Developing Fashion Product Design Portfolio

At the end of the course, student should be able to: 1. use the product design and development process as means to manage the development of an idea in fashion from concept through to production; 2. demonstrate and employ hand drawing and drafting principles to convey fashion design concepts; and 3. employ research and analyses methodologies as it pertains to product design process in fashion design projects.

In this course, the student is introduced to product development, research existing brands to develop ideas for new products, conduct trend research, create storyboards, sketch flats, and propose new products. The topics to be treated in the course will include consumer markets, fabrication, roles and responsibilities within the supply chain, product development, and fashion product categories.