Print Design Project
Subject Overview
Print Design Project takes students through the complete professional print design process — from design brief to a finished, exhibited collection. You'll construct a design brief and understand the design process, conduct forecast research and build a sketchbook, mood board and colour palette, and close with experimenting across mixed media (including hand printing), putting designs into repeats using CAD, and exhibiting the finished collection. This is a 4-credit core practical paper across 3 units, culminating in a planned exhibition at assessment time.
Unit-wise Syllabus
3 units — click WhatsApp below to get the full notes for each
Unit 1: Design brief & process
Developing a professional design brief, understanding the design process for a printed collection
Unit 2: Forecast research & mood boards
Forecast research, developing a sketchbook, making a mood board, developing a colour board and colour palette
Unit 3: Print production & exhibition
Experimental mixed-media techniques including hand printing on fabric, developing a collection of prints in repeats, understanding the industrial printing process, using CAD for colour separations and repeat permutations, illustrating end use, planning and executing an exhibition of the print collection