International Economic Trends in Textiles
Projects: 0-2
Economic importance of the textile and apparel industries in the United States and the world.
BURTL-319 / UW-STOUT / Fashion & Retail Program
Fall 2024
Project 01
Visual Definition Posters
Introduction Assignment: Students are assigned a word pertaining to economics or the textile industry. Then, after researching the chosen words students will create a poster suite that visually defines their interpretation.






Project 02
Final Project - “Creative Dissemination”
Final Project: Students are to explore a topic in greater depth than has been permitted in class. The choice of the topic should be related to the general themes of the course. Students will spend 1-2 months researching and reporting on the topic.
Final submissions will include a paper as well as a creative dissemination (something that is ready to be shared with the “world”).
Examples include: podcast introduction, reels, tutorials, video trailers, educational material, marketing material, websites, and physical products.
Example #1
topic: water waste in denim
Example #3
topic: over consumtion marketing plan
Example #4
topic: brand awareness marketing plan