Textiles Year 9: Shorts Assessment: Design Brief, Specification, Planning and Making

Contents Page Textile Shorts Katie Deacon Design Brief Analysis of Design Brief Research Design Specification Ideas Pattern Making Planning Manufacture Evaluation

Design Brief Page 1 Write your design brief and include: Information on who you are designing for, what are their likes, dislikes, tastes and preferences. Any constraints; such as time (9 weeks) and what you need to make (shorts) EXAMPLE: Textile Shorts Katie Deacon I am going to design and make a pair of shorts for teenagers to wear when they go to the beach. When teens go to the beach they like to be cool, so I will use lightweight fabrics. Beach wear is usually bright as you are outside so the shorts will be bright and colourful and will have a pocket so that the wearer can keep small things such as money safe. They will have a drawstring waist to hold them up. I have 9 weeks to design and make my shorts. The final product must fit well and be wearable. Formally assessed area

Analysis of Design Brief Page 2 Textile Shorts Katie Deacon Analyse your design brief to identify areas of research you will need to carry out in order to design and make your shorts. EXAMPLE:

Research: Analysis of existing products Page 3 Textile Shorts Katie Deacon Find a selection of existing shorts, you can find them on the internet or in magazines. You then need to analyse them to find out the cost, materials, target market and any interesting design features you may be able to use in your own design.

Research: Market Research: Questionnaire Page 4 Textile Shorts Katie Deacon Create a questionnaire of no more than 10 questions to find out what your customer would want from a pair of shorts. Consider questions on shape, size, length, colour, design features, etc. (this will be a homework task) Closed questions or questions with optional answers to choose are the easiest to analyse (eg: Which of these is your favourite colour? Red, blue or yellow?) Give your questionnaire to 10 people that fit your target market and collect in to analyse. Write up the analysis of your results, giving a percentage for each answer. The results should tell you the best length, colour, style, etc to design so most people will like it.

Research: Manufacturing Techniques Page 5 Textile Shorts Katie Deacon In order to make your shorts you will need to know how to sew a variety of seams and pocket shapes and how to attach buttons, elastic, etc. In class we will create samples of manufacturing techniques which you can glue to this page and explain how you made it. This will help you to design and make your shorts properly.

Design Specification Page 6 Textile Shorts Katie Deacon Formally assessed area A good Design Specification uses the research that you have gathered to create a list of points that you must follow when designing and developing your shorts. Look through your research and list the important points that you must include in each of your designs.

Initial Design Ideas Page 7 Textile Shorts Katie Deacon Create 4 – 6 design ideas for your shorts. Label each to show how they have met each of your specification points.

Development Photos & Patternmaking Page 8 Textile Shorts Katie Deacon You should have taken photos of how you have developed your idea into a pattern and how you have experimented with fabrics. Create a storyboard to explain how you developed your idea from a drawing to a 3D product.

Manufacture Gantt Chart Page 9 Textile Shorts Katie Deacon Formally assessed area A Gantt chart is a table which shows each manufacturing step, the equipment needed and states how long each manufacturing process should take in minutes. Start by writing a list of the steps you took to make your shorts then consider what equipment you needed and then how long it took.

Flow chart Page 10 Textile Shorts Katie Deacon Formally assessed area A flowchart shows each manufacturing step and any tests or checks you needed to do to ensure that your product was made correctly. Use the flowchart symbols to create a flowchart of manufacture for your shorts. (You can use the steps listed in your Gantt chart to make it quicker.)

Manufacture Storyboard Page 11 Textile Shorts Katie Deacon Formally assessed area You should have taken photos of each step of manufacture. Use the photos to create a storyboard to show each step. Write a short description to explain each photo.

Final Product & Testing Photos Page 12 Textile Shorts Katie Deacon Take photographs of your finished product while someone is wearing them. Make sure they can move around comfortably in them to ensure that the fit is good. This can form the start of your testing; do they fit? You can also ask the wearer questions about the shorts: how comfortable are they? What would they change?

Evaluation & Modifications Page 13 Textile Shorts Katie Deacon Evaluation Write up an evaluation of your shorts. Don’t forget to mention how easy or hard they were to make, how much time you had, and difficulties you encountered throughout the project. Look back at your specification points and check your shorts against each point. Do they meet each point, if not, why? Modifications If you were to make your shorts again what would you do differently? Would you change the design, fabric or how you approached the work? You can include a new improved design drawing in this section or describe the changes you would make.

Assessment Criteria Page 14 Textile Shorts Katie Deacon Design BriefSpecificationPlanningMaking 8 Can independently recognise an original design need, analyse it and prepare a design brief within a design objective. The design brief is supported by a concise list of justified design criteria in a specification which is drawn from analysis of the research gathered. Can use comprehensive and detailed sequencing chart to show materials, equipment, process, safety, quality control, timing. Methods of achieving consistency when manufacturing in quantity shown. Deadlines given which allow for alternative methods of proceeding are identified. Simultaneous activities charted. Skill, refinement & accuracy shown in use of materials and processes. Shows adaptability & ingenuity while working precisely and accurately to achieve high quality outcome. Quality assurance used. Consistency in quantity manufacture maintained. 7 Can recognise a design need and prepare a design brief independently. Can write a coherent specification with justified points which covers form, function, users & cost. Can use detailed sequencing chart to show materials, equipment, process, safety, quality control, timing. Deadlines given which allow for alternative methods of proceeding are identified. Simultaneous activities charted. Can confidently measure, mark out, cut precisely and combine ingredients using a range of equipment & processes. Can modify work to ensure good quality outcome. Quality control used. Consistency in quantity manufacture maintained. 6 Can write a specific design proposal to a broad design brief, Can identify a list of specification points which covers form, function, users & cost. Can use a sequencing chart to show materials, equipment, process, safety, quality control, timing. Alternative methods of proceeding are identified. Simultaneous activities recognised. Can measure, mark out, cut precisely and combine ingredients using a range of equipment & processes with confidence. Uses checking procedures and changes work as needed. Finishes are good and appropriate. 5 Can write a simple design proposal to a given design brief. Can identify at least 3 specification points with guidance. Can write a sequencing chart with decision boxes, paying attention to quality control and safety. Can measure, mark out, cut accurately and combine ingredients with confidence. Can use checking procedures and change work as needed. 4 Can understand a design brief. Can recognise at least 2 specification points. Simple sequencing charts are used. Lists of equipment and materials included. Can measure/mark out and cut simple forms or combine ingredients using a variety of materials. Can use a range of joining methods. Is quite accurate & pays attention to finish and how it works. 3 Can understand a simple design brief Is aware of up to 2 limitations. Can plan work in the right order, choosing the right equipment and materials. Can use a small range of tools and produce quite accurate work which has been finished suitably. Products are similar to original plans.