What do mood boards achieve?
They bring together images, textures, patterns and colours to provide a visual summary so it helps the designer communicate the overall style/feel of their ideas. They provide a focus, finalise colour palettes, textures and patterns, develop styles, communicate ideas to clients.
What are trend boards?
They look like mood boards but focus on future trends rather than current trends. They are often created for an event like an exhibition.
What are trend books?
They are like trend boards but use compilations of data and images so can be referred to throughout the development of a new product for the visual inspiration they provide. Special agencies forecast future trends for designers
How do special agencies forecast future trends?
They collect data about lifestyle, popular culture (films and music), new fibres and materials, technological developments and what is happening in other fields of design.
What must you refer to when generating initial ideas?
Research results, design specification, mood board
What must you experiment with when exploring ideas?
Colour, texture, proportion, construction, fabrics, surface decoration, embellishment, IT
How can texture be explored?
Looking at nature, experimenting with yarn wrappings and textured fabrics, manipulating fabrics using dry heat, steam or stitching
What are the three types of industry specification?
Fabrics, garment and component
What is a manufacturing specification?
It provides a detailed set of guidelines, it incorporates final adjustments or modifications. It can include instructions, diagrams and flow charts so the manufacturer can make the product how the designer envisaged
What might a manufacturing specification include?
A list of materials and components A list of tools and equipment A detailed plan of work as a flow chart Set time lines Quality control checks Details of critical points in the making process Lists of problems and solutions Correct pattern annotation
