Once you have done your research, you can go on to design and develop your product. You will need to do initial designs, colour designs and then do lots of experimenting with different techniques, processes, modelling etc. You will then be able to make informed decisions about a final idea.
Initial ideas
Coloured ideas
Proposed final idea and development planning
Development of shape and style
Development of decorative techniques.
Development of construction techniques.
Pattern development/modelling.
Fabric development.
Environmental/social considerations
Final idea and planning the making.
Detailed manufacturing specification.
The links below will link you to the page guideline sheets that we use in class (the coloured laminated ones). These show you the sort of information that you need on the pages.
Initial Ideas | Coloured Ideas | Development Planning, Shape & Style
Decorative/Construction | Environmental, Fabric
The links below will link you to more detailed instructions on how to do some of the development pages and guidelines for the content of those pages.
Development 1 | Development 2 | Initial Ideas
Coloured Ideas | What to Develop | Development Proforma
Below you will find a checklist explaining the marking criteria that you can check off to make sure that you have done everything you need to do in the development section. IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA to refer to this checklist frequently while you are doing your development work.