U6 Major Project – Add Name of Project

Name: Tiffany BreenCandidate Number: Your four digit exam number

Aquinas College33435

SECTION 1 Context and Objectives

Inspiration

Design BriefWhat is the focus of your project?The focus of my project is on dresses. Mainly evening and party dresses made with good quality,

What is the problem you need to overcome and who is your client.My client is going to be all saints

How does it link to the stated design problem?

What research will you carry out to solve the problem and how will you involve your client.I will involve my client by getting them to look at the dress feel the dress blah blah

Why did you choose this project?I chose those project because i love all the different types of dresses and all the types of embellishments you can put on them, I've always wanted to make a dress of my own as i have many but i have never made one!

Why is this your chosen project why does it interest you, is it because of the product, your client, the materials etc.

What do you hope to learn by completing this project?

Are you using new machines and techniques in your making, designing etc. Are you going onto use the techniques after the course e.g. at University

Initial SpecificationYou could answer the following questions to form each point( Do not write the question only the answer):

•What is your subject category?•Making a dress

•What product are you making?•A dress that is to be worn as an evening dress or elegant party dress•Who is your customer (adult/child)?

•What retailer could sell your product?•All saints

•How would your retailer produce your product (mass/batch/one off production)?•One off production so there will only be a couple made

•What material would you use to make your product?

•What is the maximum size your product will be?

•How much your product would be sold for? (Think about your retailer and how you are producing it. Mass-cheap, Batch and one off production-more expensive)

•What safety aspects do you need to consider? (Sharp edges, using machinery or leaving pins in it?)

•What is the function of your product? (Where will it be used and what for?)

Client Profile

Image of your client (Not off the internet you must be able

to photograph your client testing your prototypes and

final product).

Client Name: All saintsAge: 15-30Occupation:gayIncome:

Product Requirements:

Client Likes:

Client Dislikes:

Client Interview

10 Questions about the product your client wants you to make – remember this is the first time you have met your client so the first should be what do you want me to make.

Ongoing Conclusion

Client Environment/Wardrobe

Textiles: Photographs of your clients clothes

3D- Design: Photographs of the environment the product is being designed for (this will be the same environment that your models and final product will be photographed in not off the internet.)

Ongoing Conclusion

SECTION 2 Plan of Action and Clarification of Problem

Context and Objectives

Design brief

Initial specification

Time/ Action Plan

Client Profile

Client Wardrobe

Client Consultation

Inspiration

Mood Board

Excising Products

Embellishments/ Fastenings/ Materials Research

Fabric Painting

Batik dying

Hand and Machine Stitches

Disassembly/ Analysis of products

Time Plan

Research Analysis

Design specification

24 drawn ideas

Client response to design ideas

Design ideas matrix

4 developed ideas

Clients response to development

Client Consultation

Date Discussion Outcome Response Next Meeting

Inspiration Mood Board

Inspiration from artists, designers or movements. Or you could use a theme of floral, coloured woods etc

Ongoing Conclusion

Retailer Mood Board and Market Research

Ongoing Conclusion

Existing Products x 3

Ongoing Conclusion

Image of product Retailer of product: All saintsPrice £295Materials made from 100% viscoseJoints or fastenings usedZip Finish or embellishments usedsequins

Existing Products x 3

Ongoing Conclusion

Image of product Retailer of productPriceMaterials made fromJoints or fastenings usedFinish or embellishments used

Existing Products x 3

Ongoing Conclusion

Image of product Retailer of productPriceMaterials made fromJoints or fastenings usedFinish or embellishments used

Joints/ Fastenings

Ongoing Conclusion

Textiles – Research the properties of different fastenings – zips, buttons, Velcro, hook and eye, press studs, ribbon and eyelet

fastenings

3D -Design – Joints, Screws, Nails (Temporary and Permanent methods of joining) – Use chair joints slide but change conclusion

Finishes/ Embellishments

Ongoing Conclusion

Textiles – Research the properties of different embellishments e.g. beads, sequins, tassels, ribbons etc. - use cushion project slide

3D -Design – Wax, varnish, oils, paints etc. – use chair finishes slide

Fill the slide with relevant text and images

Materials

Textiles – Research the properties of different fabrics e.g. matt, shimmering, stretchy, soft fabrics or waterproof.

3D -Design – Hardwoods, Softwoods. Manufactured boards, Metal, Glass, Clay or Plastics.

Pick a category you are likely to use you do not need to cover them all.

Ongoing Conclusion

Materials Costs

Research the costs of the materials you have looked at on the previous slide.

Ongoing Conclusion

Fabric Care Labels

Insert your slide from your cushion project last year only relevant if you are completing a textiles project.

Ongoing Conclusion

Disassembly of Product 1

3 Disassembly's of relevant existing products

Photographs from different angles showing manufacturing methods and materials. Product could also be taken in use.

Textiles – Describe the stitches, materials, embellishments and fastenings

3D -Design – Describe the joints, materials, finishes and dimensions

Ongoing Conclusion

Disassembly of Product 2

3 Disassembly's of relevant existing products

Photographs from different angles showing manufacturing methods and materials. Product could also be taken in use.

