V. Ryan © 2002 - 2008
BASIC DRAWING EQUIPMENT
1. Basic Drawing Equipment - 1
2. Basic Drawing Equipment - 2
3. Basic Drawing Equipment - 3
4. Basic Drawing Equipment - 4
SIMPLE DRAWING EXERCISES
1. Setting up Paper on a Drawing Board
3. Printing - Lower Case Letters
4. Drawing a Border and Title Block
5. Drawing Angles with Set Squares
6. 3D drawing using a 30/60Degree Set Square
7. T-Square and Set Square Exercise
COLOURED PENCILS
1. Simple Shading Techniques - Flat Surfaces - (Plastics and Metals)
2. Simple Shading Techniques - Curved Surfaces - (Plastics and Metals)
3. Examples of Simple Shading Techniques (Plastics)
4. Card Composite Drawings - (Plastics)
9. Shading Techniques Exam Question
FELT PENS
10. More Advance Felt Pen and Coloured Pencil Work - (Plastics and Metals)
11. Using Fine and Paint Brush Type Felt Pens - (Plastics)
12. Examples - Felt Pens - (Plastics)
SELECTING THE RIGHT COLOUR SCHEME
1. Primary, Secondary and Complementary Colours
2. Colours, Feelings, Emotions and Atmosphere
3. Colour - Moods and Emotions
4. Colours and Cultures (Buildings)
5. Colours and Cultures (Countries)
6. Colours and Selling Products
7. The Chinese New Year - Cultural Images
EXPLODED VIEWS
SINGLE POINT PERSPECTIVE
2. Single Point Perspective - Vanishing Points 1
3. Name in Perspective - Exercise
4. The Chair (Steel Tube)- Single Point Perspective
5. Traditional Chair in Single Point Perspective
6. The Table - Single Point Perspective
7. Dressing Table - Single Point Perspective
8. Interior Room - Single Point Perspective
9. Example - Room Interior in Single Point Perspective
10. More Examples - Single Point Perspective
11. Simple Examination Questions - Single Point Perspective
12. Examination Question - Complete a Room Interior
13. Examination Question - Design an Interior of a Room.
14. Examination Question - Logo and Packaging
TWO POINT PERSPECTIVE
3. Two Point Perspective - Question
4. House with Flat Roof - Two Point Perspective
5. House with Conventional Roof - Two Point Perspective
6. Example - External View of a Bungalow - 1
7. Example - External View of a Bungalow - 2
8. Example - External View of a Bungalow - 3
9. Example - External View of a Bungalow - 4
10. Example - External View of a Bungalow - 5
14. Examination Question - Two Point Perspective - 1
15. Examination Question - Two Point Perspective - 2
16. Examination Question - Two Point Perspective - 3
OBLIQUE PROJECTION
2. Cylinders Drawn in Oblique Projection
3. Oblique - A Practical Example
ISOMETRIC PROJECTION
1. Isometric Projection - An Explanation
2. Isometric Projection - Summary
3. Isometric Circles and Cylinders
6. Isometric Personal Stereo Exercise 2
7. Printing in Isometric Exercise 3
8. Isometric Diskette Exercise 4
9. Drawing a Mobile Phone in Isometric Projection - Page One
10. Drawing a Mobile Phone in Isometric Projection - Page Two
11. Simple Isometric Mobile Phone Question
ORTHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION
1. Third Angle Orthographic Drawing - an Example
2. Third Angle Orthographic Projection - Further Explanation
3. Wind Power Device - Orthographic Drawing
