Design and Technology (Product Design)

Course summary

We live in a world where good design is implicit in almost every aspect of our lives; 3D Design A Level is the gateway into an exciting and ever expanding world filled with opportunities to work with new and emerging materials and technologies. This is an engaging and practical course based on the design and manufacture of products. You must have a real interest in how the things around us work as well as how and what they are made from. The course will also encourage creativity and innovation where students will have the confidence to innovate and produce creative design solutions as they develop their own ideas and products. Students will work both individually and as part of a team and require good drawing, problem solving, technological and entrepreneurial skills in order to be successful. A Level 3D Design (Product Design) is designed to broaden students view of Design and develop their capacity to design and make products and appreciate the complex relations between design, materials and manufacture. Students are required to work in one or more area(s) of 3D Design (Product Design) including: sculpture, exhibition design, design for theatre, television and film, interior design, product design, environmental and architectural design, jewellery/body ornament and 3D digital design. At the start of Year 12, students will complete a number of satellite projects to develop their skills.In February, Yr12 students will decide to focus on their chosen area and start their personal project that continues until the start of their exam preparation in Year 13. Students will be expected to visit museums and galleries on their own to develop a wider understanding of Design in the real world.