Part two of the learning about textiles technology:

Textiles are all around us and every year the market sees thousands of new or re designed textiles.

New products are the result of experimentation, consumer research or much of the time it’s a solution to a problem of a current product. If a current design does not meet the satisfactions of the consumers then an opportunity can arise to incorporate another design to produce a new product. A design brief is an identified problem which is then presented, researched and then begins a development into the product, with written intentions to then be researched to solve the problem.

Research into a design brief is broad and can use a variety of different sources to enable in-depth research. Popular research includes; questionnaires, observations of events, the internet, photographs, similar products and prototypes. All of which are the required to have a written analysis, summaries and conclusions.

Once the results are presented and analysed a designs specification is made to decide whether the problem is worth perusal. The specification will be shown to the manufacturer and decisions over types of materials, dimensions, costs and materials preferred will all be information classified in the specification. To begin designing when gathering ideas larger corporations may employ freelance designers to help bring interesting innovations or ideas about a design.

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