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What is the job of a designer?What is the job of a designer?

The designer meets the client to establish The designer meets the client to establish the the designdesign briefbrief, including the , including the conceptconcept, , performanceperformance and and productionproduction criteria; criteria;

They will brainstorm as part of a team or They will brainstorm as part of a team or develop design concepts using CAD; develop design concepts using CAD;

sketches initial design ideas;sketches initial design ideas;identifying the suitability and availability of identifying the suitability and availability of materials; materials; produces detailed, final hand drawings and uses produces detailed, final hand drawings and uses dedicated software (CAD) to produce a design dedicated software (CAD) to produce a design specification, including a parts list and costings; specification, including a parts list and costings; Makes a sample or working model (toile) by Makes a sample or working model (toile) by hand or using computerised prototyping hand or using computerised prototyping equipment equipment researches materials, processes or market researches materials, processes or market requirementrequirementtesting the design concepttesting the design conceptmakes presentations to senior design makes presentations to senior design management or clients, management or clients,

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‘Fashion forecasting combines theories of fashion changes with the process of organising and analysing information into synthesized actionable forecasts.’

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Disassembling an existing ProductDisassembling an existing ProductDisassembly (or Product Analysis): taking apart or breaking down a product to see how it has been made (deconstruction).

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Individuallly,your sketches can look dull Individuallly,your sketches can look dull and lifeless, also very uninteresting. You and lifeless, also very uninteresting. You need a well planned layout, a strong need a well planned layout, a strong theme - and your ideas must seem theme - and your ideas must seem commercially successful. Designers need commercially successful. Designers need to learn how to use many presentation to learn how to use many presentation techniques in order to enhance their techniques in order to enhance their artwork. artwork.

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