SDES2400 Textile Design Narratives introduces you to the practice and processes of designing contemporary textiles. It covers the language, materials and conventions of textile design and how concepts, motif, colour and pattern impact on the narrative. It allows you to experiment with visual representation of your ideas; to research historical and contemporary precedents; and to create individual, one-off designs and design ranges that comply with industry conventions in their presentation.

This course covers the design process by taking an idea from sketch form, developing it with specific drawing techniques to a ‘croquis’ form; converting this into a one off design, then into repeat and finally to developing a range of designs. By utilising both hand and digital technologies, the designs developed are situated within a specific sector / community. The course covers sustainable and environment concerns of the materials and processes used in this stage of textile design.

Assessment in this course includes researching textile design precedents and projects that engage with drawing, motif generation, individual and design ranges.

SDES2400 Textile Design Narratives and SDES2401 Textile Pattern and Form are complementary 2nd year courses which together form the two x 2000 level core studies in the Textile Design studio stream within the BDes program. Together these courses prepare students for more advanced studies in the 3000 level courses in this studio stream. These courses may also be taken as an elective where places are available.