Project Proposal

Guidance and
Template
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Foundation Diploma
in Art and Design
Foundation Diploma
in Art and Design
Project proposal guidance - Unit 4
Please include the following information in your You should recognise that throughout the
project proposal: project realisation you may, in response to the
evolution of your ideas and or the availability of
- Centre name and number facilities and materials, make decisions, which
- Candidate name and number
 result in changes to the project concept and
- Project proposal title and date aims.
- Main area of activity/specialist practice,
e.g. art, fashion, illustration, etc. It is important that any process of change is
documented in both the work itself and through
The project proposal must be presented under supporting records, e.g. a personal reflective
the headings listed here: journal.
Section 1 - Review
Section 3 - Evaluation
(Approximately 150 words)
(Approximately 100 words)
A review of progress and achievement through
Provides an opportunity for you to explain
Parts 1 and 2 of the course: provides an
the means by which you will reflect on, and
opportunity for you to reflect on, review and
evaluate, your work, as both a continuous
summarise your progress and achievements
activity and in summation at the conclusion
through the first six units of the programme,
of the project. The critical review should be
expressed in terms of the knowledge, skills
referenced to the projects stated aims and
and understanding acquired. What you now
be reflective and analytical of learning and
know, and what it means to you, compared
achievement rather than a narrative of actions
with what you knew and could do before you
completed.
started the course.
Additional requirements, not included in
This section also provides an opportunity for
the 350 word limit of the proposal:
you to explain your reasons for choosing a
particular pathway and to outline your longer-
Bibliography (Harvard Format):
term aspirations. You should reflect upon
Provides an opportunity to formally record the
how your choice of a particular pathway has
research sources that you have used. You
informed your project proposal, how it is
should record your initial research sources for
situated within a broader context and what
the project proposal and then continuously
immediate aspirations will be satisfied through
update the bibliography as the project
the project realisation.
progresses.
Section 2 – Project concept
Project action plan and timetable:
(Approximately 250 words)
Provides an opportunity to outline the
sequence of actions necessary to progress the
Provides an opportunity for you to clearly
project over a period of weeks so that it may
explain the concept and aims of your project;
be brought to a successful conclusion within
what you will be researching, what problems
the agreed timeframe. It is important that you
are you seeking to resolve, what types of
consider how you will balance ambition, time
practical methods and skills you are seeking to
and realism in the organisation and realisation
develop and what technical resources you may
of the project.
need and an indication of the form in which you
will present your project realisation.
The following pages will provide you with a
template for your project proposal.

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 Foundation Diploma
in Art and Design
Project proposal template - Unit 4
Centre name Centre no.

Candidate name Candidate no.

Pathway Date
Textiles/ Photography 17/03/2021

Project title
The Exploration of The Human Figure & Emotion

Section 1: Review
(approx. 150 words) During Unit one and two I produced multiple experiments which featured the
human figure especially in unit one when I did life drawing as well as mono
printing focused more on shape based off some street photography I did
previously. Looking back at the two units I think that textiles and photography
are my strongest areas which is why for unit two I really dived into these subject
areas and focused on techniques like stitching, knitting and styling to create an
effective photo shoot. For this project, I would like to explore these techniques
further but through even more experimentation with other materials/techniques
such as wire sculpture, embroidery and using photoshop to enhance and
manipulate my photography. Therefore, my focus is to use photography and
textiles to allow me to manipulate work (digitally and physically) to explore the
human figure and emotion further.

Section 2:
Project concept Following on from my first two projects I have realised that I have an interest in
(approx. 250 words) the way the mind works and the human figure so for my Final Major Project I
would like to explore emotion and expression mainly through photography and
textiles. This concept was further enhanced when I investigated the idea of
music and how people connect emotions to different pieces of music- while
being in lockdown music was something that became important to me because
I was using vinyl's more and relying on records to change my mood which led
me to think about the concept of emotions. Therefore, I would like to explore
this idea in relation to mental health and anxiety or creating pieces that have a
range of emotions clashing or contrasting to represent the chaos of life.
To represent this, I want to look at distortion within photoshop and editing styles
as well as physically destroying images and stitching into them or painting but
keeping things expressive because I think that its important with this concept. In
terms of photography, I would like to explore in camera effects like having a low
shutter speed to capture movement in the style of Alexey Titarenko- however I
want to use this technique on portraiture shots in a studio rather than the
streets because of the current restrictions. I think for this project having a
variety of techniques and scales will be important to reinforce that idea of chaos
within human emotions and everyday life.

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 Foundation Diploma
in Art and Design
Project proposal template - Unit 4
Section 3: Evaluation
(approx. 100 words) Going into this project I know from the previous units that I need to be well
organised and keep up to date with any evaluation and reviews on my blog to
make sure I am on track to meeting all my deadlines and getting the most out of
my concept. As a result of this I am going to be making lists at the end of each
week so that I can take a step back and make an action plan to make sure I am
not falling behind. This will also be done while getting critical advice off
specialist area tutors and peer feedback.

Proposed Research
Sources and
Bibliography
(Harvard Format)

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 Project Action Plan and Timetable
Week Date Activity / What you are Resources / What you will
Beginning intending to do - including need to do it - including
independent study access to workshops

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