Materials Technology Wood Folio Guide
Materials Technology Wood Folio Guide
Materials Technology Wood Folio Guide
Higher/Ordinary Level
Design Brief No. 1, 2 or 3
Your Name and Exam No.
A photo of your finished project used as a watermark or central
image looks good.
5. Decide on a text style and sizing to use and keep these consistent
throughout the folio
6. Keep things clear, easy to read.
1.Analysis of Brief
Opening statement;
It is often difficult to store clothes overnight in a
bedroom in a tidy manner
Brief;
Design and make an artefact on which items of clothing
can be hung. The artefact should be well finished,
pleasing to look at and should suggest a theme that is
easily recognisable and of interest to you.
Quite a few apps exist for creating mind maps for example,
iMindMap
inspiration Maps
Mind Mapping
Mind Maps
iThoughts
These are just a few of whats available. The benefits of
using a mind map are that you can share ideas with
others and its a great start point before putting your
analysis in a text format.
Visually it looks great and breaks up a text heavy
section and creates interest. Dont be worried that you
are repeating some of the same points.
Too much colour and it feels like the Circus just hit
Town.
2.Investigation Research
Gather information that will help you come up with a
possible design solution/design idea.
Look for ideas, and study similar artefacts.
This is all about showing evidence of what you looked at. If
you dont show it here how can anyone tell what you
considered ?
Ergonomics
Theme
If a theme is part of the brief here is the perfect opportunity
to explore it.
Survey / Questionaire
A survey or questionnaire can be used to gather
information which may influence your decision making
when choosing influencing a design. While it isnt absolutely
necessary, it can be both informative and visually
interesting in presentation of your folio
This must be a
well
proportioned
sketch done in
pencil.
to help get
your idea
across.
It may be
scanned and
placed in
electronically
but it must be
obvious that
you took time
to sketch your
Some light
shading using
colouring
pencils
enhance the
appearance of
a sketch too.
idea.
Good Points
1. The design meets the
brief.
2. Within my ability to
make.
3. Has nice design
features
Bad Points
1. Could better address
the brief
2. Looks complicated and
time consuming.
3. Lacks nice design
features.
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Type
Pine
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