The document discusses key considerations for annotating design work including dimensions, materials, social issues, moral issues, environmental sustainability, and the design process. Specific questions are provided around materials properties, negative effects, and the product lifecycle. A 3-week iterative design and development process is outlined involving sketching, annotation, CAD modeling, workshop prototyping, and homework assignments.

2. The questions that need to be answered, in the annotation of
your design work:
Dimensions
mm, not inches (lengths, depths, widths, thicknesses, diameters, radiuses, etc.)
Materials
Requirements – what properties should the materials have (strength, flexibility, etc.) – this will lead to
material research, material testing, etc. From the mark scheme:
“Appropriate materials components selected with full regard to their working properties”
What does ‘working properties’ mean?
What testing or research can you carry out to determine these
‘properties?
DESIGNING
Annotation

3. The questions that need to be answered, in the annotation of
your design work:
Dimensions
mm, not inches (lengths, depths, widths, thicknesses, diameters, radiuses, etc.)
Materials
Requirements – what properties should the materials have (strength, flexibility, etc.) – this will lead to
material research, material testing, etc. From the mark scheme:
“Appropriate materials components selected with full regard to their working properties”
What does ‘working properties’ mean?
What testing or research can you carry out to determine these
‘properties?
DESIGNING
Annotation

4. The questions that need to be answered, in the annotation of
your design work:
Social Issues
What are the possible negative effects of your product? The possible negative effect of using your product?
Moral Issues
Your product must be as safe as can you make it
Environmental and sustainability issues
What happens to the product at the end of its life?
Can the product be refined to save material (Yes, it can – this is part of the development process)
From the mark scheme:
“The implications of a wide range of issues including social, moral, environmental and
sustainability, are taken into consideration and inform the development of the design
proposals”
DESIGNING
Annotation

5. All designing on A3 paper
Use your research to help you design; use your moodboard (of existing
products & inspiration design)
Use nature as a starting point – natural form and shape
Use architecture as a starting point, look at shape and repeating patterns..
Specific design movements?
DESIGNING
Starting

6. DESIGNING
Communicating
All concepts should be communicated in 3D sketching (two point
perspective)
Show all views of your concept – what does the back look like? The
bottom? Its sides?
You will use CAD to communicate your concept
Annotate, annotate, annotate
Render you’re concepts with colour

7. DESIGNING
The Process
It should take approximately 3 weeks to sketch, complete and model your
concept in the workshop.

8. DESIGNING
The Process
It should take approximately 3 weeks to sketch, complete and model your
concept in the workshop.
You do not workshop until your paper based design work/CAD work is done
and everything is communicated

9. DESIGNING
The Process
It should take approximately 3 weeks to sketch, complete and model your
concept in the workshop.
You do not workshop until your paper based design work/CAD work is done
and everything is communicated
A3 portfolio go home for homework (design work) every week.

10. DESIGNING
The Process
Week A
3 week period
Week B Week C
Designing and
sketching
Annotation
Work on for
homework
Model and make
in the workshop
Research for
development?
Annotation
CAD
Work on for
homework

11. DESIGNING
The Process
Week A Week B Week C
Designing and
sketching
Annotation
Work on for
homework
Model and make
in the workshop
Homework
Research for
development?
Annotation
CAD
Work on for
homework
Imaginative and innovative ideas have been developed, demonstrating
creativity, air and originality. Further developments made to take account of
ongoing research

12. DESIGNING
September – December
Week beginning
September 5
September 12
September 19
Design concept 1
Workshop model of concept 1
One area of research and development identified…
Week beginning
September 26
October 3
October 10
Design concept 2 (development of concept 1)
Workshop model of concept 2
One area of research and development identified…
TOTAL DESIGN
WORK AT HALF
TERM: 2 design
concepts and 1
development
Week beginning
October 17 Last full week before half-term - tidy up coursework
Set half term design work expectations

13. DESIGNING
September – December
Week beginning
November 7
November 14
November 21
Modelling based on half term design work – Design
concept 3
One area of research and development identified…
Week beginning
Nov 28
December 5
December 12 TOTAL DESIGN
WORK AT
CHRISTMAS:4
design concepts
and 3
developments
Design concept 4
Workshop model of concept 4
Final developed idea created, completed over
Christmas in preparation for 100% workshop in January
(after the mock exam)
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS – MOCK EXAM WHEN YOU RETURN IN JANUARY