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As I've progressed through this brief and explored different areas I've now got a good idea on what my focus is, for both my accessory and essay. I just wanted to go back to my initial concept and look at some images that inspired me to ensure I don't loose this while while going off on a tangent. I want to keep to the theme of sea life and use water buoys as my inspiration, while I started linking this to dry bags I want to mix in the vibrant colours that water buoys are. Using shape and colour to create something that could be visually pleasing whilst still having function; the function of keeping items dry around water. 

 I have taken into consideration how shape can vary so when I come to sampling I will trail different shapes to see which one works the best. I'm leaning more towards a longer shape rather than small and round but will experiment with a few. 

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