1. Designers Research

2. Designers What is the job of a designer?
The designer meets the client to establish the design brief, including the concept, performance and production criteria;
They will brainstorm as part of a team or develop design concepts using CAD;

3. sketches initial design ideas;
identifying the suitability and availability of materials;
produces detailed, final hand drawings and uses dedicated software (CAD) to produce a design specification, including a parts list and costings;
Makes a sample or working model (toile) by hand or using computerised prototyping equipment
researches materials, processes or market requirement
testing the design concept
makes presentations to senior design management or clients,

4. Research

5. ‘Fashion forecasting combines theories of fashion changes with the process of organising and analysing information into synthesized actionable forecasts.’

12. Disassembling an existing Product
Disassembly (or Product Analysis): taking apart or breaking down a product to see how it has been made (deconstruction).

13. Cultural Events that inform the textile industry

14. Directional shopping trips

15. Mood Boards
Individuallly,your sketches can look dull and lifeless, also very uninteresting. You need a well planned layout, a strong theme - and your ideas must seem commercially successful. Designers need to learn how to use many presentation techniques in order to enhance their artwork.

17. Mood Board

19. Market Research