Costume Design -- Process Journal

Write Up:
Create a process journal with supporting images (annotated), along with a write-up. You should be able to address the following. The journal may be in any format, but must meet the criteria listed below! Use your creativity!

Plan --Describe and discuss your costume design.

Be sure to include:

• What was the choice of character that you chose? 
• What are the essential elements for this character?
• How did you incorporate design elements into your choices of a design?  
• How did you incorporate your visual research into your design? 
• Explain and justify your choices

Production -- Describe and discuss the production of one element of your costume

Be sure to include:

• How did you create at least one element of the costume on your own? 
• What materials did you use?
• How was your design changed or modified throughout the process? 
• What were some of the difficulties you encountered? How did your resolve this? 

Final Reflection -- Realization of Costume & Reflecting on the Process

• How did the final design turn out? What are you happy with? What do you wish had gone differently? 
• What did you learn or realize throughout this process? How might this affect you as a designer?

Realized Costume Design: Fuul Sudani (Peanut in Arabic)
Photo courtesy of Emily Grimes

Visual Research: Mr. Peanut
Photo courtesy of Planters Peanuts (www.planters.com)

Reflection Rubric

7- Deep, detailed and thoughtful piece that demonstrates an insightful reflection on all areas.

6 - Detailed and thoughtful piece that demonstrates a strong, meaningful reflection on all areas.

5- Detailed and thoughtful piece that demonstrates a meaningful reflection on most areas.

4 - Thoughtful and somewhat detailed piece that demonstrates a reflection on many areas.

3 - Somewhat thoughtful piece that demonstrates a reflection on many areas, although may leave out large sections.

2 - Somewhat simplistic and basic piece that demonstrates a reflection on just a few areas; many questions are left unanswered.

1 - Extremely simplistic and basic piece that hardly demonstrates reflection on the categories; most questions are left unanswered.