GRAPHIC PRODUCTS

YR 10 & YR 11 GCSE

Do you like being creative?

Can you think differently?

Can you be imaginative?

Do you like to make?

Design as a career?

Our world is full of products that use

drawings, words and pictures to bring

designs alive. CD & DVD covers, adverts,

packaging, point of sale display units,

architectural models, logos, greetings

cards, leaflets, books, TV and film titles,

websites are all graphic products. The

Graphic Products Course gives students

an opportunity to explore this interesting

and fast moving area of design. Students

will develop both hand and ICT skills,

designing and making a range of graphic

products

All D&T’s have the same syllabus –

You can only choose one.

Product Design or Graphic Products or Textiles

“HUH?”

PRODUCT GRAPHICS TEXTILES

A little bit of

everything

A little bit of

everything

A little bit of

everything

More advanced

knowledge of

Metals, Plastics

and Wood.

More advanced

knowledge of

Papers, Cards

and Boards.

More advanced

knowledge of

Fabrics, Textile

production,

Dyeing

processes.

COMPONENT 1

Exam paper

Part 1 - General DT ‘core’ questions on energy, recycling, modern and smart materials, electronics, mechanisms, consumer rights, woods, metals, plastics, textiles, papers and cards.

Part 2 - Your focus material, either – papers and boards, woods, plastics or textiles

COMPONENT 2

Coursework

Your project in your

chosen material.

‘CORE’ ASSESSMENT

Half – component 1

the exam

Half – component 2

the coursework

All D&T’s have the same syllabus –

You can only choose one.

Product Design or Graphic Products or Textiles

Very few subjects

have this much

coursework!

The Year 10 course will give

students an opportunity to learn

and develop a range of hand and

ICT skills. We will:

Develop graphical knowledge and

understanding e.g. colour theory,

typography, layout & finishing

techniques.

Design and make graphic products

e.g. Packaging & Leaflets whilst

developing CAD techniques.

Learn about the different materials

used to make graphic products.

Investigate in depth, the work of

two famous graphical designers

identified by the exam board.

This experience will give them the

essential knowledge and skills they

need for the NEA project in year 11.

2MAJOR PROJECTS

IN YR 10:

PACKAGING &

LEAFLETS

First MAJOR project =

LEAFLET DESIGN

‘AUTHENTIC’

‘PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

OF A GRAPHIC PRODUCT’

‘APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE’

From

CONCEPT to

REALITY!

Second MAJOR

project =

PACKAGING

KS4 ready!!

A Tertiary Major Project :

Year 10 = SWING TAG

In this project we focus on:

Materials

Finishes

Sustainability

Life cycle Analysis

Practise piece of

Coursework

Naturally throughout Yr 10, we aim to enhance the students’ ICT ability. The

projects that are embedded within the course encourage rapid progression

and confidence using ICT. Do not forget, we aim for a well rounded student,

every idea starts with a hand drawn design!

Yr 10 Logos!

September 2020 will be the

beginning of the NEA (non-

examined Assessment )

(NEA = Coursework)

A single NEC project based on 3

‘Contextual Challenges’ set by the

examination board (WJEC) 50%

A single 2 hour examination that

tests the student’s CORE

knowledge in addition to technical

detail knowledge of Graphic

Products and Materials (50%)

The exam very much links back to

all of the knowledge the students

learn and implement in Yr 10.

Non-Examined Assessment are

completed in lesson time, whilst

also giving the freedom to students

to take Sketch books home to

continue developing their ideas.

Half – Coursework

Half - Exam

MATERIAL HYBRID PROJECTS

Naturally the students will be able

to develop their ICT design skills

throughout Yr 10, in order to produce high quality work as part

of their Yr 11 practical work!

Luckily, EVERY student has had

plenty of experience using our design suite, CorelDraw,

throughout Yr 7, 8 AND 9!

ESPECIALLY YR 9!!!

D&T Graphic Design is one of the

TOP performing subjects in the

school:

2018:A*- A = 33%,

A* - C = 79%,

100% pass)

D&T has a long history of excellence

In 2018, The Blue School, GCSE

Graphics, scored the HIGHEST GCSE results in the COUNTY (for

those schools that offer Graphics

as a GCSE Subject)

Design and Technology at

AS and A level

A Degree in Design &

Technology.

A career in design:

graphics, fashion, furniture,

architecture, product

design, engineering,

ergonomics & many more!

Or just do it for the

experience & fun!

Where could

it lead?

Please feel free to ask any questions and by all

means take the opportunity to look at the work

displayed before you go!