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PDF FILE - UPDATED VERSION- MATHS IN DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY EXERCISE BOOK (127 PAGES) |
This is a detailed free resource. It covers most of the Maths that is expected for the new GCSE Design and Technology and leads to the Maths required for Design and Technology at A Level. The booklet will be updated regularly and so you may wish to join the 'World Association of Technology Teachers' on facebook, where updates will be announced
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1. What is Product Design? (1) |
2. What is Product Design? (2) |
3. What is Product Design? (3) |
4. What is Product Design? (4) |
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PDF FILE - POSTER - FROM DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY TO A CAREER |
PDF FILE - OPTIONS - WHY STUDY DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY? |
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CLICK HERE FOR THE
PRODUCT DESIGN - DESIGN PROCESS AND FREE PRINTABLE PROJECT TEMPLATE |
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INDUSTRIAL
PRODUCTION |
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PDF FILE - INFO POSTERS OF SCALES OF PRODUCTION |
PDF FILE - WORK ROLE STARTER 1 |
PDF FILE - WORK ROLE STARTER 2 |
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BOX LEARNING EXERCISES - INDEPENDENT LEARNING - MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS
These exercises are ideal for independent learning, classwork and homework. |
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1. The Client /Customer |
2. What is a Production Line? |
PDF FILE - Poster - What is a Production Line? |
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Introduction to Industrial Production Techniques |
4. Scales
of Production - an Introduction |
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SINGLE ITEM PRODUCTION
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5. Single
Item / Prototype Production - Example 1 |
6. Single
Item / Prototype Production - Example 2 |
REVISION CARDS - Single Item/Prototype Production |
PDF FILE - POSTER - SINGLE ITEM PRODUCTION |
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BATCH PRODUCTION |
7. Batch
Production - Example 1 |
8. Batch
Production - Example 2 |
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SHORT VIDEO - BATCH MANUFACTURE OF CDs |
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9. Batch
Production Exercise |
REVISION CARDS - Batch Production |
PDF FILE - POSTER - BATCH PRODUCTION |
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CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION |
10.
Continuous Production - Example 1 |
11.
Continuous Production - Example 2 |
REVISION CARDS - Continuous Production |
PDF FILE - POSTER - CONTINUOUS MANUFACTURE |
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12.
Production Methods - Lesson Starter |
13. A Series of Examination Questions related
to Mass Production in a School Workshop |
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COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURE |
VIDEO - COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURE (CIM) |
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14. CIM - Computer Integrated Manufacture
- 1 |
15. CIM - Computer Integrated Manufacture - 2 |
PDF FILE - POSTER - CIM |
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REMOTE MANUFACTURING
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16. Remote Manufacturing |
PDF FILE - POSTER - REMOTE MANUFACTURING |
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CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
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17. Continuous Improvement (CI) - Page 1 |
18. Continuous Improvement (CI) - Page 2 |
PDF FILE -
CLICK HERE FOR PRINTABLE WORKSHEET ON
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT |
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FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURE
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19. Flexible Manufacturing
Systems - FMS - 1 |
20. Flexible Manufacturing
Systems - FMS - 2 |
21. Detailed Example of Flexible
Manufacturing - CD / DVD Manufacture |
PDF FILE - CLICK HERE FOR
PRINTABLE WORKSHEET ON FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURE |
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JUST IN TIME (JIT) |
22.
Just in Time |
REVISION CARDS - Just in Time |
PDF FILE - POSTER - JUST IN TIME |
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LEAN MANUFACTURING |
23. Introduction to Lean Manufacturing |
24. Key Principles of Lean Manufacture |
PDF FILE - CLICK HERE FOR PRINTABLE WORKSHEET ON LEAN MANUFACTURE |
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25. Revision Cards - Lean Manufacture |
PDF FILE - POSTER - LEAN MANUFACTURING |
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GLOBALISATION |
Globalisation, Design and Manufacturing |
Example of Globalisation of Design and Manufacture |
Globalisation - Revision Cards |
PDF FILE - POSTER - GLOBALISATION |
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BUSINESS ENTERPRISE - CROWDFUNDING, FAIRTRADE AND COOPERATIVES |
1. Enterprise: Crowdfunding, Fairtrade and Cooperatives |
2. Revision Cards - Crowdfunding, Fairtrade and Cooperatives |
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ICT IN DESIGN,
MARKETING, MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTION |
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1.
ICT in Marketing, Business and Industry - Starter |
2. ICT as
a Marketing Tool |
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Barcodes in Manufacturing, Distribution and Supply |
4. QR Codes (Quick Response Codes) |
PDF FILE - EXAMINATION
QUESTION - ICT and Manufacturing, Marketing and Supply - Examination
Question |
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Information Communication Technology - Developing and Modelling Ideas |
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REVISION CARDS - Barcodes |
REVISION CARDS - Computer Aided Design and Computer Aided
Manufacture |
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WHAT IS PLANNED
OBSOLESCENCE? |
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VIDEO - PLANNED AND PERCEIVED OBSOLESCENCE |
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What
is Planned Obsolescence? |
What
is Perceived Obsolescence? |
REVISION CARDS - Planned Obsolescence |
REVISION CARDS - Perceived Obsolescence |
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MANUFACTURING PROCESS - REDUCING WASTE |
1. Manufacturing Products and Reducing Waste |
2. Manufacturing Products and Reducing Waste - Using
Accurate Templates |
3. Dealing with Waste - Reuse / Recycle |
4. Training / Educating Staff about the Importance
of Reducing Waste |
5. Why Maintenance and Repairability should be Built in to
the Products we Buy. |
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MORAL, ETHICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES RELATING TO DESIGN, MANUFACTURING AND THE CONSUMER |
CLICK HERE FOR AN EXTENSIVE PDF FILE - MORALS, ETHICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL |
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QUALITY SYSTEMS |
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1. The
British Standards Institute Kite Mark and the Conformite European Symbol |
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2. Quality Assurance |
3. Quality Control |
PDF FILE - CLICK HERE
FOR PRINTABLE WORKSHEET ON QUALITY CONTROL |
4. Quality Control Exercise |
5.
