:: david rrick ::
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:: ABOUT ::
I am a Baltimore-born Fashion Designer with a passion for evolving my curiosities into Art.
Since part of my family lives in Wyoming, I’ve spent much of my life developing a passion for the outdoors — and, of course, for the design and use of outdoor clothing and equipment.
(Left)(This Year) Me and my Brother sitting atop Solitude Lake after a 15 mile hike through Teton National Park. (I am the one on the Left!)
(Middle) My old cat Mei finding warmth underneath a pair of my snow pants!
(Right) Me enjoying A beautiful Wyoming afternoon in my cousins backyard.
:: Shoe Design project - OMNI TERRA 26' ::
I began my design process with the mentality of creating a shoe that can be used on extreme Backpacking trips while staying stylish.
I have Plantar Fasciitis in both of my feet. And after embarking on a 14 mile hike into the Tetons this past year my feet were killing me. So I chased the extra goal of creating an extremely supportive and comfortable Hiking shoe.
I wanted 3 outcomes from this shoe :
1. Stylish / Sleek
2. Capable of extreme duress in the elements
3. Supportive & comfortable for those with Plantar Fasciitis
I began my ideation in MidJourney
Then sketched out a design
I then took my design into Blender, forming the initial silhouette & then Crafting the details.
To achieve maximum sleekness, I decided the show would be black with grey accents.
I added the donegal Multi color Material to keep the shoes playful and interesting.
The shoes Final form!
I then used two AI platforms, Midjourney - to explore how extreme wear and tear would effect the shoes soles & ChatGPT too explore many different sets of colorways for the shoe.
I kept pushing the bounderies, exploring what OMNI - TERRA's design aesthetic could be.
I did this using MidJourney as to get quick, high definition iterative results.
Some extra views & a clipped / cut view of the shoe showing its inner sleeve.
:: My Senior Thesis 22'-23' :: Seasmhach
Seasmhach in Scotts Gealic means reliable and durable.
I fully designed and constructed this collection with unusual & durable materials use and construction methods in mind. It was made to keep the wearer comfortable on a 10 min walk to work in the dead of winter, or fully protected from the elements on a 3-month excursion into the wilderness; all while looking fashionable.
My Senior experience can be split into three parts
Part 1 :: Concept Creation and Design Ideation
Part 2 :: Initial Patternmaking / Muslin Prototyping
Part 3 :: Final Construction and Critique.
Part 1 ::
Concept Creation and Design Ideation
In the initial stages of our thesis development, we were required to develop 3 separate books.
Each would have its own design aesthetic. Each would be 160 pages. And each was required to have 3 sections :: Ideation in the form of photographs / drawings / etc. - Material and construction development - & finally at least 100 croquis.
Although I lost most of what I had, what you see below is just a taste of my process for design ideation.
BOOK 1 :: EXTREME WEATHER CLOTHING
For this book I researched the clothing High altitude climbers, adventurers, regular working people, etc. have worn in the past. Exploring what makes a technical garment that would function in certain extreme conditions without failure. What high quality materials are used & what Underlayers function perfectly for these climates.
Photo scans from my Senior Book 1 :: Each one of these are hand done and can be anywhere from 2 - 10 layers of photo material
BOOK 2 :: Outerwear / Streetwear
For this book I researched the streetwear defining the now & and the past + outerwear since its rise to popularity outside of the field. I looked creative silhouettes textures, materials, and seam construction.
Photo scans from my Senior Book 2 :: Each one of these are hand done and can be anywhere from 2 - 10 layers of photo material
BOOK 3 :: Workwear
Reliable, Durable, Fashionable. Here I looked into the history of workwear. I questioned, what makes a garment last a lifetime even though it used while working in coal mines or even constant seasonal use on a farm? Materials? Seams? Construction?
Photo scans from my Senior Book 2 :: Each one of these are hand done and can be anywhere from 2 - 10 layers of photo material
Part 2 :: Initial Patternmaking, Materials Development, and Muslin Prototyping
Within this part of SCADS fashion thesis, we finalized croquis, Made our final boards & began construction.
Materials Development ::
I chose these materials based off of my research into work / sport environments with durable and weather resistant garments. What I found was an emphasis on lightweight, breathable, durable, and weather resistant materials. These choices were also informed by my experience with Arc’teryx’s & Stone Island's lightweight, durable, breathable, and environmentally resilient garments.
I began making more technical sketches and envisioned more thought out seam types, fits, and silhouettes. After that I drew my first focused Croquis.
