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 what something is made from usually for clothes, silk is a common 
example of fabric.  
● Textile is a material that’s made of fibers. There are usually two different types of 
textile, natural textile and manufacture textile. Natural textile is from animals like 
sheep and manufacture textile is man made or made from machine like nylon. 
● Garment is clothes that’s manufactured by fabric or textile materials. Or another 
way to say clothes. 
● Fast fashion is products like clothes that are used for catwalks, it is causing a 
problem of pollution like landfills and water pollution because it can only be used 
for once, usually it becomes wastes. It also caused laborers. 

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

● To make a cotton textile, ​you have to make it into a strong yarn, it needs to be 
twisted or spun. It can then be woven into cotton cloth. Once the cotton has been 
spun, it can be woven into cloth. 
● Cotton is a plant that is a member of the mallow family. It is a comfortable 
material for warm climates. 
● The basic joining methods are running stitch, cross stitch, back stitch and whip 
stitch. 
 

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: 
● Sew needles 
● Scissors  
● Flat wax rope 
● Cloth (materials for stitch) 

CLIENT INFORMATION  By consulting sources such as, I have realized the following considerations should be 
taken into account when designing and creating my product: 
● My favourite animal is dogs. 
● I like to eat dessert  
● I like dark colors  
● My favourite sport is basketball.  
● I like winter.  

PRACTICAL SKILLS  By completing the practical skills tasks, I have learned the following skills (list & explain): 
● I learned how to do a running stitch. 
● I learned how to braid. 
● I learned how to sew a button. 
● I learned how to do a french knot. 
 The skills that will be useful for my project are (list & explain why): 
● Over stitch. This will be useful because I will need to combine materials together 
and over stitch will help me with that in my product. 
● Running stitch. This helps me when I need to make a pattern in my product 
● How to sew a button. This will help me to sew a button on my product. 
● How to do a french knot. This will help me to finish a stitch on my product. 
The skills that I still need to practice or want to learn more about are (list & explain): 
● I still need to practice on the over stitch because my skill on over stitch is not 
good enough. 
● I still need to learn how to do a backstitch  
● I still need to learn how to sew a snap. 

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. 

Works Cited 

Makezine​. 22 Mar.2016,  

​2 Feb. 2020. 
makezine.com/2016/03/22/5-basic-stitches-you-need-know-plus-textile-tips/. Accessed​ 2

Sewing Machine Gallery​. 2018,  

www.sewingmachinegallery.com/how-to-draw-sewing-patterns/. Accessed 22 Feb. 202​0.

Forbes​. Forbes media, 13 May 2019, 

www.forbes.com/sites/theyec/2019/05/13/three-reasons-why-fast-fashion-is-becoming-a-problem-and-what-to-do-

about-it/#6ecdfc85144b. Accessed 19 Feb. 2020. 

INDEPENDENT​. 8 Jan. 2018, 

www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/environment-costs-fast-fashion-pollution-waste-sustainability-a8139386.h

tml. Accessed 20 Feb. 2020. 

Bellatory​. HubPages, 8 Nov. 2019,  

bellatory.com/fashion-industry/The-Issues-With-Fast-Fashion. Accessed 20 Feb. 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 drawstring bag. 

 
The purpose of my product is to create a sustainable and useful product. 

Design Goal  My product will address the design problem of -textiles being quickly sent to landfills- by 
using sustainable materials like cotton. 
 

Intended   My product is intended to be used by myself. 

Target audience 

Target audience representative  I would describe my client as me. 

 
 Their needs and wants for the product are successful drawstring bags. 
 

   
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  ❏ Summary contains little credible, factual information. More evidence of 
main findings of relevant  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 client are 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 is 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.