Ashley F. Grabitz

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Ashley F. Grabitz

• Portfolio

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Resume
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Skill Sets

• Computer Skills
• U4ia
• Adobe PhotoShop 7.0 and higher
• Adobe Illustrator CS
• Adobe InDesign CS
• Microsoft Office
• MAC and PC Proficient

• Personal Management Skills
• Dependable
• Honest
• Trustworthy
• Hard-working
• Passionate

• Design Skills
• Fashion Illustration
• Functional Design
• Textile Analysis
• Patternmaking
• Construction

• Merchandising Skills
• Window Design
• Floor Plan Design Knowledge
• Buying

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Career Goals

• In two years I hope to
• Have gained extensive first hand knowledge of
  the fashion industry.
• Have the opportunity to learn the fashion
  industry overseas.
• Have proven my ability to design and to be
  considered for promotion.
• Be in a company that I could be with for years
  to come.

Philosophy Statements

• I believe
• That good design draws inspiration from a
  variety of places.
• That technology is just as critical to design
  as hand skills.
• A fun working environment can be more
  productive.
• The success of a company depends on the
  success of its team members.
• Diversity in the workplace creates diversity
  in design.

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HEV 246 Computer-Aided Design for Apparel

• Development and production of textile and apparel
  designs and patterns via selected computer
  software packages. Implications for use in the
  apparel industry.

Winter Wonderland
This project included designing a line of girls
clothing for the winter season. The project was
designed using both Adobe Photoshop and Adobe
Illustrator. It was finished in the Fall of 2006.
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Pattern Recreation and Pattern Creation
These projects required taking an existing fabric
and recreating the print in Adobe Illustrator,
and also drawing inspiration from a piece of art
and creating a print. These projects were
finished in the Fall of 2006.
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HEV 346 Advanced CAD for Apparel

• Apparel design and production techniques using
  advanced computer systems and software. Portfolio
  development and CAD related career exploration.

Fashion Figure Coloration Techniques
These projects were exercises in figure
coloration. The software used was U4ia. These
projects were finished in the Spring of 2008.
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Print Creation
This project involved creating motifs in U4ia and
using U4ia to create a repeat print from them.
This project was finished in the Spring of 2008.
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Print Recolor
This project involved taking one print and
producing four different colorways. U4ia was used
in this project. It was completed in the Spring
of 2008.
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Creating Plaids and Stripes
This project was to create a stripe and a plaid
in U4ia and also to apply a weave texture to the
plaid. It was finished in the Spring of 2008.
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Mapping Prints onto a Figure
This project included the prints made previously,
and using U4ia, mapped the prints onto a fashion
figure. This project was finished in the Spring
of 2008.
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Finished Redesign
This project involved using all the techniques
used previously to redesign a line drawing and to
map prints and plaids onto it. This project was
finished in the Spring of 2008.
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Apparel Website Design
This project involved creating a website using
Dreamweaver, and also U4ia to create a line to
feature on the site. This project was finished in
the Spring of 2008.
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HEV 241 Apparel Design Illustration

• Introduction to graphic skills involved in
  drawing the fashion figure, garment sketching,
  and rendering textures. Emphasis on portfolio
  development for the apparel designer.

Line Development from Our Own Closet
This project involved choosing four or five
garments from our closet and mixing and matching
them to create these sketches. The sketches were
created using pencil. This project was completed
in the Spring of 2008.
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Mixed Media Illustration
This project required that the illustrations were
rendered with different medias. Colored pencil
and found materials were used in these sketches.
This project was finished in the Spring of 2008.
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HEV 547 Functional Apparel Design

• A systematic approach to apparel design
  integrating knowledge of the needs and functions
  of the wearer, the structural properties of
  textiles and apparel design.

Using the Thermal Camera and Body Scanning
Technology
This project involved using the thermal camera to
test thermal properties of our bodies. The body
scanner was also used to demonstrate how the
technology is used. This project was completed in
the Spring of 2009.
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HEV 355 Textile Analysis

• Use of standardized testing in quality control of
  textiles for end-use and serviceability.

Group Textile Analysis Project
The project on the fallowing slide involved
testing two fabrics, a cotton woven and a
polyester lining and then creating a data sheet
and research paper from the results.
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HEV 335 Internship in Apparel Merchandising and
Design

• A structured internship experience that fosters
  transfer of knowledge and skill into competencies
  required for successful performance in an apparel
  merchandising or design career.

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ART 235 Logo and Identity Design

• A continuation of ART 135, with emphasis on
  development of conceptualization and
  visualization skills. The course focuses on
  printed materials that apply to identity systems.

Personal Logo
This project involved creating a personal logo
for ourselves. Adobe Illustrator was used. This
project was finished in the Spring of 2009.
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ART 105 Drawing I

• A basic introduction to drawing media and
  techniques, and an exploration of the concepts of
  space and form in varied subject matters.

Still Life and the Jekyll and Hyde Self-Portrait
These projects involved setting up and drawing a
still life with pencil, and drawing a
self-portrait with chalk pastels that featured
two different sides of ourselves. These projects
were finished in the Summer of 2008.
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Independent Work

• This section includes projects that were
  completed in past years that focus on fashion
  illustration and apparel construction done on my
  own time.

Wedding Gown
The illustration on the following slide was
created in January 2009. It was done in pencil.
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Abercrombie Inspiration
These sketches were intended for a design project
for Abercrombie and Fitch. Illustrations in
pencil.
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Indian Inspired Line
These designs were created as part of a project
for another class. They were produced using Adobe
PhotoShop and U4ia. They were completed in the
Fall of 2008.
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FAMD T-Shirt and Bag Design Contest
These designs are designs I created for the FAMD
t-shirt and bag design contest. My bag won and
was produced. This was completed in the Fall of
2007.
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Threads 2008
The following are shots taken of my runway show
at THREADS 2008. The garments were designed and
constructed by myself.
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Threads 2009
The following are shots taken of my runway show
for Threads 2009. The garments were designed and
constructed by myself.
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Letters of Recommendation
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