‘Colour’ and Year 11 Design and Technology

The objective of this design project is to design, manufacture and develop a durable piece of furniture that is sustainably sourced, in order to reduce the reliance on wooden furniture, and to overcome the environmental impacts that result from furniture waste (“Fast Furniture”). Additionally, l am to address the issues of fast fashion by incorporating recycled materials that would otherwise contribute to landfill.

I aim to design and produce a sustainable garment to start conversation as well as inform and educate both women and men about the importance of about the issues of child marriage and violence against women.

I am going to design, evaluate and produce a form of visual communication that incorporates the theme ‘colour’, which will be targeted towards young children ages 7-8, diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and the parents of these children. My product aims to assist children in understanding and regulating their emotions, to manage their ADHD for a long duration.  

I am required to design and produce a piece of furniture for young adults aged 16-20 that has a clear and strong link to the word and concept of ‘colour’. The product must meet all functional and aesthetic criteria in order to meet the needs of the target market as well as be ergonomic, sustainable and safe to use. 

I am going to design and produce a bag made of coffee bioleather, targeted towards young people aged 15-25 who do not consumer animal products such as traditional leather goods. My bag must relate to the theme of colour. The leather industry is extremely unethical, thus my bag will be made out of coffee bioleather using waste coffee grinds from a coffee machine. My bag must be a shoulder bag and must be a tan colour in order to suit the preferences of my target market. 

This design project requires me to design and create a toy for young children learning about the different emotions associated with colour. I am solving the problem that kids are unable to express how they are feeling at a young age. The toy should give the children the ability to express themselves through the toy. 

Considering that some children may have a delay in comprehending cognitive tasks, such as understanding colours, feelings and materials, there will need to be products on the marketplace that are able to support this. To aid in delayed cognitive development within young children from ages 2+, I will create a children’s sensory book that showcases colour, feelings and materials all together. This sensory book will teach children about the emotions associated with each colour and include sensory illustrations of coloured things, which will be made of different materials. This idea attempts to help guide the target market in understanding concepts of emotions, support reading and comprehension, and identification of surroundings and speech. 

The aim of this project is to design, produce, and evaluate a biocouture garment that responds to the high demand for sustainable fashion. Through the use of environmentally friendly materials and ethical practices this garment aims to educate a young adult audience on the reality of environmental consequences and human rights issues in the global luxury fashion market. 

I am going to design, produce and evaluate a colour identifying application for items called ‘Find My Colour’ that is specifically designed for those who suffer from colour blindness in order to effectively manage and solve colour based problems through an image to word application.