Task A4 | D

​ esign brief 
🔎 What? 
  
❗Why? 
 
Develop a design brief, which  You have to make a decision at this point in the project: What will you design and create, 
presents the analysis of relevant  for whom and why. You want your decision to be based on sufficient background 
research.  research.  

⚙ How? 
Research results summary 
● Present​ the main results of your research (from A2) in a concise list of bullet points. ​This must be in your own words! 
● Illustrate​ your take-aways with imagery wherever you feel this reduces the amount of writing needed. However, don’t 
add images for the sake of adding images. Cite any images that you use. 
● Cite​ ​(in-text) from the sources that you found your answers from. Use the proper MLA format. 

DEFINITIONS  By consulting sources, I have found out: 

● Fabric is a piece of cloth made by knitting. It can be made from cotton, nylon, and 
others.  
● Textiles are types of fabrics. Some people say that textiles and fabric have the 
same meaning. Examples of textiles are silk, cotton, linen, wool, polyesters, nylon, 
and rayon. 
● Garments are just fabrics and a general term for clothing. 

MANUFACTURING  By consulting sources about manufacturing cotton, I have found out: 

● Firstly, cotton is taken from the plant. Next, they use machine harvesting to clean 
the cotton. Then, they separate seed and cotton. Cotton is transported to the 
factory. 
● After that, cotton is made into threads which will be formed into a ball of yarn. 
Lastly, it is weaved into different products. 
● Sewing is needed to put two fabrics together. Glues also can be used to attach 
pieces of fabric. Some other methods use pressure. 
 

TECHNIQUES AND  By consulting sources such as, I have found out the following information that I can use for 
TOOLS FOR MAKING  designing and creating my product: 
● To draw a pattern I can first measure my body part size by using a ruler.  
● Then I can draw lines of the measurements. The lines can be straight or curvy. 
● I can borrow other’s templates too. 
● The materials I need are scissors, pencils, erasers, paper, and a ruler. 

CLIENT INFORMATION  By consulting sources such as, I have realized the following considerations should be 
taken into account when designing and creating my product: 
● The client is me. 
● I am a teenager, small in size, an Asian boy. 
● My design will be in blue. 
● I just want a normal bag without shiny designs.  

PRACTICAL SKILLS  By completing the practical skills tasks, I have learned the following skills (list & explain): 
● Braiding with fabrics. 
● Sewing a button 
● Some basic sewing such as running stitch, overstitch, backstitch. 
● Tying a finishing knot with the thread 
The skills that will be useful for my project are (list & explain why): 
● Overstitch; It is useful for sewing the sides of the bag. 
● Backstitch; It can be used in adding designs (like characters for example) on the 
bag. 
 ● Finishing a knot; If I do not use this, all the sewing parts would be loose. 
 
The skills that I still need to practice or want to learn more about are (list & explain): 
● Sewing a button; The last time I tried it didn’t go well. 
 

Works cited 
● List​ any sources of information used in this section. Present in-text citations in your r​ esearch summary​ section to the 
references listed in this section. 

Lexico​. 3 Mar. 2014, www.lexico.com/en/definition/fabric. Accessed 9 Mar. 2020.

Encyclopedia.​ 3 Mar. 2013, www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/life/fashion/textiles/
textiles/types-of-textiles. Accessed 9 Mar. 2020.

Project commitment 
● State​ what type of product you are going to develop in your project in this unit and ​outline​ the direct practical purpose 
of this product. 
● Outline​ the bigger picture purpose of the product. 
● Describe​ the client or target audience for whom you will develop the product. 

Product and Purpose   In this project, I will create a blue cotton bag with a bear character design on it. 
 
The purpose of my product is to recycle the old fabrics by making them into a new bag. 

Design Goal  My product will address the design problem of -textiles being quickly sent to landfills- by 
recycling the used and old second-hand clothes which will reduce the amount of waste. 
 

Intended   My product is intended to be used by students including myself. 

Target audience 

Target audience representative  I would describe my client as an Asian small-sized male teenager. 
 
Their needs and wants for the product are carrying the books and other stuff. 
 

   
A4 Assessment 
Level  Descriptor  Typical features of student work 

0  The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors below. 

1-2  The student ​states some​ of the  ❏ The summary contains little credible, factual information. More evidence 
main findings of relevant  of relevant research was needed. 
research.  ❏ Sources are not cited (in​text or footnote). Review the MLA format for 
citations. 
❏ Works Cited is not complete. Use Noodletools. 
❏ The project commitment identifies the product and client in a limited way. 
More explanation of the needs & wants of the clientise needed. 

3-4  The student ​outlines​ a basic  ❏ The report includes some credible, factual information about the issue. 
design brief, which ​outlines  More explanation of your findings and more varied sources were needed. 
some​ findings of relevant  ❏ Some sources are cited (intext or footnote). Review the MLA format for 
research.  citations. 
❏ Works Cited - Student attempts some sort of listing of texts but in an 
improper and incorrect way. Use Noodletools. 
❏ The project commitment describes the product and the client. More 
explanation of the needs & wants of the client is needed. 

5-6  The student ​describes​ a design  ❏ Summary effectively recaps relevant and credible information about the 
brief, which ​describes​ the  issue. A greater variety of sources would prepare you for further for the 
findings of relevant research.  next stage. 
❏ Sources are cited properly (intext or footnote). 
❏ Works cited are correct. 
❏ The project commitment explains the product and client.  

7-8  The student ​develops​ a design  ❏ The report effectively synthesizes relevant and credible information about 
brief, which ​presents​ the  the issue. 
analysis​ of relevant research.  ❏ Sources are always properly cited (intext and footnote). 
❏ Works cited is correct and includes an appropriate number of texts. 
❏ The project commitment explains & justifies the product and client.