Yr 9 Fastrack GCSE

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What will your design project include?
Working in your groups of 4, use the cards in the
brown envelope, to show the order in which you
think you will be creating your design project.
Arrival Activity
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Objective We will learn about the order in which
your GCSE project will be constructed. We will
learn how to write a design situation for your
GCSE project, leading to a design brief.
We are learning this because It is important to
show the logical sequence of your designs and
your thinking throughout the project.

• We will know we are successful
• If you can describe the requirements of a design
  folio
• If you have written a successful personalised
  design situation
• If you can describe the requirements of a design
  brief

Homework Write up a draft design brief
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What is the Design Process?
Working in your groups of 4 place the cards (each
stage of the design process) in order.
Developed ideas
Situation
Final Design Analysis
Select Final Design
Design Brief
Plan Making
Analysis
Research
Prototype
Analysis
Product Test
Specification
Evaluation
Initial design Ideas
Propose Changes
Evaluation
Evaluation
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Project Outline
The Fairtrade Foundation (the Client) are
approaching a number of young designers to bid
for a high value design contract. Over the past 3
years the Fairtrade Fruit range of products has
grown from just bananas and mangoes to a
wide-ranging selection of products. They require
a campaign devising that will help to promote
fair trade. The campaign should include two 2
Dimensional products and one 3 Dimensional
product. We are looking for a print based
promotion to support the launch of the Fairtrade
brand in Autumn 2008.
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How to present your design situation.
A design situation should always include and be
presented with the following information
1) Some background information and a detailed
description of the client, organisation or
environment.
2) Detailed description of the problem to be
solved
3) Describe the specific requirements of the need
and hint at possible outcomes.

• e.g. If Norwich City needed a new logo due to new
  sponsorship then
• Show detailed information about Norwich City and
  the new sponsors (Present and past logos /
  colour schemes / target audience and etc.)
• State the problem to be solved (size / shape /
  form / colour etc)
• Client requirements / user requirements /
  retailer requirements / manufacturing
  requirements etc.

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Writing your Situation

• In a Microsoft Word document, and using the
  Project Outline as a guide, write a descriptive
  design situation that explains in detail the
  problem that is to be solved.
• Help you to formulate your Design Situation
• Help you to generate a Design Brief

If you have finished this work Using the
internet as a source of secondary research, start
collecting images / information related to
Fairtrade.
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Design Brief
What is a design brief and what is its purpose?
A Statement of intent or
What I am going to do.
For your homework draft your project design
brief. The brief should start with the following
phrase - I intend to design and make to
prototype stage .
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How well have you met the requirements of the
design situation?
What could you add to your design situation to
improve
1) Some background information and a detailed
description of the client, organisation or
environment.
2) Detailed description of the problem to be
solved
3) Describe the specific requirements of the need
and hint at possible outcomes.
Review the first draft of your own situation and
highlight improvements and further information
that you require. (Some info provided by teacher)
Plenary based on peer / group review.