Quality Control and Quality Assurance - Examination Questions and Answers |
6.
Products and Quality Standards - Examination Question |
REVISION CARDS - Quality Standards |
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7.Six Sigma |
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8.
Product Analysis |
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9. Tolerances - 1 |
10. Tolerance - 2 |
PDF FILE - CLICK HERE FOR
PRINTABLE WORKSHEET ON TOLERANCES |
11.
Tolerance Examination Question |
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REVISION CARDS -Tolerance Checks |
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HEALTH AND SAFETY |
1. Health and Safety - Risk Assessments |
2. Risk
Assessment and Monitoring - Step by Step |
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REVISION CARDS - Risk Assessments |
PDF FILE - Poster - Risk Assessments |
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STANDARD COMPONENTS |
1.
What is a Standard Component? |
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Why use Standard Components when Designing and Manufacturing? |
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The Construction Industry and Standard Components |
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Complex Standard Components |
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Historical Development of Standard Components - Advantages of Standard
Components |
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PRODUCT
DEVELOPMENT |
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1. The Materials Economy |
2. Revision Cards - The Materials Economy |
PDF FILE - POSTER - THE MATERIALS ECONOMY AND THE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ECONOMY |
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3. Factors
that Affect Product Development |
4. How the
Design of a Product Changes Over Time - The Bicycle |
5. Bicycle
Exercise |
6. The Life Cycle of a Product |
7. The Life Cycle of Natural Wood |
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8. Life Cycle Energy Analysis |
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VIDEO - VARIOUS FORMS OF RECYCLING |
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9. Closed Loop Recycling (Six Rs) |
10. Closed Loop Recycling - Example Product (Six Rs) |
11. Recycling - Upcycling (Six Rs) |
12. Recycling - Downcycling (Six Rs) |
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PDF FILE - POSTER RECYCLING |
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13. Environmental Modenism (Ecological Modernism) |
14. Revision Cards - Environmental Modernism |
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19. Why Maintenance and Repairability should be Built in to
the Products we Buy (Six Rs). |
20. The Repair / Maintenance of Products (Six Rs) - Kettles |
21. The Repair / Maintenance of Products (Six Rs) - Drills |
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22. Reduce (Six Rs) |
23. Reuse (Six Rs) |
24. Refuse (Six Rs) |
25. Rethink (Six Rs) |
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PDF FILE - CLASSROOM DISPLAY - The Three Rs, Recycling, Upcycling, Downcycling, Product Lifecycle, Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainability |
PDF FILE - CLASSROOM DISPLAY - Product Life Cycle |
PDF FILE - POSTER - ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AND PRODUCT DESIGN |
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REVISION CARDS - Product Life
Cycle |
REVISION CARDS - Life Cycle Energy Analysis |
REVISION CARDS - Life Cycle
Assessment |
REVISION CARDS - The Six Rs - Reduce,
Recycle, Reuse, Refuse, Rethink, Repair |
REVISION CARDS - Upcycling |
REVISION CARDS - Downcycling |
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15. Sustainability - What is a Sustainable
Forest? |
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16. The History of Clocks -
1 |
17. The History of Clocks - 2 |
18. Making Model Sundials |
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19. History of Torches - 1 |
20. History of Torches - 2 |
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DEVELOPING AN EXISTING
PRODUCT |
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1.
Developing a Product from an Existing Design - Product Evolution. |
2. The
Next Stage of Development - the Multi Tool Knife |
3. A
Modern Adaption of the Multi Tool Pen Knife |
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Product Development - A Car Body that is also a Battery |
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Product Development - Battery Storage - Hand Held Products |
6. The
Bicycle Frame that also Acts as a Battery - Electric Bicycle |
7.
Product Development - How a Battery Powered Bicycle can be Modernised |
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DESIGN STRATEGIES |
Revision Cards - Design Strategies |
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INCLUSIVE DESIGN |
1. What is Inclusive Design ? - 1 |
2. What is Inclusive Design ? - 2 |
PDF FILE - CLICK HERE FOR PRINTABLE WORKSHEET - INCLUSIVE DESIGN |
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3. Revision Cards - Inclusive Design |
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PRODUCTS WITH 'BUILT
IN' ADJUSTMENT |
1.
Adjustable Products |
Adjustable Products - Revision
Cards |
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DAVID CONSTANTINE – MOTIVATION – MULTISPORT WHEELCHAIR |
1. Introduction to David Constantine and Motivation |
2. The Multisports Wheelchair by Motivation |
3. Basic Design Principle - The Multisports Wheelchair - Questions |
4. Comparison between a Typical Wheelchair and the Multisports Wheelchair |
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5. Examination Questions - the Multisports Wheelchair - Sustainability and Innovation. |
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PDF FILE - Click here to download a Revision Booklet / Activity Booklet |
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INCLUSIVITY PROJECT - LEADING TO MODEL MAKING |
6. DESIGN REQUIREMENTS - Public Seating for adults and Young Children |
7. Seating in Public Areas - Examination Question and Initial Sketches |
8. Model Making - Your Selected Design - for Further Development |
9. Development of the Best Idea and Development of Idea 1 |
10. Sample Development of Idea 2 and Idea3 |
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PRACTICAL EXERCISE WITH TEAM WORK - INCLUSIVE DESIGN |
Exercise - 1. An Existing Product To An Inclusive Product - The Hand Drill |
Exercise - 2. Your Inclusive Design for a Hand Drill |
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ADVERTISING |
1.
Advertising - an Introduction |
2.
