1. Revision Activities

2. Write a specification for a prototype block model of a children’s handheld product, based on the theme of wildlife.

3. Analyse a couple of handheld kids toys and annotate using ACCESS FM.
Aesthetics: Varied colour usage, which would appeal to young children's visual sense.
Ergonomics: Easier to hold as the shape of the elephant is curved shape like the palm of a hand.
Size: May be too large for a small child to hold, the edges could be thinner to allow an easier grip.

4. Key terminology Key terminology
Analyse a couple of handheld kids toys and label the following on your designs: Ergonomic features, materials, anthropometric data and manufacturing progresses.
Key terminology
Over packaged
Under Packaged
Aesthetics
Ergonomic
Visually appealing
Comfortable
Easy to use
Key terminology
Non renewable
Natural
Mass
Batch
Synthetic
Simple
Complex
Target Market
Aesthetics
Production
Materials: Cover likely made of a silicone, which is a thermoset plastic, so when the product heats up from useage or over use the plastic does not deform.
Ergonomics: Cover for easier grip, wipe clean material, likely silicone. Curved top and bottom side of product to allow for it to sit on a user's lap.

5. Analyse a couple of handheld kids toys and label the following on your designs: Ergonomic features, materials, anthropometric data and manufacturing progresses.

6. Image of children’s handheld products
Image of children’s handheld products. Analyse the products on the mood bood, answering the questions.
In order to design effectively, you must first understand the context. This can be quickly be completed by analysing image boards.
Answer the question below and on next page.
Function
Q: How are the products included on the image board designed to entertain the child?
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7. Answer the questions below for the image board on the previous page.
In order to design effectively, you must first understand the context. This can be quickly be completed by analysing image boards.
Answer the questions below for the image board on the previous page.
Safety
Q: How have the products been
designed to be suitable for children?
____________________________
Materials
Q: What materials have been used to manufacture the products shown? Thermoplastic, thermoset plastic, card, paper, grey board?
____________________________
Colours
Q: What are the colours that you can see in each of the image boards and how could you use them?
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8. Revise materials then complete next page.
Uses
Tools Used
Advantages
Disadvantages
Safety
Biodegradable
Styrofoam
Block modelling
File, abrasive paper, acrylic paint
Great for models
Difficult to achieve high quality finish
Ventilation, mask required. No
Balsa Wood
Block Modelling
Stronger than styrofoam
Takes longer to shape
None
Yes
Plasticine or clay
Fingers and shaping tools
Very quick to shape
Difficult to achieve good finish
Acrylic
Point of sale stands
Hacksaw, laser cutter, wet&dry paper
Excellent finish, rigid, variety of colours
Expensive
Wear goggles

9. Label the advantages and disadvantages of each material for block modelling in your own words.
Plasticine
Balsa Wood (soft wood)
Styrofoam
Clay
Advantages
Advantages
Advantages
Advantages
Disadvantages
Disadvantages
Disadvantages
Disadvantages

10. Revise Packaging then answer the questions overleaf.
Food packaging...
Gives food a longer shelf-life.
Protects food during transportation and storage.
Keeps food clean from dirt and bacteria.
Provides information.
Advertises the product.
Holds the food in place.
Primary Packaging
Is packaging that protects the product and give key information.
Secondary Packaging
Packaging that contains the actual product and gives detailed information to the consumer.
Tertiary Packaging
Packaging that contains the actual product and
gives detailed information to the consumer.
Deceptive packaging
Is where the packaging gives a false impression of the product, as shown to the right. The crisps are packet appear full, but are not.
Under packaging
Where to little packaging is used.
Over Packaging
where too much packaging is used.
The five main reasons for packaging are (SIPPP)
Stacking and storage
Information
Protect
Preserve
Promote
Vacuum Packaging /
Air tight Packaging
This is a way of preserving food and has been used for many years.

11. Why is packaging important
Why is packaging important? Use the previous page and revision guide to answer questions. Pgs
Stacking and Storage
Information
Protect
The five main reasons for packaging are (SIPPP)
Stacking and storage
Information
Protect
Preserve
Promote
Preserve
Promote

12. Why is packaging important
Why is packaging important? Revision pg11 and use your revision guide to answer questions. Pgs
List the five main reasons for packaging? (use the SIPPP acronym to help you remember)
___________________________
List the information found on packaging.
Why are companies now starting to think about not over Under packaging
Over packaging

13. Match the symbol with the description and then the image
Match the symbol with the description and then the image. Revision guide Pgs
The exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same.
Is a sign that is used by a company in order to identify its products and services. Upon seeing this sign, the general public is able to distinguish it from other companies’ products and services on the market.
This protects the rights protects aesthetics. The shape, pattern, colour and design.

