What will I study at Key stage 4?
The title for this course was chosen with great care. It is intended to reflect the need, not only for pure graphic design skills, but also their application to products and spaces. The syllabus is designed to provide opportunities in designing, making and evaluating, which focus on an exploration of spaces using visual impact and communication.
The content of the syllabus will be taught through problem solving and task orientated situations which the students will perceive as real life design scenarios. Contexts will include;
The application of health and safety underpins the whole of the course. Students must be able to recognise hazards in products, activities and environments, assessing risk to themselves and others and take appropriate action to overcome these risks.
Here are a couple of example project outlines
“ A leading chocolate manufacturer wishes to include a top of the range Easter egg in its list. Easter eggs of this kind can retail from £8.00 up to £15.00 so the packaging of the product is extremely important. The brief is wide open in shape and graphics but must use an all board construction. Security of the egg and tamper evidence are constraints which must be considered.
Produce a finished prototype package, together with the appropriate research, specification, design ideas, trial packages and your final evaluation.”
“You are asked to design and prototype an educational game for use in the Primary school. The game must be fun to play but must also teach a specific skill. The product will be packaged, using card as the main material, but will include a vacuum formed thermoplastic insert. Your design folder will include research, analysis, specification, ideas and development as well as explanations of all appropriate commercial manufacturing processes including CAD/CAM. Your design folder will also include an in-depth evaluation of the product based on your specification.”
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