Product Design

In the AS year you will develop your capabilities and understanding of how to design and make using a variety of approaches and techniques. Through a series of actvities and short projects you will develop your appreciation of form and function, and the use of a range of materials and manufacturing processes for both commercial and one-off production. this will include the use of drawing and rendering techniques to communicate your ideas using CAD/CAM as an integral part of the design process. You will become familiar with major design movements and the work of other designers in order to broaden your appreciation of good product design. There is an emphasis on learning and how and why products are designed and made, and how you as a designer can make improvements.
In your second year you will have more freedom to explore your own line of product design and you will take on the role of a professional designer through a mixture of set and self-generated projects.
ENTRY RECOMMENDATIONS:
Grade C in English and Maths preferred and, if taken, a GCSE in any Design Technology option at grade C or above. You may also be able to study this course even if you have not taken the subject before. What we are interested in is your desire to design and make solutions.
ASSESSMENT:
AS - Coursework assignments and a practical exam.
A2 - Coursework, a personal study and a practical exam.
PROGRESSION:
Any field of design but especially architecture, engineering, furniture design, Foundation art, graphic design, industrial design, interior design and product design.