Advertising - Questions and Answers |
PDF FILE - PRINTABLE
ADVERTISING QUESTION |
REVISION CARDS - Methods of
Advertising |
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ICONIC DESIGNS |
1. What
is an Iconic Design? |
2. Iconic Design Exercise |
PDF FILE - POSTER - ICONIC DESIGNS |
PDF FILE - ICONIC DESIGN CARDS- HOMEWORK/EXERCISE |
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COMPANIES |
1. Alessi - Iconic Products |
2. Revision Cards - Alessi |
PDF FILE - POSTER - ALESSI |
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1. Apple Incorporated |
2. Revision Cards - Apple |
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THE AUSTIN MINI |
2. The
Austin Mini - an Iconic Design |
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TESLA (TESLA MOTORS) |
1. Introduction to Tesla |
2. Revision Cards - Tesla |
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1. Philippe Starck |
2. Revision Cards - Philippe Starck |
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THE EAMES LOUNGE CHAIR |
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Lounge Chair by Charles and Ray Eames - 1956 |
4. Why
is the Eames Chair an Iconic Design? |
4a. Revision Cards - Charles and Ray Eames |
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Manufacturing the Eames Lounge Chair - Aluminium Parts / Components |
6.
Manufacturing the Eames lounge Chair - Laminated Parts / Components |
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Manufacturing the Eames Lounge Chair - Basic Techniques - Printable Question |
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8. Examination Question - Designing a Settee based on the Eames Lounge Chair - Specification and initial Ideas |
9. Examination Question - Designing a Settee based on the Eames Lounge Chair - Development of Best Idea |
10. Examination Question - Designing a Settee based on the Eames Chair - Comparison with the Specification |
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THE BARCELONA CHAIR |
1.
The Barcelona Chair - an Introduction |
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The Barcelona Chair - Basic Stages of Manufacture |
3.
The Barcelona Chair - Design Icon and Design Classic? |
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PDF FILE - POSTER LUDWIG MIES VAN ROHE |
Revision Cards - Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe |
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4. Similar Products, a Comparison- Iconic
Chairs - Barcelona Chair 1929 AND The Bibendum Chair (1917 - 1921) |
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Similar Products, a Comparison - Iconic Chairs - Barcelona Chair 1929 AND
Lounge Chair By Charles And Ray Eames - 1956 |
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6. Examination Question - Designing a table based on the Barcelona Chair - Specification and Initial Ideas |
7. Examination Question - Designing a Table based on the Barcelona Chair - Development of Best Idea |
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MICHAEL THONET - BENTWOOD FURNITURE |
1. Michael Thonet and the No14 Chair - Introduction |
2. Examples of Thonet Bentwood Furniture including the No 14 Chair |
3.The Thonet No14 Chair - Construction Techniques |
4. How to Sketch a Simple Bentwood Chair - Quickly |
5. Thonet Style - Design Questions |
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6. The Thonet No14 Chair - Design Examination Question - Part 1 |
7. The Thonet No14 Chair - Design Examination Questions - Part 2 |
8. The Thonet No14 Chair - Design Examination Questions - Part 3 |
9. The Thonet No14 Chair - Design Examination Questions - Part 4 |
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10. Revision Cards - Thonet No14 Chair |
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PDF FILE - Michael Thonet _ Boxed Learning Exercise |
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11. Table Lamp / Task Lamp - Thonet Style - Initial Designs |
12. Selected Idea for Further Development. |
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PDF FILE - CLASSROOM WALL DISPLAY - WILLIAM THONET |
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PDF FILE - INFO-POSTERS FOR CLASSROOM DISPLAY - MICHAEL THONET, ROBIN DAY, CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH, AND EILEEN GREY |
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MARCEL BREUER (1902-1981) |
1. Marcel Breuer and His Work |
2. Revision Cards - Marcel Breuer |
PDF FILE - POSTER - MARCEL BREUER |
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CHARLOTTE PERRIAND (1903-1999) |
1. Charlotte Perriand and a Sample of Her Work |
2. Revision Cards - Charlotte Perriand |
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ZAHA HADID(1950-2016) |
1. Zaha Hadid - Architect |
2. Revision Cards - Zaha Hadid |
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JOCK KINNEIR AND MARGARET CALVERT |
1. Jock Kinneir and Margaret Calvert - Motorway and Road Signage |
2. Revision Cards - Jock Kinneir and Margaret Calvert |
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BETHAN GRAY |
1. Bethan Gray - Product Designer |
2. Revision Cards - Bethan Gray |
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PDF FILE - POSTER INSPIRING FEMALE DESIGNERS |
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THE ROBIN DAY POLYPROP CHAIR |
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2. Robin Day Design Trend Setter and PolypropChair Iconic Design |
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7. Examination Question - Coffee Table based on the Style of the Polypropchair - Specification and Initial Ideas |
8. Examination Question - Coffee Table based on the Polyprop Chair - Development of Best Idea |
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PDF FILE - ROBIN DAY POSTER |
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OWEN MACLAREN AND THE B01 FOLDING PUSH CHAIR |
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1. Owen Maclaren and the B01 Folding Push Chair - An Introduction |
2. Basic Principles in the Design of a Child’s Buggy |
3. Tubular Steel - a Trend Setter? AND The B01 Push Chair - an Iconic Design? |
4. Design a Maclaren Inspired Folding Chair |
5. Temporary and Permanent Joints for Tube |
6. Specification Question - Product in the Style of the Maclaren B01 |
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7. Initial Ideas for a Folding Chair in the Style of Owen Maclaren |
8. Developing Your Best Idea |
9. How does your Final Design meet the Original Specification? |
10. Links to other useful Information and Questions |
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PDF FILE - POSTER - OWEN MACLAREN |
