My name is Janet Carlson and my college degree and career were in fashion design, 25 years within the Miami garment industry.
Back in 2005 I got involved with the Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Indesign at a local vocational school. Started my own freelance graphic design business in 2009.
Digital paper collage captivated my interest for four years. I've since created 200 pieces that I sell as print on demand.
At that point I took on line classes in textile design. Textile design was always on the back burner of my imagination, but I needed the skills and courage to step forward into it. I'm now a graduate of Pattern Observer Textile Design Lab, so I understand what it takes for my files to be vector, raster, color separated and in repeat.
From there I came full circle back to fashion design, this time designing my own textile designs. With access to low minimums and a sublimation facility in Miami, I found that I could showcase my textile designs on my own line of board shorts.
I’m most interested in swim wear for men. My signature look could best be described as coastal and tropical. Because of my valuable experience with border and engineered panel prints while working as a fashion designer, I’m designing within this area of expertise.