Design and Technology

Resources: 

Internet – for your research 

Activity: 

Task 1: Design a timeline of different design movements starting with the arts and crafts movement 

It should include the following movements: 

  •  Arts and craft movement 
  • Art Nouveau 
  • Art Deco 
  • Modernism - Bauhaus 
  • Streamline 
  • Postmodernism - Memphis for example. 

Task 2 - Create an in depth A4/A3 slide/poster, for each design movement, detailing the following

  • The key design aesthetics of the movement 
  • What technological advances allowed the designs to advance. 
  • What social changes were happening that influenced the style of the movement. 
  • Create a moodboard of images of products, fashion, graphics associated  with the movement. 

Task 3 - Choose a designer associated with each movement and write approximately 250 words detailing why their work is influential, referring to a  specific product they have designed. 

Task 4 - Work for pre coursework is for students to read the following PDF document, Chapters 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12 and to make notes ready to discuss the ideas of sustainable and inclusive design.

Here is the link to the document: 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CkbTRXz54M9-GEBKd2Yw4HmJUyM5tdOA/view?usp=drive_link 

Work to be submitted to: 

Please bring all completed work to your first lesson in September.