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Bridge Building 2016

 

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S1 pupils recently took part in three days of problem solving and  team work tasks as part of a whole school IDL project.

During their time in the Technical dept the pupils were tasked with two construction based activities where they had to work as part of a team to design and build a freestanding tower from drinking straws then a bridge from K’nex.

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Thumbnail Concepts: Marker Rendering Adventure Toy

This multipart creative design series is about presentation rendering of concept art using  markers, pens, colour pencils and various other visual communication techniques.

This series showcases some advanced skills used by industrial designers when they render out concepts to present to a client or for review in the product design process.

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Episode 4

Episode 5

Episode 6

Easter School

Easter school will run from Mon 6th Apr to Thu 9th Apr 2016:

Mon 6th Apr

  • Higher Graphic Communication (Mr Conboy) 9:30am to 12:30pm
  • Higher/ Nat 5 Design & Manufacture (Mr Hamilton) 9:30am to 12:30pm

Tue 7th Apr

  • Higher Graphic Communication (Mr Conboy) 9:30am to 12:30pm
  • Higher/ Nat 5 Design & Manufacture (Mr Hamilton) 9:30am to 12:30pm

Wed 8th Apr

  • Nat 4/5 Graphic Communication/ Design & Manufacture (Miss Mckenna) 11am to 12:30pm

Thu 9th Apr

  • Nat 4/5 Graphic Communication/ Design & Manufacture (Miss Mckenna) 11am to 12:30pm