Course Title: Communicate and sell design concepts

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2016

Course Code: VART5913C

Course Title: Communicate and sell design concepts

School: 350T Fashion & Textiles

Campus: Brunswick Campus

Program: C5213 - Diploma of Textile Design and Development

Course Contact: Peter Bonnell

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99259171

Course Contact Email: peter.bonnell@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Julia Raath   Julia.raath@rmit.edu.au   99259201

Nominal Hours: 30

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

 None

Course Description

This course is designed to give you the skills and knowledge required to use design tools such as story boards and inspiration boards to communicate and sell design concepts to other fashion and textile industry professionals.

The unit may be part of a fully integrated clustered program. It is essential that student are enrolled in other units as outlined in the program to ensure successful completion of any projects or assessments that constitute part of the program.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

LMTFD4005B Communicate and sell design concepts

Element:

1 Interpret design brief

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Key requirements for design concept are identified according to OHS practices.

1.2  Impact of target market on design process is identified.

Element:

2 Develop inspiration board

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Sources of design ideas are identified.

2.2 Principles of design are applied to inspirational development.

2.3 Inspirational items are collected and collated for presentation.

2.4 Inspiration board is developed to communicate sources of inspiration.

2.5  Inspiration board is reviewed against design brief.

Element:

3 Develop story board to meet design brief

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Key elements of storyboard are identified.

3.2 Garment concepts are developed based on design brief and inspiration board.

3.3 Suitable fabrics and colour palette are selected.

3.4  Storyboard is produced to reflect design brief.

Element:

4 Present design tools

Performance Criteria:

4.1 Design tools are used to communicate concepts based on design brief.

4.2  Feedback is sought on design concepts and modifications made as required.

Element:

5 Sell design concepts

Performance Criteria:

5.1 Interests of fashion industry professionals are identified and made central to promotion of ideas and concepts.

5.2 Benefits and features of design concepts are explained and promoted.

5.3 Design concepts are linked to design brief.

5.4 Presentation skills are used to sell design concepts.

5.5 Feedback and questions are invited and responded to appropriately.

5.6  Commitment to design concept or further development is sought and confirmed as appropriate.


Learning Outcomes


On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge to demonstrate competency in the above elements.


Details of Learning Activities

This course is delivered with MKTG5769C and Enhance and Manipulate Images, VART 5919C. Please refer to information in `Other Information’ below.

  • Group Discussions, market research and brief specifics
  • Studios on design development and process
  • Research, and analyse forecasting, design options and communication methods, developing branding styles
  • Technology - Internet research, digital design tools, developing mood /concept boards and design concepts


Teaching Schedule

 

 Week            

 Date

  Activities and Due Dates

 

Week 1

8 July

Course Guide project briefing. Intro to branding and relevancy to market sector and designer project

Initial concepts explored / researched project brief defined

Week 2

15July

Branding layout project style guides
Colour, typography, graphic, image

 

Week 3

22July

Branding layout project style guides
Colour, typography, graphic, image

Week 4

29 July

Concept Boards, visual colour layouts  

Week 5

5 August

Branding layout project,  Story boards

Week 6

12 August

Branding layout project storyboarding 

Week 7

19 August

Designer Folio  

Week 8

26 August

Designer Folio

Branding and Designer Folio Due

 29 August –4 September – mid semester break 

Week 9

9 September

Self- directed  Research - Designer profiling online networks, publishing, blogs, capturing audience

 

Week 10

16 September

Designer profiling developing online presence e-portfolios

 

Week 11

 23 September

Digital photography [teams]
Photo shoot fabrics/building website

 

Week 12

30 September

Digital photography [teams]
Photo shoot product for storyboard/ building website

Week 13

 7 October

Photoshop for digital enhancement and online content/ building website

 

Week 14

14 October

Website design  and potential photography

 Studio practice

Week 15

 21 October

Designer Project as required

Week 16

 28 October

Finalising digital portfolio/digital media

Digital Portfolio Due

 


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

Camera would be useful


Overview of Assessment

To achieve successful completion of this course students must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of competency.

 Assessment tasks have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner.

Students will be awarded a grade only if competency has been demonstrated within the standard enrolment period on the first assessment attempt.

Units assessed as ’not yet competent’ on a first assessment attempt and ’competent’ on a second or subsequent attempt are to have results amended to competent but are not eligible for grading.

Students are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment work to their teacher.
All work must be submitted by the due date. Late submission will not be graded higher than a PASS.

Late submission will not be graded higher than a PASS.

 

Late submission will not be graded higher than a PASS.

 


Assessment Tasks

 

Assessment Task: 1 Branded  C/NYC

Number of Assessment Task: 1 of 3

Week assigned: Week 1

Date due: Week 8 

Branded

  • Branding logo and style 
  • Appropriate format layout

 

 

 

Assessment Task: 2  Design Folio 60%

Number of Assessment Task: 2 of 3

Week assigned: Week 1

Date due: Week 8

Designer Folio

  • Inspiration/ Concept Board define theme, colour palette, short statement on market, theme, product.
  • Design - Minimum 3 designs 6 co ordinates 3 Colourways 
  • Storyboards  Selected designs as story board format using illustrations photographs etc to show your textile designs

 

 

 

Assessment Task 3 :Digital Portfolio in the form of a website(showcasing designs from exhibition)  40%

Number of Assessment Task: 3 of 3

Week assigned: Week 9

Date due: Week 16

Exhibition Catalogue 

  • Selected images to fit brand
  • Layout and styling

 


Assessment Matrix

Other Information

This unit is clustered with Enhance and Manipulate Photographic Images

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