Focusing of the activities of the internationally recognised studio of Hoyne Design, this program introduces students to the way in which a professional design company approaches creating a solution to a design brief, for a multi-million dollar agri-business client. It also examines the way in which script and photographic personnel contribute to the process of creating a corporate brand from scratch; and we see the results of their efforts.
Subjects: Design
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Trail of the Elephants
Creating a new purpose built enclosure for the elephants of Melbourne Zoo, that gave visitors to the exhibit a cultural experience of the animals native homeland, and also met the unique housing needs of the elephants; was a collaborative exercise between specialist environmental designers and zoo staff. The program examines how the project progressed, the personnel involved, and responses to the completed design solution.
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Building Bridges – The Physics of Construction
The nuts & bolts of building bridges. What factors to consider when you build a bridge and what’s the Physics behind them? Introducing the concepts of Stress, Strain and Young’s Modulus to describe the structural properties of building materials. This program examines the variety of bridge designs that these materials can be put to: how they work and why. It examines a bridge plan and uses concepts of Torque and Static forces to see if it stands the test of its load. Finally it challenges students to design and test their own bridges from simple materials.
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At the Cutting Edge: Lasers in Design Technology
These days, lasers are industrial cutting tools, but they have also made their way into high school design and technology classes. In this program we see how lasers are used in industry, how they can be used in schools, then see how their use is integrated into two very different projects.
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Wool – A Fabulous Fibre: From the Behind the Seams Series
Wool has always enjoyed the distinction of being Australia’s most important primary resource. In this program we examine the physical structure and properties of this versatile natural fibre: how it is shorn, graded, processed and sold. We visit CSIRO’s wool technology laboratories to see the latest research into improving wool’s performance, and the Australian Wool Corporation tells us about wool’s battle on the international fashion scene against its synthetic competitors.
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Analysing Visual Text in Newspapers: Images and Meaning
Using ‘The Age’ as a case study of how to analyse the non-print text of newspaper images, it examines the production of photography, cartoons and graphic design, the process of choice and editorial decision making, how to critically analyse the meaning of these images and what shapes that meaning.