SUSTAINABLE DESIGN TASKS

• In this section, you are going to:• design products that people want to keep and

treasure.• Find out the potential effects of our designs on

the environment• Design products which have positive effects for

everyone in the world• Work in design teams and communicate ideas to

each other, improving communication skills• Present design ideas within the group.

SUSTAINABLE/ETHICAL DESIGNING.. WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

How does this image affect you?

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Greener design.

What do you think about these statements? Do you agree or disagree?

• “It’s not designers that exploit poor people, its big companies”

• “Its always best to use local products or materials in our products”

• “Products should be made to last along time”

The 6 R’s what are they?• Reduce -is it possible to reduce the amount of materials used? This will

help to protect valuable resources.

• Rethink - is there a better way to solve this problem that is less damaging to the environment?

• Refuse - this means not accepting things that are not the best option for the environment. For example, is the packaging really needed?

• Recycle - could recycled materials be used, or is the product made from materials that are easy to recycle?

• Reuse - could the product have another use? Could its parts be used in other products? Is this information clearly communicated on the product? This will extend its life.

• Repair - is the product easy to repair? This will extend its life.

MAKE ME CAR FREE!

Shopping bags – How do you get your shopping home?

FACTS• Plastic bags are made from oil which is a natural resource

which is unsustainable.• Plastic bags take up to 500 years to decay

• Paper bags could be used but easily get wet.• An alternative is a organically sourced, fair traded hemp or

cotton bag but if you have heavy shopping it still as to be transported by a car.

IS THERE AN ALTERNATIVE?

Homework• Design a bag or trolley that helps a fashion conscious

young person to shop without the car. • THE QUESTION IS – would you use or buy the product that

you design?• YOU ARE DESIGNING A PRODUCT SO YOU NEED TO THINK

ABOUT THE STRUCTURE AND SHAPE OF THE BAG OR TROLLEY – SKETCHES NEED TO BE DRAWN IN 3D

The newspaper bridge

• Make me with less!• In groups of 3 or 4 you are going to make a bridge made

out of newspaper and masking tape. This bridge will be supported between 2 desks with a distance of 40cm’s)

• The winner will be the team whose bridge supports the weight (200 grams) for 2 minutes with the least amount

of materials used for the bridge.• In your groups you have 30 minutes to research into

bridge design using the website – • www.design-technology/org/bridges.htm

• Beam bridge:

Arch bridge

Cantilever bridge• Suspension bridge

DECIDE WHETHER YOU WILLMAKE A:

DESIGN TASK – BRIDGE DESIGN

• Once you have decided on the style of bridge you are going to design you need to:

• Sketch quick drawings of your bridge fromthe FRONT/SIDE AND PLAN VIEW – demonstration

needed

The bridge cannot exceed –HEIGHT – 30cm’s WIDTH – 50cm’s otherwise you are disqualified

YOU WILL HAVE 30 MINUTES TO COMPLETE TASK

Making task - bridge

• One newspaper/masking tape per group

• Scissors/ruler per group• Design sketch from last lesson

(Recap last slide)• GOOD LUCK!