Product Design and Technologies
Study Overview
VCE Product Design and Technologies offers students a unique focus on creativity through the development and production of innovative and ethical products. Through the study of VCE Product Design and Technologies students become solution-focused and equipped to deal with both the interdisciplinary (interrelationship of multiple disciplines) and transdisciplinary (when disciplines interconnect to form new ideas) natures of design. This is achieved through collaboration (shared work) and teamwork (working on own tasks with a common goal to others), work practice in designing and making, and development of speculative, critical and creative thinking skills. Students work with a variety of materials, tools and processes to develop their skills to create products based on design and production skills in textiles and fashion. All of this contributes to the real-life industry relevance of this course.
Units
Unit 1: Design practices
Unit 2: Positive impacts for end users
Unit 3: Ethical product design and development
Unit 4: Production and evaluation of ethical designs
2024ProductDesignTechnologiesSD.docxAssessment
Units 1- 4
Ethical product design
Folio research and Final Product SAT
A design brief
Collaborative Design
Prerequisites / Suggested Prior Studies
Suggested Prior Studies
Sew in Style and Fashion Runway Recommended
Ready Set Design, Think like a Designer, Industrial Design and Building the Future
Future Pathways
VCE Product Design and Technologies offers students a range of relevant practical and applied experiences that can support future career pathways in design fields. These include industrial design, textiles, jewellery, fashion, interior spaces and exhibitions, engineering, building and construction, furniture, and transport. Future pathways also include careers in specialised areas of arts and design at professional, industrial and vocational levels.
Images past student: Alyssa Payad
