Since July 2015 I have been working with fellow student Polly Vadasz at Sighh Designs. My role as a co-designer for these few months have helped me develop as a designer outside of university. I have helped on various new designs, and expanded my techniques using more traditional approaches to create patterns.
My first project with Sighh at the beginning of 2015, where I helped produce the Lil' Cacti case. I was approached by Polly on Instagram before we even met at uni, and was asked to collaborate with her!
From there I went on with helping out with new designs, processing orders and dealing with customer emails. My most successful project so far would be the revision planner. I helped out with the layout and structure of the revision planner, and it has proved extremely popular with students!
As Polly is more advanced at hand rendered type than I am, I've taken more to designing patterns. Recently, the Dottie phone case was released which I designed. It's a basic black and white pattern, which is very popular with customers as it doesn't clash with outfits and looks great in selfies (these are all new considerations I've had to get used to).
Having our own studio space to create and work in really helps too. Working for Sighh while at university has given me an idea of what real industry work feels like. We have our own desks with lovely furniture and plants - a space of our own. In the past few months I felt like I've really developed with considering what the client/demographic really want, and this further helps me as a designer. Putting the client needs before your own preferred style is something I need to get used to, and Sighh is helping me achieve that.
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