Design Presentation

Objective of the Event

Students will present an original design, developed by the participant, to one ore more potential buyer clients (judges). Design may be fashion design, product design, packing design, website design, interior design, landscape design, culinary arts, etc.

Learning Outcomes

• Collect information, obtain facts and ideas about the design.
• Apply design principles – balance, harmony, rhythm, emphasis, and proportion.
• Apply marketing principles – product, place, price, promotion–to the buyers.
• Understand the concept of feature/benefit selling.
• Demonstrate knowledge/understanding of customer/client needs.
• Organize and deliver an effective presentation.
• Demonstrate imagination and creativity.

Other Characteristics

• This is a one–person event.
• Students must prepare a 15–minute presentation of the design; question and answer period is included in the 15–minute time limit.
• Event has NO test.
• Event includes the presentation to judge.
• Students are encouraged but not required to use presentation aids including computers and other technologies.
• Judging is based 50% on the quality of the design and 50% on the presentation (ability to sell it).

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