In Art & Design you work on 4 different units in S3 and S4. These units are "Design" or "Expressive", and each unit has a "Critical Activity" involved in it.  In Design activity units you are set a design problem how can you improve on or create something? You then do research which leads to design possibilities, and finally to a solution. The Design unit is based on one of the following areas Graphics, Packaging, Furniture, Interiors, Product, Textiles or Architecture.

In Expressive activity units, you produce a piece of artwork (painting, print, sculpture) after making trial drawings, sketches, and developing models and colour studies. In Critical activity you look at, read, and write about artists and designers related to either the Design or Expressive unit. This helps you with your own work, and in understanding how designers and artists develop ideas and techniques.

The final Standard Grade mark is based on S4 Design and Critical Activity classwork, and an Expressive Activity exam done in the traditional manner.

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