WHAT WE ARE DOING

WHY WE ARE DOING IT

؜Writing down, drawing, and sharing as many ideas as possible on the whiteboard

؜To select the our main project concept that you and a partner will develop through prototyping

ACTIVITY MATERIALS

Write 1–2 sentences describing what your design is about. Use the questions below to write 1–2 clear sentences describing your future fashion concept.

1. What is your project about? (What idea, story, or aspect of identity are you exploring?)
2. What does your design let people do, see, hear, or feel? (Think about experience, movement, emotion, or transformation.)
3. What technology or technique does your design use? (Examples: folding systems, digital fabrication, electronics, smart textiles, layering, motion.)
4. Why did you choose this technique or combination of techniques? (How does it support your idea or message?)
5. How do people interact with your design? (Do they wear it, move with it, activate it, adjust it, or experience it changing?)
6. What materials will you use? (Paper, fabric, conductive thread, LEDs, sensors, plastics, recycled materials, etc.)

؜1st

When writing an essay, a Project Thesis is a sentence that states the topic and purpose of your writing. A good thesis statement will direct the structure of your essay and will allow your reader to understand the ideas you will discuss within your paper.

A thesis statement for a Project Thesis serves a similar purpose. This statement will guide your research and prototyping throughout the creative process.

What is it?

How does it work?

What inspired the design?

Why is it needed?

Answer the most important of these questions for your specific project. 

Speak in the "third person". Do not use the words "I" or "you" in your thesis statement. 

As the first time working with your new partner, you will need to compromise and negotiate. 

Defining the thesis of your project is an important step. It may take multiple drafts to get it right. This thesis can evolve over the course of the design process. Ask others to critique your words. 

The Climbclaw is an attachment that helps users in climbing things like spiderman. It is made out of cardboard and has spikes. 

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what would the final materials be?

Create a quick, low-fidelity representation of your future fashion concept using a small mannequin.

1. Focus on shape, silhouette, and key idea, not details
2. Use simple materials (paper, tape, scrap fabric)
3. Show where your chosen technique or technology appears on the body
4. This model should help communicate your concept and intention, not be a finished piece

Think of this as a 3D sketch of your idea.

2nd

Create a slide showing your project statement along with you sketches and model. Take 2 mins to share out your idea to the class!

Example in next slide

3rd

EXAMPLE PROJECT THESIS

X is a wearable design created for Corey, a dancer with partial spinal paralysis. Inspired by his love for extravagant style, the piece attaches to his crutch and resembles a peacock, celebrating visibility, movement, and inner beauty. After a spinal injury six years ago, Corey continued dancing.The design uses a wooden joint connected to the crutch, supporting 15 abstract, patterned feathers that move with him—transforming his mobility aid into a bold expression of identity and pride.

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