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It should have minimum three compartments or a long strap or
it should turn into a backpack, it should be small enough to be carried easily
and big enough to accommodate all my essentials. It should complement my dress.
Do you remember your wish list while buying a new bag? It keeps changing every time
according to purpose of the bag. For different occasions things you need to
carry are different and so is the size and style of your bag.When you are buying a bag, you have clarity in mind about
its functional requirement. Still just try to remember how many times it
happens that you make your buying decision quickly within 10-15 minutes. It
takes time to finalize the one you want. There are shelves full of bags offering
variety in styles for the each type. It’s a task to choose one from those. Deciding
about functional requirements is easy than selecting the style, pattern,
colours and materials. That is where designer’s contribution comes into play.
The types and sizes of bags are fixed like tote, sling, backpack, clutch, messenger,
wristlet, flap etc. Creative process that the designer follows leads him/ her
to put together the materials in the final shape as a stylish bag.
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Every designer has his/her own approach to design their dream
products. Some find their inspiration in the material itself. The study of
properties of materials, its texture or colour leads designer to a story and a
design. In some cases it is the design of a fastener or a detailing technique that
clicks a beautiful design in their mind. For some the inspiration comes from nature
or things around. Many times it happens that designer starts the design with
some idea in mind but during the process it gets evolved to something very
different than original idea and more beautiful than expected.
For products like bags where style is as important as the
functional requirements or more important in many types, it’s a challenge for
designer to achieve the style that will catch buyer’s attention from the shelf
and make the user feel ‘Yes! This is what I am looking for!’ A well designed
product is successful to arouse emotional connect between the user and the
product and brings it to level of experiential design.Design journey starts with inspiration or theme for
collection. Deep research on theme brings in a story in designer’s mind to
start with sketches. The story further links to select materials with appropriate
colour, texture, pattern, manufacturing technique, fastener details.
For each
design or story number of sketches are made. The best one satisfying most requirements
in the design brief is selected and further worked upon. Each details like
where would buckle /zipper fit in, how would it open or close, how would the
strap fix on bag, how will edges be finished, what will be the sequence of
actions during manufacturing. Prototype gives further insights about detailing
which helps to make final product even better. Advancement in new technology
and materials equip designers to come up with advance products but the process
helps them to bridge the gap between bag sketch on paper and the final product
in customer’s hand.During start of the design process designer dreams about a
bag. His/her hard work and creative journey of design process leads him/her to
make that dream come true and in the end to bag customer’s attention and
satisfaction!
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