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: 

● A piece of fabric is made by sewing or knitting together pieces of textiles 
● A textile is a flexible type of cloth or woven fabric 
● A garment is any type of clothing made from textiles and fabrics 
● Fast fashion is when famous brands release a new, trendy piece of clothing, and 
people come to buy it, and a few weeks or a month, another piece of clothing is 
released, and people throw away their old clothing and buy the new one to keep 
up with the trend. 

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

● Cotton, a type of fabric, is made by deseeding a cotton plant, cleaning it, spinning 
it and weaving it into the fabric to use.  
● The basic joining methods are sewing, fusing, welding, adhesives, and molding. 
For sewing, a piece of fabric is connected to another by threading a thin string 
that firmly attaches both together strongly. Fusing is used by putting resin on two 
or more pieces of fabric and putting heat and pressure on them to join them 
properly. Welding is used by adding heat to a piece of fabric with thermoplastics, 
which melts together and makes the two fabrics conjoined. Adhesives are used 
by placing a thin adhesive film between two fabrics or more to join them as time 
passes. Molding is the same as fusing, but it cannot join as many fabrics as 
fusing.  

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: 
● A sewing pattern is made out of usually paper, so you can make edits to it 
whenever you need it. A pattern will make a piece of fabric into any garment. 
First, an original garment is needed. You will need to trace the seams with chalk 
which will be later used. Second, you will place the garment on a pattern paper to 
trace. Third, flatten the shirt on the paper. Fourth, trace the edges of the biggest 
piece of the garment. Fifth, do the same with the smaller pieces of the garment. 
Sixth, make space between the stitching line and the edge. Finally, cut it out. 
● Materials include, 
- Thread (polyester and cotton and waxed) 
- Eyelets  
- Studs 
- Rivets 
- Snap fasteners 
- Velcro (sew-on and stick on) 
- Anything you request that is approved by the teacher. 
- Fabric glue 
- Contact adhesive (Elmer’s multi-purpose spray adhesive) 
- Sewing machine (Brother JA1450NT) 
- Needles 
 - Seam ripper 
- Fabric shears 
- Rotary cutter 
- Hole punch 
- Rivet/eyelet setter and die 

CLIENT INFORMATION  By consulting sources such as, I have realized the following considerations should be 
taken into account when designing and creating my product: 
● I would design it for myself. I represent the school of CIS. 
● I like soft, cotton shirts, and like simple, sporty style clothes. I like blue and 
orange. 

PRACTICAL SKILLS  By completing the practical skills tasks, I have learned the following skills (list & explain): 
● How to braid, because before I didn’t know how to braid 
● Running stitch, because I have not touched a needle before 
● Blanket stitch, because I have not touched a needle before  
● Sewing a button, because I didn’t know how to sew 
The skills that will be useful for my project are (list & explain why): 
● Blanket stitch, because I need to make round edges on my toy  
● Overstitch, because I need to make round edges on my toy 
● Backstitch, because it would make the toy look neater than a running stitch.  
The skills that I still need to practice or want to learn more about are (list & explain): 
● Braiding, because I still mess up the braid sometimes  
● Sewing a button, because the pattern is confusing 
● Blanket stitch, because I sometimes forget to place the needle through the hole 
after pushing through the fabric  
● Overstitch, because I want to make sure that the spaces are even 

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. 

"Dictionary." ​Lexico,​ 24 Feb. 2020, www.lexico.com/. Accessed 24 Feb. 2020.

Secondary  
 
"Dictionary." ​Lexico,​ 24 Feb. 2020, www.lexico.com/. Accessed 24 Feb. 2020.
Secondary 
 
"Alternative Methods of Fabric Joining." ​Textile Learner​, 24 Feb. 2020,
https://textilelearner.blogspot.com/2015/07/alternative-methods-of-fabric-joining.html​. Accessed 24 Feb. 2020.
Secondary 

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 plush toy  

 
The purpose of my product is for comforting myself and others 

Design Goal  My product will address the design problem of -textiles being quickly sent to landfills- by 
using upcycled articles of clothing 
 

Intended   My product is intended to be used by myself and my family 

Target audience 

Target audience representative  I would describe my client as a student and a child 

 
Their needs and wants for the product are wanting it to be soft and comfortable 
 
 
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.