Course Outline

In S1 you spend your time between the classroom doing graphics and design work and the workshops doing practical work.

In the workshop you will make:

The Birdfeeder

You will design and make your bird feeder using woodwork marking out tools, cutting tools. You will also learn all about Health and Saftey in the workshop.

The Keytag

 

You will look at plastic and its properties before designing and making your keyring using the appropriate tools and equipment.

In Graphics:

We will look at colour theory, sketching and rendering to start off with.

We will introduce you to 3D CAD, AutoDesk Inventor- making your own 3D models on the computer

We will look at creating promotional documents with consideration of design elements and principles with our Desktop Publishing software, PagePlus.

 

We try and links with industry as much as possible to make our learning realistic.

Here are some of our S1 classes in action: