1. Designing Question You have to create 5 different designs that are influenced by the designer Charles Renne MacKintosh The theme is storage for small items. A brainstorm for what might be stored: Jewellery Box Desk tidy Pencil case Fishing tackle box Tool box

2. Marks available 3 marks are available per design YOU WILL LOSE MARKS FOR THE SAME DESIGN

3. Expectations Designs like these will only get 1 mark each because they are not very creative. Just a simple shape with one or two details.

4. Designs like this will get 2 marks because they show some creativity but not much detail

5. Designs like these will get 3 marks because they show more creativity and lots of detail. It would be a good idea to add a few labels Read the question and look to see if it asks you to ‘sketch five designs’ or Use notes and sketches – if it asks for notes then you MUST label your ideas.

6. So how do I design to show some influence of Charles Rennie MacKintosh First find some pictures of his work you might like to find some more

7. Pick out some design features Squares/grid patterns Lines Chair with very high back Rose Flowers Also look for shapes, patterns, recurring themes

8. Desk Tidy tray influenced by flowers in stained glass window

9. Some ideas that you could draw in the exam

10. Link to help revision http://www.technologystudent.com/joints/jo index.htmhttp://www.technologystudent.com/joints/jo index.htm Scroll down to the section on exam preparation. I strongly suggest you look at this page as part of your revision planning.