Task A3 | ​Existing products 

🔎 What? 
 
❗Why? 
 
Analyze a group of similar products that inspire a solution to  You are trying to figure out what makes related products a 
the problem.  success (or not) and you are trying to come up with ideas for 
  your own project.  
 

⚙H
​ ow? 

Inspiration board 
💋 Choose ​a product idea from this list - ​Choice of Upcycled Product 
💋 Create​ a Pinterest board of a range of products (at least 25) that are an inspiration to your specific project.  
💋 Present​ a screenshot of (a large part of) your Pinterest board in your design folder. Include the title and the 
hyperlinked source of your Pinterest board. 
💋 ​ hen creating your inspiration board, choose products that are different from each other. If the 
Consider also​ -​ W
products are very similar, you will gain only limited knowledge and inspiration for your own project, because most 
products will lead to the same conclusions. It is likely that your inspiration will not only come from products that are 
similar to what you have in mind. Quite different products may have features that inspire you as well. 
💋 Review​ the ​high-level example​ and the rubric (below) to ensure you have enough detail. 
💋 Choose and j​ ustify​ which project plan will be the foundation for your project. You will incorporate elements from other 
projects, but choose 1 that best represents what you want to make. 

Inspiration Board of​ Eyemask Ideas 

Source:​ Herland Marianne “​https://www.pinterest.com/mahe2025/upcycled-diy-eyemask/​ ” Pinterest Board. February 2020. 

PMI analysis​ | Plus, Minus, Interesting 

The command term a ​ nalyze​ is defined as​:  
 
“Break down in order to bring out the essential elements or structure​.” 
 
In this task, this means conducting a PMI analysis for the products you identified in your inspiration board. 
 
Tips for analysis: 
● Evidence that you looked closely at the site of the pin 
● Identified properties of the products (size, shape, style, functional effectiveness, appropriate for fabric, 
 appropriate for your skill level, appropriateness for the client) 
● Bullet points but full sentences 
● Explain why it is a strength/challenge/interesting point 
 

Analyze​ s​ trengths (​plus​) of the products. In your analysis clearly identify and explain specific features that 
⊕  make the product successful. 

💗 They seem like they are pretty easy. Because they don’t have a lot of complicated

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steps which is good because my skill level isn’t very high
You can create eye masks with a lot of different designs and patterns
Most of these products use cotton which is a convenient material to use since I

💗 have a lot of old cotton garments at home which can be used for this,
Cotton is an easily accessible material which is also good to use since it’s not
only durable but also soft and comfortable which will be good since I am using it

💗 on my face
Sewing is not the only way to create these eye masks you can also use other
alternatives like gluing or using velcro. The end product will not be identical if

💗 I did it with another technique but it will be similar and serve the same purpose.
A lot of the materials I might be needing like Thread, needles, buttons, rotary
cutter, velcro, sewing machine, elastic, spray adhesive will be accessible at
school.

Analyze​ weaknesses (​minus​) of the products. In your analysis clearly identify and explain specific features 
⊖ 
that make the product less successful. 

💗 Some of the eye masks require objects and materials that I might not have access

💗 to like silk, felt, rice or herbs

A few of these products have complex and/or complicated designs, patterns that I

💗 may not be able to recreate with my limited skill level.

I may not be able to recreate some of the eye mask products because I am using an
upcycled garment from home which may not be able to fit some of the descriptions

💗 of the materials needed to create the products

Since the colour of my garment is pretty lights it might get dirty easily so you
would have to wash it more often
 

Outline​ all take-aways (​interesting​) you have gained for your project by analyzing the products. 
ℹ  Take-aways are Ideas that are worth remembering for later in the project. 

💗 These eye masks can have a lot of different designs. Like embroidery, different

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patterns
You can put various things inside eye masks like rice, cotton, herbs
Some of the products have words and added designs on them which is kind of cool
since they are unique and aren’t like most of that type of product. Some can even

💗 be tie-dyed
Eye Masks are kind of restricted the area around your eyes and you lower forehead
but can still be made to fit different shapes some are rectangular, some
rectangular with rounded sides, some with a cut out at the bottom to make space
for your nose, some are even shaped like an animal e.x an owl
 
 
 

Choose and justify a project plan 

Select one of the products from your inspiration board and justify the choice for this product to design in the next
stage of the design cycle.

Your justification must address the following elements:

Why did you choose this product over the others in your inspiration board? E
​ xplain how it is appropriate for: 
 💗Tilly and the buttons how to make an eye mask💗
 

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This product is appropriate for  
Your client(Myself):​This product is something I’ll like because it's
appropriate for me. It’s appropriate because this product is used to relax and
sleep, sleeping is not only an activity I enjoy but also and activity that is
crucial and important to one's well being and a sleeping mask is a product that
can assist and help with achieving further relaxation.

💕 The fabric you chose: ​The fabric I chose is a 50/50 mix between cotton and
modal. This fabric is appropriate because cotton( a non synthetic chemically
organic textile from cotton plants )and modal( a semi synthetic textile with
cellulose and made from beech trees)have a lot of good things about them. Cotton
and Modal are both very soft, breathable and durable.

💕 Your skill level:​This is appropriate for my skill level because the process of
making these products is not very complicated. From the guides and instructions
I can see that there are not that many steps. The steps mostly contain cutting
out up to 4 pieces of fabric and elastic and using sewing or gluing them with a
pattern to create a basic eye mask (can be more complicated if chosen to add
decor or more complex pattern).
 
 

   
A3 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 ​presents​ some  💓 The analysis of the individual products l​ ists​ specific features as strengths 
existing products that inspire a  or weaknesses. 
solution to the problem.  💓 The inspiration board is ​not completed​, nor a link to your source. 
💓 The choice of final product demonstrates ​limited​ analysis and thinking 
about client, fabric and skill level. 

3-4  The student ​outlines​ features  💓 The analysis of the individual products o​ utlines​ specific features as 
of some existing products that  strengths or weaknesses and leads to some further insights regarding the 
inspire a solution to the  project. 
problem.  💓 There is a l​ imited​ number and range of products in your Pinterest Board. 
There should be at least a range of 25 products that are different from 
each other 
💓 The source is included, but ​not in, proper​ MLA format. 
💓 The choice of final product demonstrates ​basic​ analysis and thinking 
about client, fabric and skill level. 

5-6  The student ​describes​ the  💓 The analysis of each individual product or system d ​ escribes​ specific 
common features of similar  features as strengths and weaknesses and leads to meaningful insights 
products that inspire a solution  regarding the project. 
to the problem.  💓 There is a s​ ufficient​ number and range of products in your Pinterest 
Board. 
💓 The source is cited in p ​ roper​ MLA format. 
💓 The choice of final product demonstrates ​sufficient​ analysis and thinking 
about client, fabric and skill level.  

7-8  The student ​analyses​ a group  💓 The analysis of each individual product or system e
​ xplains​ specific 
of similar products that inspire  features as strengths and weaknesses and leads to impactful further 
a solution to the problem.  insights regarding the project. 
💓 There is an e
​ xtensive​ number and range of products in your Pinterest 
Board. 
💓 The source is cited in p
​ roper​ MLA format. 
💓 The choice of final product demonstrates ​sophisticated​ analysis and 
thinking about client, fabric and skill level.