Nina May Designs: January 2015

Nina May Designs

Collaboration With Buff USA

I have been working with a wonderful Sports Apparel Company for a couple years who originally found me from my Behance portfolio.

I found out Buff USA, designed and supplied the headbands/neckwear for the CBS show"Survivor". I work closely with the Creative Director who sends me the season's trend brief, templates and color story. We go back and forth editing and refining a Unisex and Jr. line of pattern designs for the next catalog and Sports Apparel trade shows. This process usually has a tight deadline of 2 weeks. So, I try to come up with a good variety of designs to choose from and offer 2 or 3 color-ways for each pattern. The fun for me is making lots of color choices because I never know which one will be chosen for the line. I am always surprised and pleased when my patterns make it to the catalog and to the online store. It's satisfying to know my client can count on me to help the line sell to buyers for the upcoming seasons.

I really love working on freelance projects and enjoy the process of Concept through Production.

Thanks for reading about an inside look at my Freelance Designer life.

XOX,

Nina

Here are some of my designs from the Buff USA Catalogs: