- Product Research
- Having an awareness of current designer makers and visiting shops, galleries and trade shows is essential in identifying with designer maker products.
- Analysing and focusing on the quality of the design and product will enable you not only to gain more confidence but also give you a clearer understanding of that particular product and in turn potential selling opportunities!
- Visual Research
- Visit exhibitions, museums
- collecting found objects from a range of places such as car boot sales, flea markets, thrift shops, vintage fairs, beaches, forests etc..
- This is just as important as collecting research from libraries and the internet
- Collecting photocopies from magazines and journals is not always sufficient in extending ideas into development more in depth research is necessary!
