Design... Designers...and Designing - Mr Batt
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Sit in the group that you have been assigned
Starter:
In your groups discuss 'What do we mean by designing?'
On your white boards bullet point 5 important skills designers need to have.
Learning Outcomes:
- I can recognise influential designs/ work of designers
- I can debate what is good design
- I can design an item in the style of a particular designer
Henry Ford was famous for designing the Ford Model T motor car using
mass manufacturing technique.
In your groups discuss these questions..
- What did he mean in this quote?
- What design skills do you think he had that nobody else had at that time?
Starter:
In your groups discuss 'What do we mean by designing?'
On your white boards bullet point 5 important skills designers need to have.
Learning Outcomes:
- I can recognise influential designs/ work of designers
- I can debate what is good design
- I can design an item in the style of a particular designer
Henry Ford was famous for designing the Ford Model T motor car using
mass manufacturing technique.
In your groups discuss these questions..
- What did he mean in this quote?
- What design skills do you think he had that nobody else had at that time?
On your whiteboards do you want to add or change your 5 skills?
Who are these people????
Using the provided sheets pick out some of the skills and views that these designers have. On your table, debate their work and put them in your rank order . You have 10 minutes.
On your whiteboards ... time to update your 5 skills!
Who was top ... or bottom?
What made them top... or bottom?
Who was top ... or bottom?
What made them top... or bottom?
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When does designing become copying?
Some of these designers have come up with something new, but all of them have taken a design and improved it.
Generally it is acceptable to use other people's ideas for inspiration otherwise we would only have cars made by Ford!
Some of these designers have come up with something new, but all of them have taken a design and improved it.
Generally it is acceptable to use other people's ideas for inspiration otherwise we would only have cars made by Ford!
Alan Sugar Needs YOU!!
Alan Sugar is setting up a new design company 'Cube Design' and wants to
employ one of you as a designer. Complete the application form by explaining in one sentence what skills you have that
will make you a good designer.
As part of the application process you need to show your knowledge of design skills in re-designing some household products. You have 15 minutes to complete your application form.
As part of the application process you need to show your knowledge of design skills in re-designing some household products. You have 15 minutes to complete your application form.
On your table chose the best application form and the person with the lowest house number feeds back what the group has learned today.
And Finally...What do these designs have in common?