14. Fill out the table. Use youtube to help you research.
Copyright
Patent
Registered Design
Trademark
Definition
Description
Example

15. Label the meaning of each symbol
Label the meaning of each symbol. Use your revision guide and go to pg 147.
Symbol:
Meaning
Symbol:
Meaning
Symbol:
Meaning
Symbol:
Meaning

16. Label the meaning of each symbol. Use ICT to research
Symbol: Age appropriate
Meaning
Symbol: The Lion Mark
Meaning
Symbol:
Meaning
Symbol:
Meaning

17. When sketching design ideas, you should always do this in three dimensions (3d). This enables you to clearly communicate your idea. Complete tasks 1 and 2. 1
This is a called grid underlay sheet.
Grids and underlays help with freehand sketching.
The difference between a Grid and a underlay is that underlays are used to create 3D shapes. 2

18. Describe the difference between a copyright and a registered design.
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19. Revise Orthographic drawing . . .
Orthographic projection uses a 2D drawing of each side of an object. Orthographic drawings usually consist of a front view, a side view and a plan view. Image 1
A drawing board and parallel motion or T-square is used to project one view from another.
Image 2 shows you that the drawing needs to share it dimensions to be aligned and accurate. 1 2

20. Draw the object in orthographic view and label.
Label the views.
Join up the lines and fill in any missing.
Label what orthographic view it is.
An exploded drawing shows the parts separated, but in the correct relationship for fitting together. Exploded views are usually drawn in 3D, as illustrated.
Exploded Drawing

21. Using Pencil show 3 tonal values in each box.

22. Use pencil shading to show tone on the following blank forms.
Be careful to follow the form of the object with your pencil. Do not shade it flat! Label the light source ‘lighting’ each form.

23. Textures and Materials
Render to look like metal
Render to look like Wood
Render to look like Plastic
Render to look like Glass

24. Render the following forms to show what it is made of
Render the following forms to show what it is made of. Use tone, line or shapes and gestures with your pen or pencil to describe the material each shape is made from. The arrow is the lightsource.

25. Render the robot toy to look like a softwood. Add colour and tone.
Recall a hardwood that feels and looks like a softwood . . .
Name an advantage of wood from question 1 as a good block modelling material.

26. Using the material Polymorph re-design the handle of a standard kids hairbrush to be more ergonomic in shape.
Current Designs
New design below.
You must:
Annotate how your design has used polymorph in its redesign.
Analysed the ergonomics and aesthetics.
Target Market: Girls Kids 6+
Problem: Girls 6+ find it hard to handle brushes to brush their own hair. Create a brush that will enable kids to grip it easier and make it harder to drop while attempting to brush their hair.

27. Draw a rendered version of your hairbrush using the crating technique.
Tutorial:
You need to:
Add thick thin line technique.
Add texture by render the material.

28. Draw your idea in orthographic view.
Tutorial:
You need to:
Add thick thin line technique.
Add 3 tonal shading:

29. The image below show a product that has an ergonomic design
The image below show a product that has an ergonomic design. Explain the success of the design and re-draw an improved version or adapted version.
You need to:
You must explain and annotate your adapted or improved design.

30. Sketch a re-design for each of the following children’s products, based on the theme of wildlife.

31. Be inspired by wildlife and create a logo using the wildlife theme for trunki. Think how you can use your typeface to show the theme.
Sketch two ideas overleaf.
Tips:
Always draw lightly first so you can rub errors away.
Always draw in pencil. Fineliners are for drawing over final sketches.

32. Be inspired by wildlife and create a logo using the wildlife theme for trunki. Think how you can use your typeface to show the theme.
Idea 1
Idea 2

33. Describe here who Alessi was and how he inspired design.
I am famous because
My most famous products are . . .
Name:
Job:

34. Create a moodboard of Alessi products.

35. Re-design the egg holder product in the style of a Alessi product.

36. Describe here who Wally Olins was and how he inspired design.
I am famous because
My most famous products are . . .
Name:
Job:

37. Toys ‘r’ us are releasing a new wildlife toy range
Toys ‘r’ us are releasing a new wildlife toy range. The logo will for a limited time be wildlife theme to help promote the new range. Re-design the logo to have a wildlife theme. You must sketch 4 ideas.

