Design....ed

A Creative resource for teachers
This site is designed to be a support for teachers of Design,, graphics and technology
Instant Inspiration
Attitude: You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm. —Colette
Further inspirations.... More resources for teaching creative thinking ...
• view Ken Robinson on 'Schools Killing Creativity.'
It is a place to share ideas, resources, links, and students work
Graphics and technology in New Zealand Secondary Schools. .
Bit of design magic for this week Cool Hunter - an awesome site

some of the action at Design Studio 09, Massey School of Design.
Resource downloads
 NZQA Resources
• Link directly to Achievement standards, Unit standards and all other QA resources

Resources
• Lots of new resources up on 2010 page. If you have something to share please make contact by email

Links
• Any good links you have found recently please feel free to email them in.

Student work
• review recent student work

Movie / video resources
• Check these out video's on design experts talking about their ideas and design process


Check this awesome CAD software

Competitions
• Watch this space for student competitions in Graphics.

Site updated: 21.01.10
Student profile: Thomas Seear-Budd
2008 New Zealand Top Scholar Graphics
Personal Profile Portfolio of work

Students work above - send in examples of your students work or students send your own work

Video - Designer Tim Brown
-- on designers must think big, what can creative thinking do for society ..


Tim Brown says the design profession is preoccupied with creating nifty, fashionable objects -- even as pressing questions like clean water access show it has a bigger role to play. He calls the shift to local collaborative, participatory "design thinking."

See other video's

Please use this resource as a sharing and development tool. It would be ideal to have as many contributions to this site as possible as this will enhance the progress of students and support the development of successful school programmes in Graphics.

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