Inquiring and analysing
Understand the problem and the people you are designing for. Research existing solutions and use evidence to write a design brief.
Learn · make · test · improve
Design resources
Use these guides alongside your project. Your class handout tells you what evidence to produce for each task.
The design cycle
Developing ideas
Set clear requirements, explore possible solutions and explain the design you choose.
Creating the solution
Plan your work, use appropriate skills, make your solution and record changes.
Evaluating
Test with real users, compare results with your requirements and explain useful improvements.
Your project resources
Personal identity poster
Research your poster audience and plan a clear A4 poster layout.
Personal brand system
Practise audience research and business-card design. Reuse this work and add coordinated letterheads for the summative.
Personal website
Research your website audience and plan the layout of your homepage.
Portfolio design
Research your portfolio audience and plan a project page. Keep the completed handout and matching website version together.
Connected devices
Research how people understand your device and plan clear status messages.
Working well in Design
Use AI with a purpose
Decide what the design needs to do. Give clear instructions, check the result, test it and explain your revisions. Keep a record of the help you used.
Class agreements →Understand the assessment
Read the rubric in your handout. A classroom task score out of 8 and an MYP criterion score are identified separately.
Assessment guidance →Save and submit
Keep editable files as well as any requested exports. Check the assignment for the handout, images, code or website files you need to submit.
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