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: 

● I have found out the difference between fabrics, textiles, and garments 
● I have found out how to draw sewing patterns 
● I have found out some methods people use to sew fabrics together 
● I have discovered how to create different things by sewing 

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

● I have discovered that there are many complicated steps to making something as 
simple as cotton 
● I have found out about many different machines they use when manufacturing 
cotton 
● I have found out how cotton (something so simple) is hard to make and requires a 
big team 
● I found out many names of techniques and machines they use to make cotton 

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: 
● I have found out all of the materials and steps to make my product 
● I have realised that sewing is not as hard as you think it is 
● I have learned a few techniques to make my final product better 
● I found out that my product doesn’t need as many tools as I thought it did 

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 realised that if I wanted to make this work for everybody, I would have to make 
it a bit bigger than the biggest phone 
● I realised that the colour could matter, it would just depend on who I was giving it 
to 
● I found out that I have to make as light as possible, or else it could damage the 
charger 
● I have realised that this is helpful, but it might not help younger children or people 
who stick around their phone a lot. They might forget about it or accidentally 
break it 
● I found out that adults also might need this, I originally thought they were too 
responsible and didn’t need this. I was very wrong 

PRACTICAL SKILLS  By completing the practical skills tasks, I have learned the following skills (list & explain): 
● I have found out how to button a button 
● I have found out that not all sewing is hard, I found braiding to be pretty easy the 
first time I did it 
● I have realised that sewing isn’t hard as long as you focus and ask for help 
 ● I learned the basics of sewing and now I am more confident in myself 
The skills that will be useful for my project are (list & explain why): 
● I will probably use a finishing knot so I can tie the garment together (you have to 
wrap the garment around) 
● I might use buttoning, but it will only be for decoration 
● The last thing I might use is the basic hand sewing one, it might help me attatch 
the hole bit on the top 
The skills that I still need to practice or want to learn more about are (list & explain): 
● I need to learn how to sew a snap (similar to button) because I chose the button 
instead 
● I may need to work on sewing a button, because I am not very good and it took 
me about 40 minutes to finish it 
● I need to work on sewing a basic hand sewing knot because I am not very good 
at it, I also need it for my final product. 

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. 

I didn’t use any sources 

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 basic phone charger holder. 
The purpose of my product is… 
To give people a safe place to put their phone when charging it. 

Design Goal  My product will address the design problem of -textiles being quickly sent to landfills- by… 
Reusing empty shampoo bottles, and old garments. Instead of throwing them away, we 
are giving them to people who need them. 

Intended   My product is intended to be used by … 

Target audience  People with phones, or else it won’t work. Most people I would say need this, are 12-16 
year olds. They usually don’t have a place to put their phones when charging, causing 
them to break easily. 

Target audience representative  I would describe my client as… 

12-16 year olds, usually not younger children because they don’t usually have much 
access to phones. Adults also need this but they are more responsible and won’t do it as 
much. 
Their needs and wants for the product are… 
They want to have their phone at an accesible area and safe area, mainly because 
teenagers usually don’t pay for their phones and worry they will break them. 
 

   
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  ❏ Report includes some credible, factual information about the issue. More 
design brief, which ​outlines  explanation of your findings and more varied sources was 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 client. More 
explanation of the needs & wants of the client are 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  ❏ Report effectively synthesizes relevant and credible information about the 
brief, which ​presents​ 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.