4. First Angle Orthographic Projection
7. Orthographic Drawing - Mobile Phone Example
8. Stages of Drawing a Mobile Phone in Orthographic
9. Presentation of an Orthographic Drawing
10. Orthographic Drawing Exercise
ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS
3. Buildings - Plan Views/Architectural Drawings
4. Plan Views - Another Detailed Question
5. Location Maps and 'Zoom In' drawings
PRINTING PROCESSES AND PRINTING EFFECTS
7. The Need for Printing Effects - Including Die Cutting
8. Printing Effects - Varnishing and UV Varnishing
9. Printing Effects - Laminating
10. Printing Effects - Embossing
11. Stamp Manufacture Through Direct Printing Technology - Mass Production
GRAPHIC STYLES OF WRITING
3. Examination Question - Writing Styles
4. Creating a Style of Writing that Suggests Movement/Energy
4a. Lettering Styles - Theme - TIME
4b. Sample Historical Clocks - 1
4c. Sample Historical Clocks - 2
CARD MECHANISMS
Below is a short pop-up card project. It includes basic
techniques for producing movement with card / paper
2. Making Pop-Up Lettering and Characters
3. Pop-Up Card Problem and Brief
4. Example Layout for Problem and Brief
6. Example Presentation - Pop-Up Card Analysis
Further pop-up mechanisms
7. V-Fold Mechanisms and Internal Stands
8. Rotary Card and Mouth Mechanisms
Card Mechanism Project
11. How to Draw a Simple Mobile Phone Accurately.
12. Adding Colour and Shade with Felt Pens
13. Promotional Rotating Disk (Mobile Phone Sales)
LOGO DESIGN, SYMBOLS and COAT OF ARMS
5. Logo / Writing Style Examination Question
6. Converting a Picture to a Logo/Symbol - 1
7.Converting a picture to a Logo/Symbol - 2
8. Converting a Picture to a Logo/Symbol - 3
11. Nut Allergy /Vegetarian Symbol Design
12. Modern Recycling Information Labels
13. Symbols - Paint Containers
15. Analysis of Symbols - Lesson Starter
16. Safety Symbols - Lessons Starter
17. More Symbols and Questions
20. Symbols - Car Maintenance - 1
25. Eco-Friendly Symbol Design
28. Hawaii - Background Information
32. Symbols of Hawaii - Helicopter Flights
33. Coat of Arms Lesson Starter
36. Coat of Arms - Your Choice
37. Design your own Coat of Arms
38. Presenting your Coat of Arms - 1
39. Presenting you Coat of arms - 2
40. The Ozone Layer - Background and Symbol Design
41. Grumpy Free Classroom Symbol Design
GLIDER PROJECT
1. Glider / Logo / Colour Scheme Project
2. Important Dates and Personalities - Planes and Gliders
3. Glider Project - Basic Construction
5. Further Glider Design Examples
6. Free Gift - Glider Manufacture
7. Modern Light Weight Modelling Materials
8. Making a Model Glider - By Hand
CALENDAR DESIGN PROJECT
Health and Safety Calendar Design
LOGO EXAM THEME - THE OLYMPIC GAMES
The aim of this sub-section is for pupils to research the historical
context of the Olympic Games. They will look at the official emblems
and design an emblem for the London Bid. They will then apply their
emblem to merchandise, create a display and mark/evaluate each others work.
If you are outside the UK, why not design an Olympic emblem for a City
in your country?