Textiles – Describe the stitches, materials, embellishments and fastenings

3D -Design – Describe the joints, materials, finishes and dimensions

Ongoing Conclusion

Disassembly of Product 3

3 Disassembly's of relevant existing products

Photographs from different angles showing manufacturing methods and materials. Product could also be taken in use.

Textiles – Describe the stitches, materials, embellishments and fastenings

3D -Design – Describe the joints, materials, finishes and dimensions

Ongoing Conclusion

Design Specification

Aesthetics

Context

Performance

Maintenance

Industrial Practices

Research Analysis

Retailer

Disassembly’s

Finishes/ Embellishments

Joints / Fastenings

Materials and Costs

Existing Products

Inspiration

Add conclusions from each slide throughout your research section

Overall Conclusion

SECTION 3 Development of Design Proposal

Design Ideas

You MUST have 26 ideas in total – combination of CAD and Drawn

Each ideas MUST be annotated with;

•Materials (Named e.g. Cotton drake or pine etc)•Joints/ Fastenings and stitches•Finishes/ Embellishments•How does it match your Specification•Client Response

Make sure each slide looks full – 3 to four design ideas on each slide

Design Ideas

You MUST have 26 ideas in total – combination of CAD and Drawn

Each ideas MUST be annotated with;

•Materials (Named e.g. Cotton drake or pine etc)•Joints/ Fastenings and stitches•Finishes/ Embellishments•How does it match your Specification•Client Response

Make sure each slide looks full – 3 to four design ideas on each slide

Design Ideas

You MUST have 26 ideas in total – combination of CAD and Drawn

Each ideas MUST be annotated with;

•Materials (Named e.g. Cotton drake or pine etc)•Joints/ Fastenings and stitches•Finishes/ Embellishments•How does it match your Specification•Client Response

Make sure each slide looks full – 3 to four design ideas on each slide

Design Ideas

You MUST have 26 ideas in total – combination of CAD and Drawn

Each ideas MUST be annotated with;

•Materials (Named e.g. Cotton drake or pine etc)•Joints/ Fastenings and stitches•Finishes/ Embellishments•How does it match your Specification•Client Response

Make sure each slide looks full – 3 to four design ideas on each slide

Design Ideas

You MUST have 26 ideas in total – combination of CAD and Drawn

Each ideas MUST be annotated with;

•Materials (Named e.g. Cotton drake or pine etc)•Joints/ Fastenings and stitches•Finishes/ Embellishments•How does it match your Specification•Client Response

Make sure each slide looks full – 3 to four design ideas on each slide

Design Ideas

You MUST have 26 ideas in total – combination of CAD and Drawn

Each ideas MUST be annotated with;

•Materials (Named e.g. Cotton drake or pine etc)•Joints/ Fastenings and stitches•Finishes/ Embellishments•How does it match your Specification•Client Response

Make sure each slide looks full – 3 to four design ideas on each slide

Design Ideas

You MUST have 26 ideas in total – combination of CAD and Drawn

Each ideas MUST be annotated with;

•Materials (Named e.g. Cotton drake or pine etc)•Joints/ Fastenings and stitches•Finishes/ Embellishments•How does it match your Specification•Client Response

Make sure each slide looks full – 3 to four design ideas on each slide

Client Response To Design Ideas

Ideas MatrixSpecification Criteria: DESIGN IDEAS:

Idea 1 Idea 2 Idea 3 Idea 4 Idea 5 Idea 6 Idea 7 Idea 8 Idea 9 Idea 10 Idea 11 Idea 12

1. CONTEXT

2. AESTHETICS

3. PERFORMANCE

4. INDUSTRIAL PRACTICES

5. MAINTENANCE

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Ideas MatrixSpecification Criteria: DESIGN IDEAS:

Idea 11 Idea 12 Idea 13 Idea 14 Idea 15 Idea 16 Idea 17 Idea 18 Idea 19 Idea 20 Idea 21 Idea 22 Idea 23 Idea 24 Idea 25 Idea 26

1. CONTEXT

2. AESTHETICS

3. PERFORMANCE

4. INDUSTRIAL PRACTICES

5. MAINTENANCE

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Development 1

Development 2

Development 3

Final Design

Model Modifications

Scale Drawing of Final Product

3-D Design only delete if you are a Textiles student

Pattern and Lay Plan

Textiles only delete if you are a 3D Design student

Tools and Components

Health and Safety

QUAILTY ASSURANCE

PREPARATION

•Produce Pattern•Produce pattern layouts

CHECK POINTS

Patterns are correct size

Layouts give most efficient use of fabric

PROCESSING ASSEMBLING FINISHING

•Prepare fabric•Layout fabric•Cut out fabric•Transfer pattern markings to fabric

Weaving and printing flows in fabric

CHECK POINTS

Quality of component

Cutting of fabric is accurate

•Add components•Join fabric•Finish edges•Add decoration

CHECK POINTS CHECK POINTS

•Cut loose threads•Press product•Package product

Components stitched correctly

Decoration is correct position and correctly stitched

Hems are correct depth

Seams well stitched and neatened

No loose threads

No creases

Ready for packaging

Plan of Manufacture

Diary of Making

SECTION 4 Manufacture / Modelling

Photos of Final Product Front Side Back

SECTION 5Conclusions, Evaluations and Recommendations

Evaluation Against the Specification On a slide you need to evaluate your design specification, use the following sub headings as your guide and the points stated as a basis for your specification evaluation. You could copy your specification slide and use it to answer how the specification has been met. Context•Where and how will the product be used? •Who will use it?•What are the implications for the selection of materials?

