3 WORKSHEETS EXPLORING IDEAS FOR IPAD / TABLET DESIGN:
W1: icons........ students to design icons for a tablet touch screen.
W2: case design ........ students design a range of ideas on a specific theme given to them for a protective case.
W2 PERSONALISED DESIGN ......... students produce a theme sheet then produce a customised design of their own choice.
The worksheets are designed for cover work as they are relatively self explained, however they can easily be integrated into existing schemes of work
POP up CARD activity power point
13 slide power point, showing how a pop up card can be created from minimal materials (instructional).
shows techniques, and ideas for presentation.
suitable for KS3 / KS4 D&T as well as Art and Design.
all you need is some thin white card and general stationary
22 slide ppt covering all the major information required about Hardwoods, Softwoods and Manufactured Boards.
Includes an activity to produce a fact sheet on Natural woods or Manufactured boards
Suitable for KS3 and KS4 Resistant Materials and Product Design / Engineering.
A seven slide presentation on how to produce and effective mood board and product analysis for a given product, in this case a lamp.
I use this to introduce the first introductory Product Design project.
15 slide ppt explaining with 2 student centered activities what a Life cycle assessment is and how it relates to everyday products
includes starter activity
7 worksheets on the theme of designing products to celebrate Halloween.
D&T Graphics based to enhance design and analytical skills.
could as easily used in art too.
11 page student centered booklet.
Front cover, research tasks including mood board, idea development sheets.
templates for final designs with ongoing evaluation and 2 self evaluation sheets.
Could easily be adopted for cover work / lessons.
A4 SHEET 10 odd one out questions based on common materials used in Product Design / Resistant Materials
space for student to give justification for answers
answer sheet included
suitable for KS4 / KS5 revision
38 slide Power point looking into the evironmental impact of products on the earth. and the impact good and bad design has on us.
Primarily aimed at KS5 would also be suitable for KS4
A 13 page font style presentation and activity involving text designing.
includes theory on DECORATIVE, SCRIPT, SERIF AND SANS SERIF.
as well as a innovative designing activity, where students have to design a range of decorative font styles on a chosen theme.
11 PAGE student centred booklet on the theme of Chinese Takeaway packaging.
Consists of front cover, analysis of the task, specification, research tasks, design tasks and 2 final self evaluation tasks.
Can also be adopted as long term cover work too, as the tasks could be introduced and explained by non subject specialists.
A PAIR OF PRINTABLE PRO-FORMA'S FOR STUDENTS TO FILL AS A DRAFT OR FINAL PRESENTATION.
Including, evaluating against specification point, modifications and testing.
An interim assessment test to test understanding of logo design and simple design of storage in wood to a theme, together with analysis.
approx 50min - 1hr exam