1. Historical Background to the Olympic Games
2. Famous Symbols of the Olympic Games
3. Olympic Cities and the Olympic Emblem
4. Previous Olympic Emblems and Posters
5. The Olympics - Symbols of London and England
6. Olympic Symbols of England and London - Questions
7. Making the Emblem from Card
8. Design the Emblem for the Official Competitors Shirt
9. Design the Emblem for the Official Olympic Flag
10. Design the Emblem for the Official Training Olympic Shoes
11. Design the Emblem for the Official Olympic Hat
12. Design the Emblem for the Official Olympic Jacket
14. The Olympic Display - Your Designs
15.The Olympic Display- Evaluation / Mark Sheet
DEVELOPMENTS / NETS
1. What are Developments / Nets?
2. Developments - Pyramids, Cones and Cuboids.
3. Developments - Cylinders, Triangular Prisms, Point of Sale Question
DEVELOPMENT OF A MODEL CAR - PROJECT
4. Four Wheel Drive Car - Development Project - 1
5. Four Wheel Drive Car - The Number Plate
6. Stages - Designing a Pictorial License / Number Plate
7. Sample Individually Designed License /Number Plates
8. Four Wheel Drive Car - Alloy Wheels
9. Grills and Head Lights - Resources
10. How to Present your Research
11. Logo / Style of Writing - The Environmentally Friendly Car
12. Logo / Style of Writing - The Hydrogen Powered Car
13. Final Design - Four Wheel Drive Car
14. Car Development Rich Picture
15. Example Hydrogen Car Designs - Card Models
16. Environmentally Friendly Sports Car Development - 1
17. Environmentally Friendly Sports Car Development - 2
DEVELOPMENTS OF PACKAGES
12. Gift Box with Integral Handle
15. Development and Packaging Exam Question
16. Examination Question - Safety Symbols and Packaging
ERGONOMICS
1. What is Ergonomics / Anthropometrics?
2. Ergonomics - Example Drawings
3. Examination Question - Ergonomics
PACKAGING MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURE
2. How Paper and Card are Manufactured
3. Materials for Packaging - Paper and Card
4. More Materials for Packaging
5. Manufacturing Nets / Developments by Hand
6. Manufacturing Nets / Packaging in Industry - Small Scale Production
7. Manufacturing Nets /Packaging in Industry - Large Scale Production
9. Packaging - Environmental Issues
10. Labelling of Food and Drink
13. Inks that change Colour with Temperature
14. Inks That Change After Contact With Water
15. Inks That Change Colour in Response to Sunlight and Temperature
1. INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH THEME and EXAMINATION QUESTIONS
The aim of this sub-section is to set a design theme - Car Air Fresheners.
Pupils research the theme as they work through the questions below. They should draw on all
the skills and techniques developed through the graphics/product design course.
*PLEASE NOTE: You may need to use the search facility on the index page of this site to
find information when answering some of the questions*
1. Research Theme - Car Air Fresheners
2. Car Air Fresheners - Further Preparation
3. Examination Questions (Renewable / Recycling)- 1
4. Examination Questions (Nets / Developments) - 2
5. Examination Question (Isometric) - 3
6. Examination Questions (Orthographic) - 4
7. Examination Questions - Inks, Perspective and Functions
8. Car Air Freshener - Packaging Questions
9. Designing Car Air Fresheners
2. INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH THEME and EXAMINATION QUESTIONS
The aim of this sub-section is to set a design theme - Soft Drink Containers - Pupils research
the theme as they work through the questions below. They should draw on all the skills and techniques
developed through the graphics/product design course.
*PLEASE NOTE: You may need to use the search facility on the index page of this site to
find information when answering some of the questions*
2. Converting a Picture to a Logo/Symbol - 1
3.Converting a picture to a Logo/Symbol - 2
4. Creating a Style of Writing that Suggests Movement/Energy
6. Labelling of Food and Drink
9. Information Found on Labels - Question
10. Symbols - Food and Drink - Questions
11. Drinks Container - Product Analysis Exercise
12. Additional Resources - Soft Drink Containers
13. Analysis of a Container for a Soft Drink
3. INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH THEME and EXAMINATION QUESTIONS
The aim of this sub-section is to set a design theme - Commemorative Stamps and the Environment.
Pupils research the theme as they work through the questions below.
They should draw on all the skills and techniques
developed through the graphics/product design course.