38. Develop one of the previous ideas and justify why you did so.
Justify why you developed the idea you choose.

39. Describe here who Robert Sabuda was and how he inspired design.
I am famous because
My most famous products are . . .
Name:
Job:

40. Revise Typography
Typography is the art and technique of arranging type to make written language readable and appealing.
It is the art and technique of arranging type to make written language readable and appealing. The arrangement of type involves selecting typefaces, point size, line length, line-spacing (leading), letter-spacing (tracking), and adjusting the space within letters pairs (kerning).

41. Label the type with these labels; serifs, sans serif, slab serif, stem, bar, curve, continuous curve and kearning. Revision book pg 54-55
I Ty p og r a phy

42. Take a letter from the alphabet and create a wildlife inspired letter.

43. Definition: Typography
“The Art and Technique of arranging type to make written language most appealing to learning and recognition.”
London Zoo would like to teach young school children about the wildlife of Great Britain. You have been asked to design a typeface for the ‘London Zoo’ that is wildlife themed.
Key Factors:
Typefaces (Font-Families.)
Point size – Size of the font, measured in points.
Line Length – how many characters across the page the content goes (usually )
Leading (Line Spacing) – The distance between each line of text.
Tracking (Letter-Spacing)– space between letters.
Kerning - adjusting the space within pairs of letters.
Letter Style 2
Letter Style 1

44. Look at the typefaces and describe their characteristics
Look at the typefaces and describe their characteristics. What’s different about each one.
What’s different
What’s different
What’s different T T T
San Serif
Describe the typeface Characteristics:
Slab Serif
Describe the typeface Characteristics:
Serif
Describe the typeface Characteristics:

45. Add slab serifs to this font Draw a sans serif font here
Typography task
Add serifs to this font
Add slab serifs to this font
Draw a sans serif font here T C
Label on the typeface the
Stem
Label on the typeface the
Curve
Describe the characteristics of a sans serif font

46. Describe here who was famous for designing successful for designing road signs using pictograms.
We are famous because
Our most famous products are . . .
Names
Designer 1:
Designer 2:

47. Ideograms and symbols are used to give people information in public places. Sketch below two ideas for . . .
Staircase
Cafe

48. Fill in the the missing words, images and uses for these plastics.
Draw image here or stick of products
PVC
LDPE PP PS
Poly Vinyl Chloride
L___ D______ P________
P____________
P______S______
Used to make? List items here __________________________________________
Used to make?
__________________________________________
Used to make?
__________________________________________
Used to make?
__________________________________________

49. Design task Design Criteria
You have been asked to create a prototype a children’s drag along toy.
Specification
Reflect the theme of wildlife
Be suitable for modelling using styrofoam
Be suitable for children aged <5 years old.
Styrofoam:
Good to represent a 3d
model accurately
Softer foam is easily cut
using a coping saw or fret
saw
Smoothed by using glass
paper (sandpaper).
Denser foam can be used
for more demanding parts
of the model.

50. Design task 51 -53 Idea 1 Specification: Remember to annotate ideas.
Design Criteria
A foil container is being produced as a new container for a drink called AQAPOP. You have been asked to design the graphics for it.
Specification:
Point 1
AQAPOP must be clearly visible on the front of the container.
Point 2
The design must appeal to young people.
Point 3
The design must be based on physical activity or sport.
Remember to annotate ideas.

51. Design task 51 -53 Remember to annotate ideas. Idea 2
Final idea: Combine your best ideas from ideas 1 and 2 and produce a colour presentation drawing of the drink container using the specification provided and your additional points.
Marks will be awarded for:
(i) use of specification; (6 marks)
(ii) quality of drawings; (4 marks)
(iii) suitable layout; (4 marks)
(iv) quality of colouring. (4 marks)
Remember to annotate ideas.
Idea 2

52. Now evaluate the success of your design.
Evaluate how well your final design for the front face of the drink container meets your original
specification in Question 2.
Point 2 The design must appeal to young people.
Evaluation .
Point 3 The design must be based on physical activity or sport.