Aesthetics•Colour and texture•Size and shape

Performance•Function-how it works and why•Ergonomic and anthropometric considerations•Secondary functions-quality, reliability, safety, fashion, efficiency

Industrial practices•Costing•Scale of production•Quality Control/Quality Assurance•Timescale

Maintenance•How will it be maintained?

Scale of Production

Financial Statement

Materials How much used? Cost

Total N/A Total up the cost of what you have used

The financial statement shows what your product has cost to make and also contains a revised figure for mass production where there would be economies of scale (Normally a saving of around 20%).

For this slide you are going to answer the following questions on the sheet and produce two tables showing the relevant costs.•Why is a one-off produced product more expensive to produce than a mass produced one?•Give an example of where it is cheaper to buy in bulk in everyday life (For example toilet rolls).•What do you save by mass producing a product? (20%)

One-Off Product

Mass Produced Product

The last section on this slide uses the title Additional Cost Factors. In this section you should talk about the additional costs that companies have when making a product. For example;•Labour•Health & Safety•Buildings insurance•Council Tax•Rent•Transport Costs•Gas/Electricity/water.

Materials How much used? CostCost as above minus 20%

Total N/A Total up the cost of what you have used

Personal Conclusion

•What have you learned?•What went well and what did not and why?(Over the whole project not just making your product)•How would you change your product if you made it again? (Make Recommendations)•How would you carry out the project differently?•What do you think of your product?

You need to write in sentences not just bullet point.

External EvaluationYou need to produce an external evaluation of your product with the results and your response to that criticism. This shows the examiner what a third party (An Expert) thinks of your product. This could take the form of either an interview or a questionnaire. Below are some examples of questions you could ask about your final product.

1.Quality-How well is it made?2.Materials-What materials would you change?3.Colour- Do you think they go well together?4.Design- Shape? Size?5.Performance/Function- Is it comfy? Is it too big?6.Do you like it?7.Would you buy it?8.Do you think it matches the range from my retailer?9.Do you like the zip fastening or would you prefer buttons?10.Is their anything you would change?

The questions you ask are about your final made product and so must be different from the questionnaire you have already produced.

Your results can be presented in a graph or pie chart or you might just write the results underneath each question it is up to you. At the end of this slide you need to evaluate the results with relevance to your product.

Client Evaluation

Success of ComponentsYou need to evaluate whether each component of your whole product has been a success or not? If it has not you need to say why and if it has, why has it?

ComponentNumber:

Component Name: Material: Success OR Not:(Yes/No)

Why was it / Why Wasn’t it a Success?

1. Table Legs Ash

2. Table Top Cherry

3.

4.

Problems in Planning

You need to produce at least a slide evaluating whether your timescale was correct on your plan of making and whether your instructions worked.

Conclude what problems you had and any changes to the planning or design you had to make because of your planning for example the use of the wrong tool etc.

Testing of Final ProductYou could use some of the following tests (You can use the titles as subheadings):

Aesthetics – Does my product match the principals of my chosen design movement?Explain why your product matches the movement e.g. Memphis must use simple brightly coloured designs. You could compare YOUR product against one out of your chosen movement use images of each to do this.Function- Does my product meets its function?What is the main function of your product? For example for the chair you need images of you sitting on it and wobbling it. Does it meet the test or does it collapse under your weight? What changes do you need to make? Why has it been successful or not? If you are using a chair get different size people to test it, take photos of each person.Environment- Does the product suit the environment it was designed for?Your product was designed for a living room, a dining room or a bedroom. Does it fit into this environment well? If so why? If it does not why? Is it the colour, size, the material?Finish- Does the finish protect the product?Has your product been sanded and finished well? Or is the surface finish uneven? You could take pictures of you spilling something on the surface of your product and wiping it away. Did it stain your product or has it protected the product?Easy to move- If the product has to be moved can it be easily moved by one person?Is your product easy to move around by one person, you could take photos of you lifting it. Is it too heavy and requires more than one person.Easy to use- Is the product easy to use?You must test your product in use, so a coffee table must be used for putting cups of tea on or magazines on. Is it low enough for people to reach when sat on the settee?Is your jewellery storage easy to fit ear rings into and bracelets and necklaces. What are the good things about it? What are the bad things? Will the necklaces get easily tangled up?Safety- Are there any sharp edges on your product?Test for sharp edges, corners on your product, take a photo of you rubbing your finger along the edge of your product. Is the finish you have put on your product safe or is it toxic to children? You need to take photos of you testing your product for evidence. You can either take the photos yourself or come in, in your own time to use the department camera.

Evaluation of Time Plan