And then I began Draping and Patternmaking.
And continued refining my designs to create my final boards
And Developed my final designs.
With that I began Muslin prototypes
And I continued working until I got my final Designs in my final fabrics.
I then Moved on to Pt. 3 :: Final Construction / Final Photoshoot / and Movie.
I utilized Dyneema Composite & Lightweight Nylon for this prototype.
Materials :: 10oz Heavy Weight Duck Canvas / 10oz Waxed Duck Canvas / Poler Tec Fleece / Nylon
Materials :: 120z Heavy Weight Duck Canvas / 10oz Waxed Duck Canvas / Military Grade 12oz Canvas
I utilized Waxed Duck Canvas for this prototype.
Look 1 ::
Made For A walk Through Brooklyn, or a hike through the Applachians
POCKETING
Poncho Fits as Utility Apron as well
Layered up
Look 2 ::
Streetwear Emphasis / Waxed Canvas Poncho for inclimate weather
Poncho to Cape Functionality / Arm Movement
Face Cover for a cold day
Tapered pants made to fit anyone
Look 3 ::
High Elevation Terrain / Dyneema for protection / Nylon Puffer for heat insulation / Unzippable water proof Zippers for heat ventilation.
Vents for long hikes
Layers & Pocketing
Tapered Pant Ends
Materials :: Dyneema Composite / Nylon / Pima Cotton / 10oz Waxed Duck Canvas / Quilted Nylon.
Look 4 ::
All Weather Protection
Pocketing
Dyneema Window
Arm Rests for long hikes
Materials :: Dyneema Composite / Nylon / Pima Cotton / 10oz Waxed Duck Canvas / Military Grade Canvas
As I am sure you can tell, this entire year was a load of hard work. With the good came the bad. I constantly made errors and ran into problems every day but I made my way through it by keeping an open mind, learning valuable information from my mistakes, & having the capability of pivoting on a whim to solve any issue.
Below you will find my Thesis's final video, and below that my final book design.
Final Video
Final Book
Done In Illustrator & Photoshop
:: Post Graduation Freelance Work Highlight :: 23'
After graduation, I moved between three different cities: Savannah, Pittsburgh, and Atlanta.
During that time, I began freelancing and had the opportunity to work on a variety of individual projects.
Although most of my work focused on my background in graphic design, I also helped a newly established clothing brand based in India develop a logo and define silhouettes for their initial capsule collection.
Below is what I was able to create for them.
The capsule collection included A Hoodie and a T-Shirt.
Since the brand was more interested In streetstyle I designed each garment and its fit to be oversized
The Graphic to the Right was not used but is my favorite.
T-Shirts
Hoodies
Individual Logo Designs
DESIGN MORPHINES 24-25 MASTERS PROGRAM
DesignMorphine is an accredited school that is part of the UACG (University of Architecture, Civil Engineering, and Geodesy of Sofia, Bulgaria). It offers a Master’s in Computational Design (3D Design) through an online, nine-month program.
That’s a mouthful.
After graduating from SCAD, I felt like I needed more. A good friend of mine, who had graduated from SCAD’s School of Fashion the year before me, decided to take this course — and loved it. The school’s manifesto, design ethos, and course structure piqued my interest, so I decided, let’s do it!
After going through one of the most difficult and intensive nine months of my life, I can confidently say I have no regrets and have never felt so fulfilled. This program not only taught me an invaluable range of 3D programs and tools, but it also completely changed the way I think about design — and, of course, the way I approach designing itself.
What lies below is the culmination of my final project, all presented in a book I designed. It’s divided into five chapters, reflecting the structure of Design Morphine's curriculum.
Enjoy.
I started out my year with two team mates : Keya Roy, & Alex Wertheim
After our second Ch. & due to circumstantial events, One of my teammates left the program and the other joined A Group ( a time zone based group that was in Europe). After Completing Ch. 3 alone I was then partnered up with Paul Poblette and took on the roll of Project lead.
This book was designed in Illustrator & In Design
After a cosmic journey through the stars, The Eclipse find a planet (Veluthra) that is in dire need of help.
The curriculum at Design Morphine is split into 5 chapters.
The Masters starts with developing a species that will inhabit your world. This species and their characteristics shape the rest of the Ch.'s & of course the design language of the world you will create around them.
This Ch. focuses on manual modeling by way of programs such as Z-Brush & introduces rendering software's such as Keyshot & materials development by way of Adobe Substance Painter.