PDF FILE - POSTER - ALTERNATIVE OWEN MACLAREN |
Revision Cards - Owen Maclaren |
PDF FILE - Owen Maclaren - Boxed Learning Exercise |
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CHARLES
RENNIE MACKINTOSH |
1. An Introduction to Charles Rennie Mackintosh |
2. Analysis / Description of a Charles Mackintosh Chair |
3. Mackintosh Decoration |
4. The Furniture of Charles Rennie Mackintosh -
Product Analysis 1 |
5. The Furniture of Charles Rennie Mackintosh -
Product Analysis 2 |
6. Product Analysis - Mackintosh Oak Washstand |
7. Product Comparison |
8. The Mackintosh Desk |
9. A Young Child's Toy Box based on Charles Rennie
Mackintosh Design Characteristics |
10. DVD Storage Unit based on Charles Rennie
Mackintosh Design Characteristics |
11. Storage Unit based on a Mackintosh White Desk
and Chair |
12. How to Develop a Specification by Analysing the
Design Brief
for a Charles Mackintosh inspired Storage Unit |
13. Specification Question |
14. Design One - Child's Toy Box - Mackintosh Style |
15. Design Two - Storage Box - Mackintosh Style |
16. Design Three - Jewellery Box - Mackintosh Style |
17. Design Four - DVD Storage - Mackintosh Style |
18. Design Five - Bits And Bobs Storage Box -
Mackintosh Style |
19. Designing a Mackintosh Storage Unit |
20. Presenting a Design Idea |
21. Developing your Idea |
REVISION CARDS - Charles Rennie Mackintosh |
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PDF FILE - Charles Rennie Mackintosh - Boxed Learning Exercise |
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PDF FILE - CLASSROOM POSTER - CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH |
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HARRY BECK - LONDON UNDERGROUND MAP |
1. Harry Beck 1902 to 1974 |
2. Revision Cards - Harry Beck |
PDF FILE - POSTER - HARRY BECK - LONDON UNDERGROUND |
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CHRISTOPHER DRESSER |
1. Introduction to Christopher Dresser |
2. Revision Cards - Christopher Dresser |
PDF FILE - Christopher Dresser- Boxed Learning Exercise |
PDF FILE - POSTER - CHRISTOPHER DRESSER |
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MORE DESIGNERS - THROUGH HISTORY - WHO DERSERVE RESPECT |
A Collection of Designers who Deserve Respect |
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PDF FILE - DESIGNERS - REVISION CARDS |
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BIOMIMETIC DESIGN |
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4. The Sydney Opera House - Inspired by Nature |
4. Design for a Shelter, inspired by the Sydney Opera House |
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5. QUESTION - Shelving System Based on Nature - Tree |
6. QUESTION - Honeycomb Storage - Inspired by Nature |
7. QUESTION - Leaf Sunbed Inspired by Nature |
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8. QUESTION - Ladybird Inspired Design - Coffee Mug - Wildlife Theme |
9. Developing the Idea - Ladybird inspired Coffee Mug |
10. Ladybird Coffee Mug Packaging |
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BRAND IDENTITY |
1. Brand
Identity - an Introduction |
2.
Characteristics of a Brand |
3. Brand
Identity - Symbols and Logos |
REVISION CARDS - Brands |
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PDF FILE - POSTER - BRANDS |
PDF FILE - CLASSROOM DISPLAY - Brand Identity - What is a Trend? - Planned Obsolescence - Perceived Obsolescence |
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INTERNATIONAL ART MOVEMENTS |
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PDF FILE - INFO-POSTERS FOR CLASSROOM DISPLAY - ART MOVEMENTS |
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PDF FILE - DISPLAY POSTERS - IMAGES OF MAJOR ART MOVEMENTS |
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PDF FILE - REVISION CARDS FOR MAJOR ART MOVEMENTS |
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Art
Movement - Rich Picture |
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ARTS AND CRAFTS MOVEMENT |
1.
The Arts and Crafts Movement 1880 - 1910 |
REVISION CARDS - Arts and Crafts |
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ART NOUVEAU |
1. Art
Nouveau - 1890s - 1920s/1930s |
2. Art
Nouveau (1880s) Compared to the Bauhaus Design (1920s) |
REVISION CARDS - Art Nouveau |
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CUBISM |
1.
Cubism - Analytic Cubism 1907 - 1911 - Late Cubism 1914 - 1921 |
2.
Cubism and Architecture |
3.
Cubism and Product Design |
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REVISION CARDS - Cubism |
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DE STIJL (NEOPLASTICISM) |
1. Introduction to De Stijl (Neoplasticism) |
2. Revision Cards - De Stijl (Neoplasticism) |
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PDF FILE - POSTER - CLASSROOM DISPLAY, DE-STIJL |
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MODERNISM / BAUHAUS |
1. The
Bauhaus Design School - 1 |
2. The
Bauhaus Influence on Architecture - the Huf Haus. |
3. The
Bauhaus Style of Writing |
4.
Bauhaus Chair Design Exercise |
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REVISION CARDS - Bauhaus Design |
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5.
Modernism - Eileen Gray - The Transat and Bibendum Chairs |
6.
Modernism - Eileen Gray - The E1027 Table |
PDF FILE - CLICK HERE FOR
PRINTABLE WORKSHEET ON EILEEN GRAY |
7. Designing / Developing a
Product, Starting with an Iconic Design (The E1027 Table) |
8. Revision Cards - Eileen Gray |
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PDF FILE - CLASSROOM POSTER - EILEEN GREY |
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ART DECO |
1. Art
Deco - 1 |
2. Art
Deco - 2 |
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Art Deco - REVISION CARDS |
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3. Art Movement - Rich Picture |
4. Storage and Transport of Small
Items - Art Deco - 1 |
5. Storage and Transport of Small
Items - Art Deco - 2 |
6. Storage and Transport of Small Items - Art Deco - 3 |
7. Art Deco Containers - Product
Comparison |
8. Art
Deco - Small Storage Container Design - 1 |
9. Art Deco - Small storage Container
Design - 2 |
10. Writing an Design Specification
for a Small Transportable Art Deco Container |
12. Art Deco - Small Container
Design - Initial Ideas |
12. Developing Your chosen Design |
13. Work Drawings - Art Deco Container 1 |
14. Working Drawings - Art Deco
Container - 2 |
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15. Anthropometric Data and Handle
Design |
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16. Sample 'Theme' Development Design Sheet |
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POP ART |
1.
