Design and Technologies / Levels 5 and 6 / Creating Designed Solutions / Generating
Content description
Generate, develop, communicate and document design ideas and processes for audiences using appropriate technical terms and graphical representation techniques
Elaborations
generating a range of design ideas for products, services or environments using prior knowledge, skills and research
developing alternative design ideas and considering implications for the future to broaden the appeal and acceptance of design ideas
analysing and modifying design ideas to enhance and improve the sustainability of a product, service, environment or system
representing and communicating design ideas using modelling and drawing standards including the use of digital technologies, for example scale; symbols and codes in diagrams; pictorial maps and aerial views using web mapping service applications
experimenting with materials, tools and equipment to refine design ideas, for example considering the selection of materials and joining techniques to suit the purpose of a product