1.Observation+and+Critical+Analysis

=Design Situation= The ThreadBanger network is a landing point for people who want to create and discover their own style through alternative fashion: recycling, up-cycling and re-fashioning anything and everything with simple sewing tools and techniques. From our episodes, forum and blog, to our newsletter, contests and viewer-take-overs, ThreadBanger is a multi-media network for people who want to share their passion for DIY, fashion and crafting with each other. ThreadBanger is a place to share ideas, tips and advice and help make the world more fashionable, ThreadBanger style! You have recently been hired to join the ThreadBanger team. Your first project is to design and create a simple furnishing item such as a cushion to enhance an area of your house. The ThreadBanger boss has asked that you look at an area in your home that is a little plain, drap or needs jazzing up and create a simple piece of soft furnishing to be made from textile materials and making use of two or more fabric decoration techniques. You have been allocated a budget of $30 so you may consider using recycled materials to keep the cost to a minimum. The company boss has asked you to keep a video of you making this furnishing item so that it can be edited and included on their video tutorial page. The video needs to show the preparation, steps of construction and final product in a maximum 3 minute funky video to encourage viewers to undertake the project themselves. =Design Brief= To design, produce and evaluate a pillow/cushion for the an area of your home, the item is to be made from textile material (preferably recycled due to budget of $30) and make use of at leats 2 fabric decoration techniques.You also need to create a video to be included on the ThreadBanger website. =Key Words= =Limitations= A limitation is something that stops or limits your access to something or capability to do something. e.g. 1.the amount of material I have access to. 2.the limited resources and the limited access to them. 3.the time limit. 4.the given budget. 5.my capabilities. 6.the time limit for our movie.
 * **Design:** to plan, draw or conceive an idea in the mind.
 * **Produce:** to bring into existence. In this project it means to make.
 * **Evaluate:**to judge or determine the significance, worth, or quality of; assess: to evaluate the results of an experiment
 * **Textile:** a material, as a fiber or yarn, used in or suitable for weaving: //Glass can be used as a textile.//
 * **Item:** A seperate piece or object.
 * **Material:** the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed: //Stone is a durable/strong material.//

= Criteria for Success = At the beginning of any project you must set a criteria to make sure your product/project is successful. This will be one way of evaluating whether you have satisfied the brief at the end of the project. The criteria you set needs to be clear and be able to be seen at the end of the project: Examples of a design criteria:
 * 1) Needs to be completed by the deadline (make sure you include the deadline!)
 * 2) Must cost less than $30 to produce.
 * 3) Buying the correct materials.
 * 4) making sure the movie sticks to its time limit
 * 5) making sure I use 2 or more creative design techniques.

=Factors Affecting Design=
 * **Function:the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.**
 * **Aesthetics:**the study of the mind and emotions in relation to the sense of beauty
 * **Human form: in the form of a human or a humans preference**
 * **Scale: the showing of difference in size between a design and the actual product**
 * **Ergonomics: human engineering**
 * **Ethical:**being in accordance with the rules or standards for right conduct or practice, esp. the standards of a profession
 * **Environmental: has to do with surroundins**
 * **Legislation: Making or enacting rules.**
 * **Cost: the amount of money that something costs**
 * **Socio-cultural:**signifying the combination or interaction of social and cultural elements.
 * **Resources availability: the material and tools available**
 * **Physical and material properties: the different parts that make the material useful or likeable.**
 * **Safety:**the state of being safe; freedom from the occurrence or risk of injury, danger, or loss.