Pop Art - 1950s to 1960s |
2.
Pop Art and Product Design |
PDF FILE - CLICK HERE FOR
PRINTABLE WORKSHEET ON POPART |
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Pop Art - REVISION CARDS |
PDF FILE - POPART-CUBIST STARTER EXERCISE |
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STUDIO ALCHIMIA |
1.
Introduction to Studio Alchimia |
2.
Alessandro Mendini |
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THE MEMPHIS GROUP |
1.
Ettore Sottsass - Memphis Designs - 1 |
2. Ettore Sottsass - Memphis
Designs - 2 |
3. The
Memphis Group (1980s) - The Etruscan Chair 1984 |
4.
Comparison of the design principles / design philosophy of Modernism (Bauhaus) and Post
Modernism (Memphis Group) |
5. The
Carlton Dresser - by Ettore Sottsass - 1981 |
6.
Further Memphis Designs |
7.
Product Comparison - Memphis and Traditional Designs - 1 |
8.
Product Comparison - Memphis and Traditional Designs - 2 |
9.
Memphis Examination Questions / Answers - 1 |
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PDF FILE - CLASSROOM POSTER - ETTORE SOTTSASS |
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MEMPHIS PRODUCT DESIGN
QUESTION |
10.
Memphis Examination Question - Moodboard |
11.
Memphis Design Principle and Criteria - Examination Question |
12.
Sample Answer to Memphis Design Question |
13.
Evaluation of your Memphis Design |
14.
Product Design Memphis Style |
15. Art
Movement Starter - with Memphis Designs |
16.
Memphis Chair Design Exercise |
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17. REVISION CARDS - Memphis Design Movement |
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CLICK ON THE IMAGE - FOR ART MOVEMENT SUMMARY CARDS AND EXERCISE |
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TECHNIQUES THAT HELP
THE DESIGNER IN THE GENERATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF IDEAS |
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1.
Presentation Techniques used by Designers - An Introduction |
2.
Isometric Drawing and Designers |
3. The
Designer and Perspective Drawing |
4. The
Designer and Flowcharts |
5.
The Designer and Orthographic Drawing - 1 |
6.
The Designer and Orthographic Drawing - 2 (Sectional Views) |
7. The
Designer and Computer Aided Design (CAD) |
8.
The Designer and Prototypes |
9. The
Designer and Moodboards - 1 |
10.
Designer Inspiration and Moodboards - 2 |
11.
Inspiration / Moodboards and Motifs |
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PDF FILE - CLICK HERE FOR
AN EXAMINATION QUESTION - DESIGNERS AND TECHNIQUES |
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THE MARKET PLACE AND
MODELS OF DEVELOPMENT |
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What is the Technology Push Model of Product Development? |
What is Market Pull? |
Technology Push, Market Pull - REVISION CARDS |
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Globalisation, Design and Manufacturing |
Example of Globalisation of Design and Manufacture |
Globalisation - Revision Cards |
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E-COMMERCE |
1. What
is E-Commerce? |
2.
Traditional Shopping - Retail and Shopping |
3.
Electronic Data Interchange |
4. E-Commerce and EDI - REVISION
CARDS |
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ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
AND THE DESIGNER |
(THE CAR INDUSTRY) |
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1.
Environmental Issues and the Development of a Product - the Car |
2.
The Features / Functions of a Product (the Car) - Environmental Factors |
3.
The Use of Raw Materials - Environmental Factors and Recycling |
4.
How Product Life Cycle Influences the Design and Manufacture of a Car |
5.
How Environmental Factors Influence Manufacturing Processes. |
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PDF FILE - ADVANCED
EXAMINATION QUESTION |
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ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
AND MANUFACTURERS, RETAILERS (INCLUDING SUPERMARKETS) AND CUSTOMERS |
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1.
Manufacturers / Retailer, Environmental Issues and Customers |
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SUPERMARKETS AND ENVIRONMENTAL
ISSUES |
2. How
Supermarkets Encourage Customers to Reduce Waste and to Help Protect the
Environment - 1 |
3.
Biodegradable and Recyclable Plastics and Supermarkets |
PDF FILE - CLICK HERE FOR
PRINTABLE QUESTION ON SUPERMARKETS, THE ENVIRONMENT AND CUSTOMERS |
4.
Environmental Symbols - Question |
5.