53. Revise Thermoforming (Vacuum forming).
Vacuum forming is a technique that is used to shape a variety of plastics. In school it is used to form/shape thin plastic (hips), usually plastics such as; polythene and perspex.
Vacuum forming is used when an unusual shape like a ‘dish’ or a box-like shape is needed. To the left you can see the stages involved in vacuum forming.

54. Complete the sequence drawing below by adding words and parts of the diagram. Do not look at previous page!

55. Exam questions on production techniques.
Use ICT and your revision books to fill out this table. Revision guide pg32-33.
Exam questions on production techniques.
Smart & Modern Materials
Applications
Properties and Applications
Processes
Polymorph
Thermochromic
Film
Pigment
Liquid Display Crystal
Shape Memory Alloy
Electronics Paper Displays
Phosphorescent Pigments

56. Can you answer exam style questions?
Plastic has largely replaced glass for soft drinks bottles.
Name the thermoplastic used to make drinks bottles.
Name the industrial process used to form plastic bottles.
Explain the meaning of in this label.
Describe the term mass production. .

57. Revise terminologies and rephrase in your own words.
Ascender
The part of a lowercase letter which rises above the main body, as in the letters “b”, “d”, “h”, and “k”.
Alignment
A term used to refer to the proper positioning of all typefaces and size variations along an imaginary reference line.
Baseline
An invisible horizontal line on which the feet of all characters on a line of type are set, used for proper alignment of type.
Copy
Any material that is to be typeset, be it a manuscript or typescript, or a typewritten document with handwritten changes and edits. Copy is also used to refer generally to any other page elements--including illustrations, photographs, etc--that will need to be prepared and assembled.
Character
Any letter, figure, punctuation, symbol or space.
CMYK
Abbreviation for cyan, magenta, yellow, and key (black). The four process colours.
Ascender
Alignment
Baseline
Copy
Character
CMYK

58. Revise terminologies and rephrase in your own words.
Colour Swatch
A sample of a specific colour--either printed or stored digitally--used to describe a particular printing ink or combination of printing ink colours.
Colour Separation
A means of dividing a full-colour photograph into four separate components, corresponding to the four primary colours used in process colour printing - cyan, magenta, yellow, and black.
Complementary Colours
On a colour wheel, the colours opposite of each other as in Blue and Orange, Yellow and Violet, Red and Green.
Cropping
Cutting off an undesired portion of a printed piece, photograph or other image.
Descender
In typography, the portion of lowercase letters that extends below the character’s baseline as in “g”, “j”, “p”, “q”, and “y”.
Embossing
In binding and finishing, a process in which images, patterns, or text are stamped or pressed into a substrate.
Colour Swatch
Colour Separation
Complementary Colours
Cropping
Descender
Embossing

59. Revise terminologies and rephrase in your own words.
Facing Pages
Font
Footnote
Hard Copy
Header
Justification
Facing Pages
In a double-sided document, the two pages that appear as a spread when the publication is opened.
Font
In typography, a set of all characters in a typeface.
Footnote
In typography, a reference relating to the main body of text positioned at the bottom of the page.
Hard Copy
Any page, document, publication, or other data that exists as some kind of output, be it on paper, film, etc., rather than as an item on a computer display or soft copy.
Header
In typography, any text that appears at the top of a page but is not part of the body text, such as a tile, author, chapter title, etc. A header appearing on every page is called a running head.
Justification
In typography, setting lines of text so that they line up on the left and right, as opposed to ragged right, in which the lines do not line up on the right.

60. Revise terminologies and rephrase in your own words.
Laminate
Leading
Letterforms
Pixel
Proof
Register
Laminate
To bond a plastic film by heat and pressure to a printed sheet for protection and appearance.
Leading
(pronounced “led-ding”)
In typography, an alternate and more popularly used term for line spacing.
Letterforms
General term referring to all typographic characters and symbols
Pixel
Shorthand term for picture element, or the smallest point or dot on a computer monitor.
Proof
Any early copy of to-be-reproduced material produced as a means of checking for typos or other similar errors, as well as positional errors, layout problems, and colour aspects.
Register
The degree to which successively printed colours (or images) are accurately positioned with respect to each other.

61. Places to revise Bitesize
website contains numerous information sheets and exercises to enhance the study, understanding and teaching of DESIGN and TECHNOLOGY.
Revision Guides: Aqa Booklets
Utube
Highcrest Moodle, Yr11: Various revision booklets for download and completion.
Revision Guides: The booklet given to you at the beginning of the year.
Class books / Progress Logs