Year9_Product_Design_Cover_Lesson........pptx

Product design

1. Year 9 Product Design Cover Lesson Designing a Sustainable Desk Organiser Duration: 1 hour | Equipment: Pencil, ruler, paper

2. Learning Objectives Generate creative design ideas for a practical product. Apply sketching and annotation skills to communicate design ideas clearly. Consider sustainability and materials in product design.

3. Starter (5 minutes) List five common problems with keeping your desk tidy. Write one sentence explaining why organisation is important for learning or productivity.

4. Main Task (45 minutes) Design a sustainable desk organiser that helps keep a workspace tidy. Sketch two ideas and annotate them clearly. Circle your final design and justify your choice with three bullet points. Extension: Add colour or shading and include approximate measurements.

5. Plenary (10 minutes) What design decision are you most proud of, and why? How did you make your design more sustainable? What would you improve if you made a prototype?

6. Example Inspirations Concept sketches by Taro Nagano showing layered storage and smooth form. Multiple concept sketches from Behance showing variation in form and layout. Sketch and render examples from Jake Carson’s portfolio showing design progression.