Product Development and the Environment - CD Players and MP3 Players |
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REVISION CARDS - Customers and Environmental
Issues 1 |
REVISION CARS - The Environment and
Customers - 2 |
REVISION CARDS - Products, The Environment,
Supermarkets And Distribution |
REVISION CARDS - THREE Rs |
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CLIENT REQUIREMENTS |
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1. Product Comparison
and Selection - 1 |
2. Product Comparison
and Selection - 2 |
3. Conducting a
Product Review |
4. Developing a
Customer Profile - Page 1 |
5. Building a
Customer Profile - Page 2 |
6. The Client / Customer
Profile Sheet |
7. The Role of a Focus
Group |
8. Market Research |
9. The Sinclair C5 Electric Car -
Starter |
10. How Market Research can be Carried Out |
11 Design Idea to Design Concept (including Market
Research) |
12. Presentations to Clients / Customers |
13. How to Plan a Presentation |
14. Evaluation of a Presentation |
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15. Product and Customers - Example - Motorbikes |
16. Products and Customers - Example Motorbikes -
Advertising |
17. Eco Friendly Motorbike Fuel Tank Design |
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TEAM WORK |
PDF FILE - POSTER - TEAMWORK AND MANAGEMENT |
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1. Introduction to Teamwork. Why is Teamwork Important? |
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SAMPLE PRODUCT - RESISTANT MATERIALS
SCHOOL MASS PRODUCTION LINE - BATCH MANUFACTURE |
1. Sample RESISTANT MATERIALS Project - Envelope Holder - Team Batch Production |
2. Choice of Materials and Planning Production - Batch Production |
3. Organisation of a School Production Line - Resistant Materials |
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SAMPLE PRODUCT - GRAPHICS
HELPING PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN LEARN HOW TO TELL THE TIME |
1. Sample GRAPHICS Project - Learning Clock Team Batch Production |
RESOURCES - HELPING YOUNG CHILDREN TELL THE TIME |
2. Organising a Production Line - Graphics Product |
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RECORDING MEETINGS |
Group Analysis of Ideas, Team Meeting and Group Discussion Sheet |
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ORGANISING A TEAM |
1. Teamwork Presentation - Sample Organisational Sheet |
2. Planning and Working with other Students - Evidence Sheet |
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PDF FILE - TEAM PARTICIPATION CERTIFICATE |
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COPYRIGHT -
TRADEMARKS AND PATENTS |
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1. What is Copyright? |
2. What is a Patent? |
3. What is a Registered Trademark? |
4. REVISION CARDS - Copyright, Trademarks and Patents |
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MODEL /
PROTOTYPE MANUFACTURE |
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Making a
Model - Introduction |
Why Make a Model? |
Model
Making - Tools and Equipment - 1 |
Model
Making - Tools and Equipment - 2 |
Model
Making - Tools and Equipment - 3 |
Model
Making - Tools and Equipment - 4 |
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Modelling Materials - 1 |
Modelling Materials - 2 |
Sample
Models |
Card
Based Models |
Architectural Models |
Computer Generated Models |
Computer
Generated Systems Model (Spreadsheets) |
Model
Making Examination Question - 1 |
Modelling Materials Examination
Question - 2 |
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PDF FILE - POSTER -MODEL MAKING EXERCISE |
PDF FILE - POSTER - CAD TO MODEL TO PROTOTYPE |
REVISION CARDS - Model Making
Materials |
PDF FILE - MODEL MAKING IN THE DESIGN PROCESS |
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PACKAGING |
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PDF FILE - POSTER ON PACKAGING MATERIALS |
PDF FILE - POSTER 2 - ON PACKAGING |
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1.The Functions of Packaging |
2. Materials for Packaging - Paper and Card |
3. More Materials for Packaging |
4. Manufacturing Nets / Developments by
Hand |
5. Manufacturing Nets / Packaging in
Industry - Small Scale Production |
6. How can the Harmful Environmental Effects of
Packaging be Reduced? |
REVISION CARDS - Packaging |
REVISION CARDS - Packaging and
Environmental Issues - 1 |
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FOR MORE INFORMATION ON PACKAGING - GO
TO THE GRAPHICS SECTION OF THIS SITE |
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REVISION
CARDS |
1. REVISION CARDS - Quality Standards |
2. REVISION CARDS - Brands |
3. REVISION CARDS - Sustainable
Design and Sustainable Materials |
4. REVISION CARDS - Barcodes |
5. REVISION CARDS - Product Life
Cycle |
6. REVISION CARDS - Life Cycle
Assessment |
7. REVISION CARDS - Models and
Prototypes |
8. REVISION CARDS - Packaging and
Environmental Issues - 1 |
9. REVISION CARDS - Thermochromic
Inks |
10. REVISION CARDS - Safety Symbols |
11. REVISION CARDS - The Difference between
Anthropometrics and Ergonomics |
12. REVISION CARDS - Computer Aided Design and Computer Aided
Manufacture |
13. REVISION CARDS - Methods of
Advertising |
14. REVISION CARDS - Flat Packs |
15. REVISION CARDS - Knock Down Joints |
16. REVISION CARDS - Tolerance Checks |
17. REVISION CARDS - Customers and Environmental
Issues |
18. REVISION CARDS - Packaging Materials and
Functions |
19. REVISION CARDS - Stock Forms |
20. REVISION CARDS - Hardwoods |
21. REVISION CARDS - Softwoods |
22. REVISION CARDS - Manmade Boards |
23. REVISION CARDS - Oil to Plastics |
24. REVISION CARDS - Thermosetting
Plastics |
25. REVISION CARDS - Thermoplastics |
26.REVISION CARDS - BIOPOL |
27. REVISION CARDS - Ferrous Metals |
REVISION CARDS - Ferrous Metals - Simple
Version |
28. REVISION CARDS - Non-Ferrous Metals |
29. REVISION CARDS - Composite Materials
- 1 |
30. REVISION CARDS - Composite
Materials - 2 |
31. REVISION CARDS - Smart Materials |
32. REVISION CARDS - Model Making
Materials |
33. REVISION CARDS - Models and
Prototypes |
34. REVISION CARDS - Single Item/Prototype Production |
35. REVISION CARDS - Batch Production |
36. REVISION CARDS - Continuous Production |
37a. REVISION CARDS - Just in Time |
37b. Revision Cards - Lean Manufacture |
38. REVISION CARDS - Charles Rennie Mackintosh |
39. REVISION CARDS - Planned Obsolescence
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40. REVISION CARDS - Perceived Obsolescence |
41. REVISION CARDS - Risk Assessments |
42. REVISION CARS - The Environment and
Customers - 2 |
