Assignment 7: Final Project Proposal

For your final project, you should explore a specific set of materials, techniques, or applications in depth. You are very welcome (in fact encouraged) to work in groups. The project could take many different forms, including:

• A finished garment with unique functionality or material composition.
• A finished textile with unique functionality or material composition.
• A prototype for a new tool that could help others work with textiles and technology.
• A series of documented material or technique explorations.

The final project proposal will consist of a short (5 minute) formal presentation in class, plus a brief online description. Your presentation should include:

1. A concise description of your project.
2. Preliminary investigations of previous work in the area.
3. If you are planning a project whose outcome is a specific artifact (ie: a garment or textile), sketches of the artifact.
4. A time line.

Create a webpage for your proposal. It should contain a short description and a downloadable version of your presentation.

Sample Student Work

Sample work is presented courtesy of the students and used with permission.

Tunable Stiffness Structures

Little Black Dress 2.0

Sneaky Slippers