1+Observation+and+Critical+Analyses

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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. (This video will be uploaded to the Production page of your wikifolio)

 To design, produce and evaluate a simple and creative furnishing item such as cushion or pillow for the an area of your home, the item is to be made from textile materials and make use of at least two or more fabric decoration techniques.You also need to create a video of you to show how to create this furnishing item to be included on the ThreadBanger website.  =Key Words = = Limitations = There are some limitations in this project. The definition of the word "limitation" is when something that you can't do anything about. Another word is restriction. These are limitations for this project.  =Criteria for Succes = 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. = Factors Affecting Design =
 * Design Brief **
 * **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 to assess.
 * **Furnishing:** to supply houses or rooms with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances.
 * **Textile**: any cloth or goods produced by weaving, knitting, or felting.
 * **Techniques**: ability to apply procedures or methods so as to effect a desired result.
 * We don't have a lot of time to finish this project.
 * We can only spend thirty dollars on this project, we can't buy expensive materials.
 * Some people don't have many experience of making pillows or cushions.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Having no knowledge or skills of sewing.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">You have to be careful of what you're doing, don't put yourself or others in danger.
 * 1) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Needs to be completed by the due date.
 * 2) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Must cost less than $30 to produce.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">A creative design of a pillow or cushion.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The pillow is to be complete or look finish not unfinish.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Have to be comfortable and attractive to look at.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">To show the techniques you learnt and also to show your skills thorugh the pillow or cushions.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Function -** function is considered for this project because the function of the pillows/cushions have to be comfortable and good to use for our daily lives.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Definition: the purpose of which something is designed or made.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Aesthetics -** aesthic is need in this project because the design of the pillows/cushions have to be creative and beautiful presented.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Definition: having a beautiful sense and beautiful character.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Human form -** we don't need human form in this project because we're making pillow not clotehs for othe people.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Definition: figure of a human
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Scale -** I don't think we need scale for our project, however we need to measure th size of our pillow.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Definition: an instrument to measure the weight of something
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Ergonomics -** ergonomics is needed for this project because we need to design our pillow that is comfortable.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Defintion: designed to reduce physical effort and discomfort
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Ethical -** I don't think ethical is considered for this project because it doesn't relate to this project.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Definition: relating or treating of morals
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Environmental -** environmental is considered to this project because we have to be aware of our surrounding objects or conditions.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Definition: surrounding objects or conditions
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Legislation -** I don't think we need and laws or maing any laws for this subject because it's not related.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Definition: the act of making or enacted laws
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Cost -** the cost for this project is considered because the materials provide cost to buy and it couldn't be more than thiry-dollars..
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Definition: the price paid to produce or maintain anything
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Socio-cultural -** social-cultural is considered for this project because we can collect ideas for our pillows from other cultures and our family and friends.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Defintion: signifying the combination of social and cultural elements
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Resources availability -** resources is needed because resources must be available for this project so that we can finish our prject on time. The resources have to be there to guide us.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Definition: when the resources is available
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Physical and material properties **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Definition: the properties that related to the substances in which the materials are made of.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Safety -** safety is pretty important for this project because being safe is a good thing other than being at risk. This project has huge safety for the sewing and for using the machines.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Definition: the state of being safe, without having any risk, danger or injury.

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