textiles essentials product considerations
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- Created on: 15-05-13 20:47
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- PRODUCT CONSIDERATIONS
- RESEARCH
- involves
- collecting and collating
- analysing and reporting figures
- identifies
- factors that affect consumer choice
- consumer preferences within target markets
- primary
- gathering info yourself
- shows and exhibitions
- good place to research new styles trends and products on the market
- focus groups
- group of consumers, used to ask questions about how products are used, gain feedback on designs and prototypes o=in development and observe people using existing proudcts, consider ergonomics and anthropometrics of a product
- questionnaires and surveys
- larger sample size to be reliable and helpful
- can be general or specific
- must be clear and focussed
- avoid leading questions and use closed questions
- shows and exhibitions
- gathering info yourself
- secondary
- relies on info that has already been collected
- statistics, market reports, websites, trade publications, newspapers books
- inspiration for design
- art, graphics and photographs, materials and fabrics, exhibitions fairs and shows, cinema, travel , architecture furnitre and interior design nature
- product analysis
- disassembling an existing product to identify its key features
- look at : fibre types, environmental issues, ergonomics, anthropometric, method of manufacture, cost, colour application method, care label, sizes, pattern
- industrial practices
- designers spend more time on developing ideas to research
- use intelligence gathering
- gatheric lots of detailed info on taget market
- analysing and evaluating
- to establish
- clear trend in data
- how data will impact the design
- research findings displated using
- ICT:, tables, pie charts, histogram,ms, line graphs, star profiles
- MOOD BOARD : with notes to provide a visual summary
- to establish
- involves
- COLOUR AND DESIGN
- colour
- primary, secondary, tertiary
- most designers will use a colour wheel that uses tertiary colours
- describing colour
- monochromatic, tints or just one colour
- warm/ cold
- complemenatary (or contrasting colours) opposite sides of colour wheel
- hue = actual colour you see
- shade (add black)
- tint( adding white)
- tone , how light or dark
- monochromatic, tints or just one colour
- colour considerations
- target arket and type of product influence colour choice
- skin tones
- symbolic meanings
- appear diferent in different lights
- pattern and texture
- regular or irregular
- texture
- can add interest to a fabric
- also affects the handle and feel
- think about the texture in the context of how it will be used
- colour
- provide protection practical tools comfort and decoration
- shelter tents
- protection outdoor clothing and accessories
- comfort interior products
- one off art or craft pieces like wall hangings
- THE NEED FOR TEXTILES
- toys and games, soft toys
- roads and infrastructure
- advanced uses
- civil engineering
- fllooring
- medicine
- agriculture
- architecture
- specialised protective clothing
- THE NEED FOR TEXTILES
- advanced uses
- one off art or craft pieces like wall hangings
- practical tools mappies tea towels sacks
- provide protection practical tools comfort and decoration
- shelter tents
- protection outdoor clothing and accessories
- comfort interior products
- toys and games, soft toys
- provide protection practical tools comfort and decoration
- other machines
- knitting machines
- weaving looms
- used to produce fabrics
- patterned or textured products
- weaving looms
- can be linked to computer to speed up manufacture
- knitting machines
- non machine based equipment
- dressmaker's mannequins
- obtain corrext size and fit
- can be adjusted bought in different sizes
- scissors
- different purposes e.g. pattern cutting and pinking
- pinking shears
- serrated edges
- decorative edges
- tape measure, can be curved measure patterns and garments
- embroidery frames
- hold farbrics in place, machine or hand embroidery
- dressmaker's mannequins
- info used to help make decisions when making and developing products
- line and style
- lines can be used to create visual effects
- vertical = tall and narrow
- diagonal can have a very dramatic affect
- style = overall affect
- created by a combination of elements like shape colour line pattern and texture
- styles can be associated with different periods
- 1960s = monochromatic prints and A-line shapes
- many designers develop their own distinctive style which is inst
- lines can be used to create visual effects
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