Product Design
Product Design is one branch of the Design and Technology course, leading into the Timber-Based Materials Specialism at Key Stage 4.
Product designers create and evaluate ideas, turning them into tangible inventions and products. The product designer's role is to combine art, science, and technology to create new products that other people can use. This evolving role has been facilitated by digital tools that now allow designers to communicate, visualise, analyse and actually produce tangible ideas in a way that would have taken greater effort in the past.
In year 7 we do a project in which we learn about polymers and the issues surrounding plastic use and production. We explore how plastic pollution has an impact on the planet and how we can reuse plastics effectively. We also learn some foundation practical skills - how to use different workshop tools and equipment safely.
