Bodywear and Activewear Design Online Short Course

The Bodywear and Activewear Design Online Short Course offers an introduction to designing sportswear. Students work on designing their own capsule collection and gain valuable insights into the Activewear and Bodywear industry, to ensure they have a sound understanding of the market opportunity. This course delves into trend, fabric and colour palette development, drawing tips and range planning. Students will focus on research development, customer profiling, concept development, exploring design details/components and exploring production and supply chain options. By the end of the course students will: Understand how to conduct design research Know how trend forecasting influences design and drives creativity Have an insight into the current market and the design opportunity Have a toolkit for sketching and creating technical packs for factory production Understand fabric/component supply chain options Have knowledge about how to inform the product lifecycle and options for production Have produced a body of work that will contribute to a portfolio that can be used for the industry or to enter into further study