*PLEASE NOTE: You may need to use the search facility on the index page of this site to
find information when answering some of the questions*
Rich Picture - Commemorative Stamps and the Environment
1. Analysis of a Postage Stamp
2. Modern Commemorative Stamps
4. Modern Stylised Designs - Exercise 1
5. Modern Stylised Designs - Exercise 2
6. Commemorative Stamp Design Exercise - 1
7. Commemorative Stamp Exercise - 2
8. Reduction and Enlargement (Scaling) Exercise - 1
9. Enlargement and Reduction (Scaling) Exercise - 2
10. Enlargement and Reduction (Scaling) Exercise - 3
11. Using a Grid to Scale Stamps - 1
12. Using a Grid to Scale Stamps - 2
13. Styles of Writing to Reflect Alternative Energy - 1
14. Styles of Writing to Reflect Alternative Energy - 2
15. Commemorative Stamps - Packaging 1
16. Commemorative Stamps - Packaging 2
17. Commemorative Stamps - Packaging 3
18. Packaging Design - Isometric
19. Commemorative Stamp Package - Locking Mechanism
20. Commemorative Stamp Packaging - Question 1
21. Your Analysis of an Example Design
22. Stamp Manufacture Through Direct Printing Technology - Mass Production
23. Steel Die Cutting of Stamps
24. Printing Effects - Embossing - The Visually Impaired
25. Special Inks - Inks that Change With temperature
26. Special Inks - Inks That Change After Contact With Water
27. Special Inks - Inks That Change with Natural and Artificial Light
28. Drawing Equipment - Exam Question
31. Examination Questions - Graphs / Pictograms - 1
32. Examination Questions - Graphs / Pictograms - 2
4. INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH THEME and EXAMINATION QUESTIONS
The aim of this sub-section is to set a design theme - Packaging and Imagery
associated with Emergency Situations. Mobile Phones ?
Pupils research the theme as they work through the questions below.
They should draw on all the skills and techniques
developed through the graphics/product design course.
*PLEASE NOTE: You may need to use the search facility on the index page of this site to
find information when answering some of the questions*
2. Emergency Mobile Phone Packaging - 1
3. Emergency Mobile Phone Packaging - 2
4. Common Mobile Phone Packaging
5. Design Exercise - Mobile Phone Packaging
6. Writing Styles - Emergency Symbols - 1
7. Writing Styles - Emergency Symbols - 2
8. Emergency Symbols - Exercise 1
9. Emergency Symbols - Exercise - 2
10. Emergency Symbols - Exercise - 3
11. Emergency Symbols - Exercise - 4
12. Emergency Symbols - Exercise - 5
13. Mobile Phone Packaging - Blister Packaging
14. Vacuum Forming - Blister Packaging
15. Renewable Energy and Mobile Phone Chargers
16. Orthographic Drawing - Mobile Phone Example
17. Stages of Drawing a Mobile Phone in Orthographic
18. Presentation of an Orthographic Drawing
19. Orthographic Drawing Exercise
21. Graphics Examination Questions - 1
22. Graphics Examination Questions - 2
23. Graphics Examination Questions - 3
24. Graphics Examination Questions - 4
25. Graphics Examination Questions - 5
26. Graphics Examination Questions - 6
27. Graphics Examination Question - 7
5. INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH THEME and EXAMINATION QUESTIONS
The aim of this sub-section is to set a design theme - Packaging of Compact Discs (CDs) and Images associated with music and with the environment ?
Pupils research the theme as they work through the questions below.
They should draw on all the skills and techniques
developed through the graphics/product design course.
*PLEASE NOTE: You may need to use the search facility on the index page of this site to
find information when answering some of the questions*
1. Rich Picture - Packaging of CDs
2. Basic Information - Green CD Program and Forest Stewardship Council
3. CD Environmental Logo Design
4. Environmentally Friendly Symbols Continued
8. DigiPack, DVD Digipak, CD Cardboard Display
9. CDs / DVDs and Packaging Basics
10. Manufacture of CD and DVD Packaging
11. Manufacture of CD ROM and DVD Discs
12. CD ROM Packaging - Direct Printing
13. Manufacturing Nets/Developments - CD ROM Packaging
14. Analysis of Music CD Card Insert and Music CD ROM
16. Musical Note Resources and Writing Styles
17. Lettering Style and Image Exercise
18. Simplifying Musical Instruments
21. Isometric Drawing CD ROM Package
22. Paper or Tyvek sleeve - Examination Question
23. CD ROM Packaging with an Environmental Aspect
24. Recycling Symbols - Examination Question - CD ROMS
25. CD ROM Environmentally Friendly Logos
26. CD ROM Point of Sale Display
27. Vinyl Cutter Question CAD/CAM
28. Perspective Drawing - CD ROM Case
29. Graphs and Pictograms - CD ROMs
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