Graduate Collection Evaluation

After having a positive experience collaborating within my brand The Prawn Shop with Nasal Warts earlier in the year, i took the opportunity to collaborate with Jay and Amin, who's work i ahve admired over the 3 years of working alongside them both. This experience ran a lot smoother than the previous, which i believe is due to the fact that i had gained experience from my earlier collaboration with Tom. Working with both Jay and Amin was very exciting, as ideas would constantly be bounced around which made the whole experience a lot more engaging. I also feel that my vision for the rband has gotten stronger throughout this brief, as we chose not to rush to try and get the collection shot in time for the deadline, rather we were realistic about what we wanted to achieve and weren't going to settle for something sub par to that, and so a test shoot was conducted for the purpose of the hand in, and also to have an understanding of who we want the shoot to work, ensuring that everything runs as smooth as possible. I believe that having a clear them for the designs really worked for this collaboration, as it gave Jay and Amin the opportunity to work on their designs alone, however i do wish that the designing process would of been more collaborative in terms on working on the designs directly with them both, however the final pieces are very appropriate for The Prawn Shop and the whole concept for The Graduate Collection. I believe collaborating with other creatives is a very good thing for The Prawn Shop, it can sometimes feel quite exhausting to stay inspired, working on your business alone, however through occasionally working with other people, new ideas are made and other perspectives and opinions are shared.