Fashion Design Principles and Materials

Learning Outcomes

Subject Specific Practical Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Select and explore techniques, materials and processes
• Apply practical skills effectively in the development of your work

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Creatively problem solve ideas through observation and investigation

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• Specialist roles, skills, processes and audiences relevant to your discipline

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Communicate and present ideas effectively to audiences across a range of formats

Through this module, you will explore the ways in which materials and textiles are practically used in a range of areas within Fashion Design with a focus on sustainability. Creative projects will allow you to develop an understanding of the importance of audience and market considerations, such as gender or practical applications like sportswear or tailoring.

Specialist workshops are designed to offer fresh insights into the exploration of materials, colour, fibre, construction, finishes and technologies, all with an emphasis on reducing the impact of materials on the environment.

A tailored series of talks will raise your awareness of ethical considerations for materials embedded in directional Fashion Design. Group and one-to-one tutorials are held with specialist staff that will help you to review your progress and development. Group discussion and critical reviews will provide opportunities for peer group learning and self-evaluation.

• Visual presentations
• Seminars and tutorial discussions
• Research workshops
• Design development workshops
• Garment pattern cutting workshops
• Garment construction workshops
• Material development workshops
• Material, colour and fabric exploration
• One-to one tutorials
• Small group discussion and learning
• Formative self-evaluation
• Guided independent research
• Peer group learning
• Garment fitting
• Study skills hub

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Portfolio

• Assessment Type: Formative
• Feedback: You will experience formative feedback during the module in different learning situations, for example: tutorials, crits and written feedback, contributing to the written summative feedback given at the end of the module.
• Final Assessment: No
• Group Work: No

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.