ID:

3223

Date Deposited:

18 Sep 2013 08:18

Last Modified:

16 Feb 2015 14:11

Deposited By:

James Stephen-Cran

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