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Tutorial Activities to develop & extend Design skills and understanding

Unit 4: Sustainable Design

 

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1

Read about Design Models in your Nelson Design book. Pages 117 to 119

2

Use the Internet to find an example of a Service, a Product and an Environment that has recently been created for each of the following categories (

1) Gap in the Market

2) New Market

3) Improves Well Being

 

3

Research what Australia's priorities are in terms of sustainable futures. Make notes on what you understand by:

> economic sustainability

> social sustainability

> ecological sustainability

4

Collect and annotate examples of sustainable practices in:

> Fashion

> Architecture

> Communication design

> Green Design

> Products

> Packaging

What are the common themes?

What are the main similarities and differences?

5

Find 10 products that you believe have been designed with planned obsolescence.

Explain how and why they will or have become obsolete.

6

Research what is meant by Ethical Fashion and Sustainable Clothing. Find three examples of each. What is the intention of th designers?

7

Find pictures of five innovative designs that are positively impacting sustainability. Write a short summary of each design. Who designed it and why?

8

Review the articles from the Thinking section of the WhyNot Design website. Make sure you read the latest Sustainability articles!

 

9

Watch the YouTube video by Tim Brown on Design and the Circular Economy - the Circular Design Guide