Course Title: Advanced Design Concepts

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2008

Course Code: GRAP5113L

Course Title: Advanced Design Concepts

School: 350T Fashion & Textiles

Campus: Brunswick Campus

Program: C5166 - Diploma of Textiles Clothing and Footwear

Course Contact : Rhonda Ingwersen

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 9214

Course Contact Email:rhonda.ingwersen@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Design Team:
Margaret Parker – margaret.parker@rmit.edu.au
Kirsty Gorter – kirsty.gorter@rmit.edu.au
Sylvia Walsh – sylvia.walsh@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 35

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

Pre-requisites: Design Concepts and Development A and B
Co-requisites: CAD Design Concepts, Product Development and Production 1 & 2

Course Description

This course covers the skills and knowledge required for the development and presentation of garment design concepts to the client within specified enterprise guidelines.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

LMTPDCL05A Develop/present design concept/s within specified guidelines

Element:

Cost range/garment in conjunction with production area

Performance Criteria:

a. Cost/price points are determined and confirmed.
b. Timelines are negotiated and agreed.
c. Budget is established and monitoring strategies are identified.
d. Outstanding issues related to costs, design and timelines are negotiated and resolved with client and relevant personnel in accordance with workplace procedures

Element:

Cost range/garment in conjunction with production area

Performance Criteria:

a. All items and resources required for the range/garment are checked and confirmed.
b. Accumulated time is calculated or taken from the bill of labour and multiplied by standard cost to ascertain labour cost.
c. Material costs are obtained from relevant sources and compared, where necessary.
d. Total garment/range costs are calculated, which include labour, material and overhead costs.
e. Amendments or modifications are negotiated and agreed when required to ensure garment/range is within budget.

Element:

Develop design concepts and details in consultation with others

Performance Criteria:

a. Ideas are discussed and interpreted to develop a perception of what is required.
b. Understanding of the planned design is explored and defined with client through sketches, samples and discussion.
c. Consultation occurs with relevant personnel to ascertain feasibility of proposed ideas.

Element:

Develop design concepts and details in consultation with others

Performance Criteria:

a. Concepts are developed to identify the range of possibilities.
b. A range of story board themes are prepared related to fabrics and colours.
c. Ideas are discussed and modified in consultation with other design team members.
d. Appropriate concepts are selected for development in consultation with design team.

Element:

Generate and select initial concepts in consultation with others

Performance Criteria:

a. Information required for the proposal is confirmed through consultation with the client and/or other relevant personnel.
b. Proposal is prepared to accurately reflect the design ideas and requirements.

Element:

Generate and select initial concepts in consultation with others

Performance Criteria:

a. Working drawings/artwork are prepared, in consultation with others to assist interpretation of requirements.
b. Completed drawings are checked against design brief and/or customer requirements and amended as required in accordance with workplace procedures.
c. Computer generated drawings are printed and backed up in accordance with workplace procedures

Element:

Maintain records

Performance Criteria:

a. Records are maintained and reports prepared, where necessary, in accordance with enterprise procedures.

Element:

Maintain records

Performance Criteria:

a. Agreement on design brief is confirmed with client in accordance with workplace requirements.
b. All relevant paperwork and documentation is prepared in accordance with enterprise procedures.

Element:

Research fashion garment

Performance Criteria:

a. Fashion and garment trends are researched and relevant information relating to the design project is obtained, including availability of materials.
b. Ideas are contributed and discussed by team members to enhance the success of the project.

Element:

Research fashion garment

Performance Criteria:

a. Trends in fabrics, etc. are researched for performance, colour, availability, care/maintenance requirements and suitability to project or design.
b. Technical requirements associated with production are assessed, within specified guidelines.
c. Any additional expertise required for the project is identified.


Learning Outcomes


In this unit Students will:
1. Research fashion trends identifying market categories, themes, colours/texture/fabrics and garment types and details
2. Work in a team or consult with peers on design concepts
3. Apply advanced trade sketching techniques including design specifications to industry standards
4. Apply advanced presentation skills when preparing range concepts and specifications
5. Demonstrate use of both manual and CAD techniques
6. Consider point of sale/price point constraints when designing and prepare relevant specifications
7. Work to design brief requirements including point of sale/price point constraints
8. Develop presentation techniques for specialist fashion categories including men’s and children’s wear.


Details of Learning Activities

1. Research fashion trends identifying market categories, themes, colours/texture/fabrics and garment types and details.
2. Work in a team or consult with peers on design concepts.
3. Apply advanced trade sketching techniques including design specifications to industry standards.
4. Apply advanced presentation skills when preparing range concepts and specifications.
5. Consider point of sale/price point constraints when designing and prepare relevant specifications.
6. Work to design brief requirements including point of sale/price point constraints.
7. Develop presentation techniques for specialist fashion categories including men’s and children’s wear.


Teaching Schedule

Weekly outlines will be made available during the first scheduled class.
Topics:
Trends research
Design Brief including Colourways and range planning
Advanced Trade sketching and presentation skills


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References

Stecker, Pamela, 1996, Fashion Design Manual, Macmillan Education Australia Pty Ltd, South Melbourne.
McKelvey, Katheryn & Janine Munslow,Fashion Design: Process, Innovation & Practice, Blackewell
Abling, Bina, 2004, Fashion Sketchbook, NY: Fairchild Publications


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

Tasks that have not been authenticated in class as the student’s own work will not be considered for assessment. Regular attendance is necessary to demonstrate that you can:
Produce advanced accurate trade sketches and presentation drawings by following design brief.
• Producing templates for specialist fashion categories including children’s and menswear.
• Use a variety of media, techniques, formates and presentation styles to professional standards.
• Complete research project in fashion trends.
• Explore the use of computer aided design as a media for presentation to industry standards.
• Written design rationale as required.
• Produce accurate garment design specifications.
• Produce costing specifications.
• Participate in the presentation of garment designs to a group as required.


Assessment Tasks

Tasks that have not been authenticated in class as the student’s own work will not be considered for assessment. Regular attendance is necessary to demonstrate completion of each topic.
Topic 1 – Design assignment – 60%
Class work – 40%


Assessment Matrix

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