Through a love of Moth like anatomy & Bio-Tech, the Eclipse were formed.
I based the design of this book off of the old model airplane construction books I would use when I was younger.
Having to go back between the instructional guide and the diagrams provides a more enjoyable interactive experience for the viewer.
The Corpuscle will become the building block of the following Ch.'s It is meant to be just a living quarter of what will become the Eclipse's hive / city.
We focused on computational algorithms and node trees based simulations within Houdini to construct and design our Corpuscle. Defining physics & material integrity.
I then split apart the corpuscle into interesting pieces and use those as building blocks for the Amalgamation / Hive.
To do this we used Wasp in Grasshopper to create algorithmic driven Clusters & then main structures for the city / hive.
These are the guts of the Eclipse's Hive.
And here is the External part of the Amalgamation, coined as the Imitation Tree.
Imagine a tree made of Paper Lichen and used functionally like a wasp hive. This would be that.
External Renders done in Blender.
Veluthra's environment computationally built in Blender using simulations and Height Maps.
In this chapter we developed Private & Public transportation systems within the Amalgamation and outside of it.
By this point a wide variety of programs are used for development.
Orange represents the Private Transportation system, and Purple, the public.
Here are the private Vehicles, (left,) and the Private docking system (Right)
Designed and constructed by my teammate Paul Poblette
How the Prosthesis inhabits the Private Vehicle.
Public vehicle made for long distance missions to set up outposts within the surrounding area.
Designed and constructed by me.
Public station docking system located within the top of the hive & connects to the private system by way of pressurized tubes (orange).
In this Chapter we make 2d. Mini Map / Legend that shows the extent of our species reach / inhabitation of the world around them.
To develop these routes we used Nuclei3.
A mycelium growth based simulation in which you can develop routes with pheromone attraction and topographic information.
A look at how routes through topographic info are simmed with Nuclei3.
We then developed 2D amalgamations and clusters to be shown as cities / civilizations being built across the forest.
The Nuclei3 developments on top of our topographical map.
More 2D Graphics are developed to further define the maps legend.
This is the finished map.
Nuclei3 in action.
At the end of each Ch. we would present our work in the form of a board.
This is the beginning of our boards from Concept to Final Presentation.
This is the final board
I designed it to look like vintage Sci Fi Movie posters.
:: Pre Senior Thesis Design work ::19" - 22'
During my time at SCAD I completed a multitude of design courses focused on preparing us to complete our Senior Thesis. We would do at least four a Quarter & they mainly entailed the initial design process :: Silhouette, material, color, etc. ideation.
This was the process of me finding my Illustrative style but also my design voice.
Here is a look at a few of mine.
Project 1 :: Translucent Sustainability for Nanamica Kobe
I designed this collection based on the style of Nanamica Kobe. It revolves around translucency and sustainability. Not only does this describe the materials used, but It also describes a commitment to getting as close to a 99.99% sustainable manufacturing process without cutting corners. No bogus, no transparency.
Project 2 :: An Exploration of Craig Green
I Designed this collection based on the style of Craig Green. It revolves around the incredibly artistic functional garments created and facilitated for a decade by Craig Green's in-house designers. Instead of focusing on one year/style of Craig Green, I attempted to focus on mixing together multiple. Enjoy.
Project 1 :: Translucent Sustainability for Nanamica Kobe
A focus on sustainable clothing without cutting corners or hidden details.
Project 3 :: Geometric Symmetry
In my Advanced Illustration class, I was tasked with designing a collection based on Geometric Symmetry. To do this I looked into tents and the geometric functions of each type. I wanted to make garments that were not only a representation of geometric stability but were also without structural stability outside the use of tension in wires and strings.
Project 2 :: An Exploration of Craig Greene
I Designed this collection based on the style of Craig Green. It revolves around the incredibly artistic functional garments created and facilitated for a decade by Craig Green's in-house designers. Instead of focusing on one year/style of Craig Green, I attempted to focus on mixing together multiple. Enjoy.
Project 4 :: Protective Headwear Explo.
In Senior year, I took an accessories illustration class. We were tasked with illustrating a line of accessories of any kind. I chose to do mixture of protective wear for a multitude of uses.
Project 3 :: Geometric Symmetry
In my Advanced Illustration class, I was tasked with designing a collection based on Geometric Symmetry. To do this I looked into tents and the geometric functions of each type. I wanted to make garments that were not only a representation of geometric stability but were also without structural stability outside the use of tension in wires and strings.
