Design and Technology
Major design projects invite students to identify a need or an opportunity where good design can make a difference in the world. Our students have followed an exacting process of exploring real world issues with imagination and creativity. Real issues require real solutions and students undertake rigorous research to fully comprehend the design situation they are addressing, consulting stakeholders who will be affected by their designs and establishing exacting standards of evaluation. They follow a professional program of experimenting with materials and tools to ensure the safety and feasibility of their design solutions. We are enormously proud of their achievements.
Design and Technology
Major design projects invite students to identify a need or an opportunity where good design can make a difference in the world. Our students have followed an exacting process of exploring real world issues with imagination and creativity. Real issues require real solutions and students undertake rigorous research to fully comprehend the design situation they are addressing, consulting stakeholders who will be affected by their designs and establishing exacting standards of evaluation. They follow a professional program of experimenting with materials and tools to ensure the safety and feasibility of their design solutions. We are enormously proud of their achievements.
Design and Technology
Major design projects invite students to identify a need or an opportunity where good design can make a difference in the world. Our students have followed an exacting process of exploring real world issues with imagination and creativity. Real issues require real solutions and students undertake rigorous research to fully comprehend the design situation they are addressing, consulting stakeholders who will be affected by their designs and establishing exacting standards of evaluation. They follow a professional program of experimenting with materials and tools to ensure the safety and feasibility of their design solutions. We are enormously proud of their achievements.
Design and Technology
Major design projects invite students to identify a need or an opportunity where good design can make a difference in the world. Our students have followed an exacting process of exploring real world issues with imagination and creativity. Real issues require real solutions and students undertake rigorous research to fully comprehend the design situation they are addressing, consulting stakeholders who will be affected by their designs and establishing exacting standards of evaluation. They follow a professional program of experimenting with materials and tools to ensure the safety and feasibility of their design solutions. We are enormously proud of their achievements.
Design and Technology
Major design projects invite students to identify a need or an opportunity where good design can make a difference in the world. Our students have followed an exacting process of exploring real world issues with imagination and creativity. Real issues require real solutions and students undertake rigorous research to fully comprehend the design situation they are addressing, consulting stakeholders who will be affected by their designs and establishing exacting standards of evaluation. They follow a professional program of experimenting with materials and tools to ensure the safety and feasibility of their design solutions. We are enormously proud of their achievements.
Design and Technology
Olivia Burrows
Coral Light
The focal point of my major project was lighting design. I was intrigued by the natural form and textures of coral, and was inspired to raise awareness on the coral reef crisis present around the world. Through experimentation with varying materials and techniques, I was able to create a unique light with fascinating textures and characteristics through handmade paper scrolls in hope to visually confront an audience. Alongside the light I curated a website to provide individuals with information on how we can decrease climate change, as well as hyperlinks to organisations for donations. The project was aimed to be placed in the Sydney International Airport to gain maximum exposure.
Jiawei D'Arcy
DIY Phone Case with Cutlery Pocket
My desire to make this project came from the guilt I felt every time I was forced to use plastic disposable cutlery. I was made aware of just how detrimental Australia’s waste problem is through the ABC program ‘War on Waste,’ which inspired me to try to reduce my environmental footprint as much as possible. However, I am forced to constantly battle against choosing sustainability over convenience. Remembering to bring my own cutlery rather than just using the disposable ones provided is an example of this. This is why I wanted to create a phone case with a cutlery pocket. Phones are considered an essential item by many, and are taken everywhere. By making a phone case with a pocket for cutlery, convenience and sustainability are merged.
Isabeau Gallardo Walker
Aboriginal Mobile Exhibition
The concept of my Major Design Project is to move towards a society of understanding, awareness and solidarity with Indigenous Australians through providing education about the mistreatment and adversity they face to decrease misconceptions and prompt a change in treatment. Partaking in an immersion to Warralong - a remote Aboriginal community in Western Australia, ignited a deepened understanding and realisation of the inaccurate perspective ‘Western’ communities have of Aboriginal people. Stemming from a desire to share the insights and knowledge gained, I have produced an immersive exhibition featuring four multimedia videos which capture the authentic, rich Aboriginal culture, fulfilling nature of life in remote communities and ongoing effects of skewed and misunderstood perspectives. As well as features contextual educational information on four exterior curved walls and a middle cylindrical pillar, representative of the Aboriginal symbol for ‘meeting place’.
Holly Mulligan
Orangutan Bucket Hats
I have created this series of bucket hats in response to the negative impact that palm oil has on the Borneo Orangutan population. The size of 300 football fields are cleared in the Borneo rainforest to make space for palm oil farming practices. These hats feature an original Orangutan hand print pattern with colours that are chosen to appeal to each age group (kids, young adult and adult) and are fully reversible to feature a plain single coloured fabric.
Charlotte Pizzinato
Adaptive School Uniforms
The concept of my Major Design Project was to work towards creating a future of inclusion, acceptance and opportunity in a school environment and in the fashion industry to empower children with disabilities, and enhance confidence through independence. I have produced a collection of three contemporary school apparel items - a unisex collared shirt, girls wrap skirt and a pair of boys shorts, targeting children, who attend a mainstream school with upper body physical impairments. To achieve this, I focused on design modifications, particularly alternate and innovative fastenings – incorporating sewing magnets to replace problematic closures of buttons and zippers, guaranteeing independence, and ease of use whilst maintaining the look of standard and traditional school garments.
Lara Schofield
E-waste Jewellery Collection
The focus point of my Major Design Project is to design and create a jewellery range that effectively utilises electrical waste (e-waste). Each piece is to ignite conversation and discussion about the negative impact that e-waste has on the environment. I was heavily inspired by the designs/shapes and colours of 'Dinosaur Design’ products, as well as the colour and use of embedding other materials in resin seen in the products of the online resin brand ‘Nanna Woo’. Through experimentation and testing of many colours, designs and materials I was able to create an aesthetically pleasing jewellery range featuring obsolete electrical/mechanical materials.
Georgie Ward
Sculptural Bee Pitstop
For my Major Design Project, I designed and produced a sculptural bee pitstop for the purpose of allowing the bees to rest, rejuvenate and pollinate, which simultaneously raises awareness of the importance and contribution of bees to our society and environment. The pitstop is a ‘living structure’, that helps the bees thrive amidst an urban city environment, by assisting the pollination process through the plantation of a variety of bee pollinated flowers. Through educational information panels, the pitstop informs the public of the need for bees, as well as a scannable QR code which leads the viewer to an associated social media page that raises awareness of the bee crisis. The pitstop is made from timber and perspex material.
