Textiles

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Textiles

• Year 9 Shorts

Assessment Design Brief, Specification, Planning
and Making
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Contents Page
Textile Shorts Katie Deacon

• Design Brief
• Analysis of Design Brief
• Research
• Design Specification
• Ideas
• Pattern Making
• Planning
• Manufacture
• Evaluation

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Design Brief
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• 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

Formally assessed area
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.
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Analysis of Design Brief
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Analyse your design brief to identify areas of
research you will need to carry out in order to
design and make your shorts. EXAMPLE
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Research Analysis of existing products
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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.
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Research Market Research Questionnaire Page
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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.
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Research Manufacturing Techniques Page
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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.
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Design Specification Page 6
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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.
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Initial Design Ideas Page 7
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Create 4 6 design ideas for your shorts. Label
each to show how they have met each of your
specification points.
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Development Photos Patternmaking Page 8
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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.
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Manufacture Gantt Chart Page 9
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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.
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Flow chart Page 10
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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.)
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Manufacture Storyboard Page 11
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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.
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Final Product Testing Photos Page 12
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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?
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Evaluation Modifications Page
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Evaluation Write up an evaluation of your shorts.
Dont 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.
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Assessment Criteria Page
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Textile Shorts Katie Deacon
Design Brief Specification Planning Making
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.