Gowerton School

Art & Design – 3D Design – Graphics – Textiles

‘Even in high school, I was keenly aware of this remarkable tradition that the U.K. had of designing and making’. Jonathan Ive, lead designer at Apple.

This course meets the needs of students who wish to study in the areas of Three-Dimensional Design, Graphics or Textiles. These areas are not limited to those titles alone and can include Product Design, Set Design, Model Making, Architectural design, Interior Design, Packaging, Digital Design and Illustration, Fashion, and Surface Decoration.

The strength of this course is the very fact that it allows students to choose a single or a range of the above, and then to tailor them into their own areas of interest for development through to a final idea or solution.

Students will experiment with a wide range of media and processes, document outcomes and explore designers and artists linked to their area of choice. They will be required to work with a range of equipment and processes in all areas. Students will also develop drawing and sketching skills alongside research and investigative work.

Course content

The course allows students to create a portfolio of evidence based on any number of the above areas, focusing on developing design outcomes and skills which lead to a thorough investigative folio for AS and a detailed design outcome for A2.

What Skills Will Students Develop When Studying Photography?

Students will develop and enhance knowledge on a range of skills and processes using traditional, digital and new technologies. These will range from workshop sessions in model making, printing, textile technology, printing, photoshop and other digital media through to three dimensional printing and CAD/CAM.

Students will present their outcomes in sketchbooks over the duration of the course. These will be supported with three dimensional, digital or material outcomes, manufactured by the student.

 Entry requirements

B Grade in a GCSE Art and Design based subject is desirable.

Unit 1

AS (100% of AS 40% of A2)

Coursework

Internally Set

A range of assignments to give students a broad understanding of the subject. These include:

Digital work such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Pro Desktop

Model making: Development of product/architectural/3D models

Traditional sketching skills, 2D & 3D, Printing and

Workshop skills such as casting and forming, foam prototyping and 3D printing

Throughout these assignments a large proportion of time will be spent looking at other designers works and products. This is an integral part of the course

Unit 2

(A2 – 36% of overall A Level)

Coursework

Internally Set

Example Unit: Structure and Form.

Students produce individual/unique works using techniques and processes developed during Unit 1

Further workshops to allow enhancements of skills from the AS and to allow the linking of outcomes to the given theme

This Unit must be supported by a 1000-3000 word study, comparing and contrasting works of others, their techniques, themes etc. It must also include an annotated portfolio.

Unit 3

(A2 – 24% of overall A Level)

Externally Set Assignment

Example:

3 Dimensional Art   E.g. Symmetry, Structure, Interweaving, Form, decoration

Starting Points

Fine art, Classics period, Modern technology, Style development

Foam modelling, Resin work, 3D Printing outcome

Experimentation: Variety of media and materials