43. REVISION CARDS - Products, The Environment,
Supermarkets And Distribution |
44. E-Commerce and EDI - REVISION
CARDS |
45. REVISION CARDS - Arts and Crafts |
46. REVISION CARDS - Art Nouveau |
47. Art Deco - REVISION CARDS |
48. REVISION CARDS - Cubism |
49. REVISION CARDS - Bauhaus Design |
50. Pop Art - REVISION CARDS |
51. REVISION CARDS - Memphis Design Movement |
52. Revision Cards - De Stijl (Neoplasticism) |
53. Revision Cards - Eileen Gray |
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54. REVISION CARDS - Three Rs |
55. REVISION CARDS - Upcycling |
56. REVISION CARDS- What is a Trend? |
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57. REVISION CARDS - Biomimetic Design |
58. REVISION CARDS - Robin Day - Polyprop Chair |
59. REVISION CARDS - Life Cycle Energy Analysis |
60. Revision Cards - Real World Manufacturing |
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61. Globalisation - Revision Cards |
62. Revision Cards - Phosphorescent Pigments |
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63. Revision Cards - Thonet No14 Chair |
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64. Revision Cards - Cyanacrylate (Super Glue) |
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65. Revision Cards - Nanomaterials |
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66. Revision Cards - Solar Power |
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67. Revision Cards - Inclusive Design |
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REVISION EXERCISES - REVISION WEBS |
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1. Designers Revision Web |
2. Mechanisms - Key Design Terms and Phrases - Revision Web |
3. Environmental Terms/ Phrases and Iconic Designs |
4. Natural and Composite Woods, Plastics and Metals - Revision Web |
5. Tools, Manufacturing Processes and Printing Processes - Revision Web |
6. Marketing, Advertising, Consumer Law, Scales of Production, Manufacturing Systems and Quality Systems - Revision Webs |
7. Art Movements, Energy Systems and Issues, Smart Materials - Revision Webs |
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FOOD CARRIERS FOR LEISURE ACTIVITIES - PROJECT |
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CLICK HERE FOR THE PROJECT / LESSON MATERIALS |
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PROJECT - DESIGN PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH A CHILDREN'S NURSERY |
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CLICK HERE FOR PROJECT / LESSON MATERIALS |
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PROJECT - CHARITY COLLECTION BOXES SMALL AND LARGE |
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1. Collecting Money for Charity -
Rich Picture |
2. Plastic and Card Collection Boxes |
3. Sample Card Charity Collection Box |
4. Charity Box in Isometric
Projection - Basic Question and Answer |
5. Charity Box in Isometric -
Including Graphics - Question and Answer |
6. Estimated Perspective Drawing -
Charity Box |
7. Charity Logo Analysis |
8. Designing a Logo for
Childrens Charity |
9. Developing a Charity Logo |
10. Developing a Style of Writing for
a Charity |
11.An Alternative Design for a
Charity Collection Box |
12. Sample Examination Questions |
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13. Large Scale Charity Box with Built in Handle |
14. Corrugated Card - Large Scale Charity Box |
15. Corrugated Plastic (Polyprpylene) |
16. Charity Box (for clothes) - Recyclable Card |
17. Specification - Small Charity Box |
18. Full Size Charity Collection Box for a Supermarket |
PDF FILE - SAMPLE EXAMINATION QUESTIONS - QUESTION 1 |
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HOW NATURE CAN INSPIRE DESIGN INCLUDING PATERN AND STRUCTURE |
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BIOMIMETIC DESIGN |
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NATURE / PATTERN AND DESIGN |
4. The Sydney Opera House - Inspired by Nature |
4. Design for a Shelter, inspired by the Sydney Opera House |
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5. QUESTION - Shelving System Based on Nature - Tree |
6. QUESTION - Honeycomb Storage - Inspired by Nature |
7. QUESTION - Leaf Sunbed Inspired by Nature |
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8. QUESTION - Ladybird Inspired Design - Coffee Mug - Wildlife Theme |
9. Developing the Idea - Ladybird inspired Coffee Mug |
10. Ladybird Coffee Mug Packaging |
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11. 'Wildlife' Style of Writing
- 1
12. 'Wildlife Style of Writing - 2
13. Developing a Writing Style with Images and Textures
14. Scaling of Images and Text - Wildlife
15. Examination Type Question - Writing Styles on a Wildlife Theme |
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16.
Inspiration / Moodboards and Motifs |
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11. Designing a Handheld Toy for a Child
12. Idea for a Handheld Toy for a Young Child - 1
13. Idea for a Handheld Toy for a Young Child - 2
14. Evaluation of Selected Idea
15. Block Modelling with Lightweight Polyurethane Model Board
16. Ideas For Packaging - Handheld Electronic Toy - Wildlife Theme
17. Net / Development - Wildlife Packaging
18. Wildlife Themed Packaging and Expanded Polypropylene
19. Alternative Packaging - Handheld Toy |
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PROMOTIONAL PACKAGING FOR A DRINKS CONTAINER |
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Pupils research the theme as they work through the
resources/questions below. They should draw on all the skills and techniques developed through the
Product Design course. *PLEASE
NOTE: You may need to use the search facility on the
index page of this
site to find information when answering some of the
questions* CONSIDER USING THE REVISION CARDS (SEEN ABOVE)
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1.
Rich Picture - Promotional Packaging for a Drinks Container |
2.
Functions of Packaging - Examination Question |
3.
Drinks Container - Promotional Packaging Design Features |
4.
Converting a Picture to a Symbol / Logo - Teenage Market |
5.
Converting a Picture to a Symbol / Logo - Teenage Market |
6.
Creating a Style Of Writing that Suggests Movement / Energy - for
Promotional Packaging |
7.
Promotional Packaging for a Healthy Fruit Packed Drink |
8.
Drawing A Symbol / Image That Promotes A Healthy Fruit Packed Drink -
Sample Answer |
9.
Promotional Packaging for Six Drinks Containers - Sample Answer |
10.
Alternative Presentation of a Design / Idea - Orthographic Drawing |
11. Promotional Packaging for
a Drinks Container - Recyclable Card |
12.
