National 6/Higher Design Brief

Higher/ National 6

3-D Design Brief

Please stick this into your sketchbook!

Your Design outcome can be either

an Architectural Design
a Textile Design
a Jewellery Design
a Product Design
The Theme of your design could be based on either the Natural Environment-Birds
Scottish Wildlife
Fungi
Seedpods
Flowers/Plants
Seashore
Biological structures
or
the Man Made World
Mechanical objects
Science
Ancient Civilisations
Industry
Robotics

In your sketchbook

Produce three high quality sketches related to your theme
Collect photographs, postcards, bits out of magazines etc related to the Theme and Market Research
From the three initial sketches choose sections to look at in more detail
(zoom into different aspects of the drawing) focus on the different visual elements – line, texture, pattern, shape, form and colour and create thumbnail sketches in sketchbook of these studies

Textile/Hat Design –

produce a variety of positive/negative (conterchange) drawings
look at shape/colour/pattern/ textural studies using a variety of media
eg needlefelting, machine or hand applique, screenprint, lasercutter, block print, Angelina fibres, photo transfer paper to produce creative samples for ideas.
Produce 4 or 5 creative initial concept ideas for your Design.
Develop two of your strongest ideas in more detail and depth making sure you adhere to the design brief.

Architectural Design –

Produce 4 or 5 creative initial concept ideas for your Design
Looking in particular at shape, form, texture, pattern and colour
use sketch up on computer to further develop these initial ideas
collect materials which you could possibly use to create your model building
( wood, metal, fablon, laminated inks, material for lasercutting pattern or shapes, foamboard, wire, cardboard
take photos or print off plan map area on google maps of where design is to be situated
Develop two of your strongest ideas in more detail and depth making sure you adhere to the design brief.
Produce a plan drawing 1:50
Also show interior images showing the intended atmosphere of your design
Make small sample models of your Architectural ideas in 3-D.

Take your initial drawings and start to stylise the imagery by either simplifying, manipulating or focusing in on particular areas.

produce a variety of positive/negative (conterchange) drawings taken from the shapes and patterns found in your initial studies
source a piece of glass/ balsa wood which you could use for your final design
Produce 5 or 6 creative initial concept ideas for the pattern which will be sandblasted onto your glass or perhaps lasercut into wood.
Looking in particular at line, shape, pattern and texture
Develop two of your strongest ideas in more detail and depth making sure you adhere to the design brief.
Show using a line drawing and a tonal counterchange drawing how the two strongest designs will work on the 3-D glass piece.then

For your Final Design Outcome/ Added Value Unit

Produce at two x A2 sheets or 1 x A1 sheet to show further development (fabric samples, photos of 3-D models, drawings) and problem solving of your Final solution ( this is sent to SQA)