Craft Design Project

Semester 7th_July December 2024

Instructions:
1)All Print documents should be hard bound with cover jackets and in duplicate.
2)The document should have between 80-100 pages and 60-100 images.
3)All images included in the document should also be sent separately in Tiff format with the same caption as in the document.
4)All soft copies should be in PDF format.
5)In-Design Software
6) Font Size
Heading: Times New Roman, 14 size
Sub Head: Times New Roman, 12 size, Bold
Text: Times New Roman, 12 size
7) Document: Landscape
8) Catalogue: Portrait/Landscape
9)Background will be white.
10) Lay outing/placement would be minimal.
11) Text should be compiled separately in word format.
 Mid Term Assignment/End Term Assignment (Continuous Evaluation)
Forecast and Brand Research Design Direction Boards
Hand Exploration
Mid Term:
Professional conduct 24th October
Documentation
Catalogue Development
Digital Explorations and End Term:
Repeats, Patterns and final prints
22nd November
Sequenc Steps No. of Pages Submission Deadline with Marks
e dedicated In-design, but email in PDF.
(Single Side)
1 Document Jacket (The best image along with 1 Mid Term
the title of document) (1 Marks)
2 Title page 1 Mid Term
(1 Marks)
a. Title (Given title (with sub title, if any) of
the document)
b. Faculty Guide/Mentor (Name(s) of the
faculty with honorifics)
c. Year of submission (only year in Indo-
Arabic numerals)
d. Academic Dept. (Full name of the
academic dept.)
e.Name of the campus of NIFT

3 Copy Right Page (Back of the title page) 1 Mid Term

a) Copyright information to be presented as: (1 Marks)
(….desired statement to be included
here……………….)
b) Other credits for photography, illustration,
text, etc. e.g., Photography: name of the
 student/researcher; Illustrator: name of the
illustrator
Copyright year
4 Certificate from the Faculty 1 Mid Term
(.5 Marks)
5 Acknowledgement (50-100 words) 1 Mid Term
(1.5 Marks)
6 Abstract A summary of report – 100-200 words 1 Mid Term
(To elaborate on the purpose of doing the (2 Marks)
CBDP) with Keywords
7 Contents page 1 Mid Term
a) Serial Number (optional) (s. no. (1 Mark)
(numerals only))
b) Title (of the Section/Part/Chapter)
Page no. (numerals only)
8 Glossary 1 Mid Term
For non-English words (in italics), (1 Mark)
abbreviations, acronyms, codes, etc.
9 Introduction to Craft Name, Cluster Name, 1 Mid Term
Taluka/Tehsil, District (Rajasthan) (.5 Mark)
10 Declaration 1 Mid Term
(1 Mark)
11 About the Craft (Background and Provenance) 2 Mid Term
(Brief write up on the cluster, craft and the (2 Mark)
process)
12 Craft USP (Specify the USP of the Craft: How 1 Mid Term
is it different from any other craft in the same (1 Mark)
category)
13 Markets Survey 4 Mid Term
Designers, Brands, Retail Stores, NGOs and (3 Marks)
Government Support, Contribution of Research
Scholars
14 Challenges and Conclusion 1 Mid Term
(1 Marks)
15 Forecast based on market survey (Wrt the 2 Mid Term
product, usage, colours, price points) (1.5 Marks)
16 Formulation of Design Brief (Analysis of market 3 (2.5 Marks) Mid Term
survey and forecast and formulation of brief)
1.6.1 Brain Storming of Craft
1.6.2 Mind Mapping of the Craft
1.6.3 Design Brief
17 Design process and Product Development 4 (1 Marks) Mid Term
1.7.1 Target Market

18 1.7.2 Theme Board (with concept note) + Colour 2 (1.5 Mark) Mid Term
Palette

19 1.7.3 Brain Storming of Theme 3 (3 Marks) Mid Term

1.7.4 Mind Mapping of Theme
1.7.5 Material Board

20 1.7.6 Paper Concepts 3 (3 Marks) Mid Term

21 1.7.7 CAD with details 4 End Term

(4 Marks)

22 1.7.8 Visualization of products (Rendering) 3 End Term

(2.5 Marks)
23 1.7.9 Prototype Developments (Show with CAD) 3 End Term
and Specifications (with cost sheet) (3 Marks)

24 1.7.10 Product Photoshoot (Photograph of each 2 End Term

product with the Code no./ product/ name of the (3.5 Marks)
student/ year) with caption

25 1.7.11 Collection (Photographs of the designed 3 End Term

product as it will be worn or used or displayed. (3 Marks)
Detailed photographs of the same to enable the
craftsperson to replicate it from the photograph)
26 Artisans Profile (Profile few craftspeople with 1 End Term
whom the developments were carried out, (1 Marks)
Length of their involvement with the craft.
· What is their area of specialty?
· How long have they been practicing?
· Where were they trained, with whom and for
how long?
What was their response to product
development with students) (Name, address,
telephone or mobile no.

Website)
27 References (Use Harvard style (both here and in 1 End Term
text) (1.5 Marks)

To categorize alphabetically. If more than one

article from same author referred then to
categorize year wise with earliest first.)
Last Page

Catalogue Development End Term

1 Cover Page with best image End Term
(1 Mark)

2 Title page End Term

(1 Mark)
e. Title (Given title (with sub title, if any) of
the document)
f. Faculty Guide/Mentor (Name(s) of the
faculty with honorifics)
g. Year of submission (only year in Indo-
Arabic numerals)
h. Academic Dept. (Full name of the
academic dept.)
e.Name of the campus of NIFT

3 Copy Right Page (Back of the title page) End Term

 a) Copyright information to be presented as: (.5 Mark)
(….desired statement to be included
here……………….)
b) Other credits for photography, illustration,
text, etc. e.g., Photography: name of the
student/researcher; Illustrator: name of the
illustrator
Copyright year

4 Acknowledgement (50-100 words) 6/11/24 End Term

(.5 Mark)
5 Contents page End Term
a) Serial Number (optional) (s. no. (1 Mark)
(numerals only))
b) Title (of the Section/Part/Chapter)
Page no. (numerals only)
6 Product Photoshoot (Photograph of each product End Term
with the Code no./ product/ name of the (3 Mark)
student/ year) with caption

7 Photographs of the designed product as it will End Term

be worn or used or displayed. (3 Mark)

8 Manufacturing Process of the product End Term

(2 Mark)
9 Glossary End Term

10 References (if any) End Term