Stages -promotional Packaging In Isometric Projection - Sketch By Hand |
13.
Promotional Packaging for a Single Drinks Container |
14.
Alternative Way of Presenting the Promotional Packaging Design |
15.
Sample Promotional Packaging for a Single Drinks Container - a Development
/ Net |
16.
Isometric Drawing - Single Drinks Container |
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QR Codes (Quick Response Codes) |
Barcodes in Manufacturing, Distribution and Supply |
How Packaging is used to Promote
Products |
Manufacturing Nets / Developments by
Hand |
Manufacturing Nets / Packaging in
Industry - Small Scale Production |
Lithography |
Symbols - Packaging - 1 |
Symbols - Packaging - 2 |
Nets / Developments and Tessellations and Packaging |
Laminated Card |
Laminated Card - Examination
Question |
Additional Resources - Soft Drink
Containers |
Analysis of a Container for a Soft Drink
Examination Question - 2
Examination Question - 3
Examination Question - 4
Examination Question - 5
Examination Question - 6
Examination Question - 7 |
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THE PACKAGING OF PERFUMED
PRODUCTS
1. Rich Picture - Packaging of Perfumed
Products |
2. The
Packaging of Perfumed Products - Analysis |
3.
Expanded Polypropylene (EPP) and Packaging |
4.
Quality Card and Packaging |
5.
Adding a Clear Polypropylene Window to a Package |
6.
Teenage Perfumed Product (Packaging) - Based on a Sporting Theme - 1 |
7. Teenage Perfumed Product (Packaging) - Based on a Sporting Theme - 2 |
8.
Creating a Style Of Writing that Suggests Movement / Energy - for a
Perfumed Product |
9.
Developing a Style of Writing for a Perfumed Product |
10.
Symbols found on Packaging |
11.
Sample Deodorant Set for a Teenager - Package Design |
12.
Cuboid Packaging - Development / Net |
13.
Packaging Materials - Quality Card and High Impact Polystyrene (HIPs) |
14.
Blow Moulding - High Density Polyethylene Packaging |
15.
Packaging - Perfumed Products - Blister Packaging |
16. Aroma Pigments |
17. Printing Effects - Varnishing and UV
Varnishing |
18. Lithography |
19.
Nets / Developments and Tessellations and Packaging |
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EXAMINATION THEME - PACKED LUNCH CONTAINERS |
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1. Rich
Picture - Packed Lunch Containers |
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Typical Packed Lunch Container - 1 |
3.
Typical Packed Lunch Container - 2 |
4.
Jigsaw Packed Lunch Container Design |
5.
Material Selection - Packed Lunch Container |
6. Packed Lunch Container -
Functions / Design Criteria |
7.
Anthropometric Data and Ergonomic Design - Packed Lunch Containers |
8.
Examination Question - Packed Lunch Container Design |
9.
Packed Lunch Container - Evaluation |
10.
Printing Processes and Polypropylene - Lithography |
11.
Screen Printing on Polypropylene |
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12.
Packed Lunch Container - Image Design - 1 |
13.
Packed Lunch Container - Image Design - Sample Answer |
14.
Packed Lunch Container - 2D Image to 3D Image |
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15.
Packed Lunch Container - Recyclable Card |
16.
Packed Lunch Container - Card - Design Question. |
17. Manufacturing Nets / Developments by
Hand |
18. Manufacturing Nets / Packaging in
Industry - Small Scale Production |
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19. Lithography |
20. Symbols - Packaging - 1 |
21. Symbols - Packaging - 2 |
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PRODUCT DESIGN EXAMINATION QUESTIONS |
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These pages are a combination
of notes for revision purposes and examination type questions. Links
included that will take you to pages on this site that will help you
answer the questions and revise. |
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Manufacturing Processes 1 |
Manufacturing Processes 2 |
Materials - 1 |
Materials - 2 |
Raw
Materials to Manufactured Products - Crude Oil to Polystyrene |
Raw
Materials to Manufactured Product - Natural Wood to Guitar |
General Materials Questions |
Materials and Finishes |
Smart
Materials - Thermochromic Inks - Inks that Change Colour |
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Life Cycle - 1 |
Environmental Impact - Product Life Cycle |
Environment/Recycling - 1 |
Environment/Recycling - 2 |
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Instruction Diagrams |
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Packaging - 1 |
Packaging - 2 |
Functions of Packaging - Summary |
Packaging
- Designing the Packaging for a Vase |
Printing Processes - Packaging for a Glass / Ceramic Vase |
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Customers and Products - 1 |
Customers and Products
- 2 |
Products and Design Features - Kettles |
Maintenance of Products - Kettles |
Maintenance of Product - Drills |
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What is Anthropometrics and Ergonomics? |
Anthropometrics and Ergonomics Question - Computer
Station |
Ergonomics and Anthropometrics
(Feet)- 1 |
Ergonomics and Anthropometrics
- Child's Walking Toy - 2 |
The
Eames Lounge Chair - Anthropometrics and Ergonomics |
The
Thermo-cup - Ergonomics and Safety |
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Remote Manufacturing |
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Design and Manufacture - 1 |
Design and Manufacture - 2 |
The Style of Products - 1 |
Production Lines - 1 |
Production Line Manufacturing - 1 |
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School
Mass Production Line - Questions and Possible Answers |
Choice
of Materials and Manufacture - School Production Line |
Organisation of School Mass Production Line |
Flow
Charts Representing the School Mass Production Line |
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What
Materials can be Recycled? Plastics |
What
Materials can be Recycled? Assorted Materials |
Recycling Questions - 1 |
Recycling Questions - 2 |
Recycling Questions - 3 |
Recycling Questions - 4 |
Recycling Questions - 5 |
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Market Research |
How Market Research can be Carried Out |
Design Idea to Design Concept (including Market
Research) |
Product Analysis |
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Standard Components and Product Manufacture
(Summary) |
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