About the examDesign - Questions 8 - 12

Artists and designers are influenced by many different factors, including the work and practice of other artists and designers. They often reflect on, analyse and evaluate other artists’ work and may be inspired by their styles and techniques.

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Design - Questions 8 - 12

Questions 8 to 12 concern an image of a piece of design that you will be presented with in the exam. You must choose two of the questions to answer. Each question is worth 10 marks.

In questions 8 - 12 you will be asked to respond to a particular image of a design.

You must answer two questions from the selection of five offered.

The questions are unpredictable but you can expect the question on the following design areas:

QuestionDesign Area
8Graphic Design
9Product Design
10Architectural, Interior or Environmental Design
11Jewellery Design
12Fashion or Textile Design
Question8
Design AreaGraphic Design
Question9
Design AreaProduct Design
Question10
Design AreaArchitectural, Interior or Environmental Design
Question11
Design AreaJewellery Design
Question12
Design AreaFashion or Textile Design

Key information

  • There will be designs from different time periods.
  • There may be designs from different cultures.
  • You will be prompted to respond on three key elements of the design.
    • This part of the question is worth 10 marks.
    • To gain full marks, you must respond to all of the question prompts and and make ten relevant, justified points.
  • You must give a balanced response as there is a maximum of four marks available for each question prompt.

Question prompts are appropriate to each image and may include (but are not limited to):

A list of prompt examples, such as aesthetics, colour, construction, decoration, ergonomics, fitness for purpose, form, function, imagery, layout, etc
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You are not expected to be familiar with the design works in the optional questions. There are no right or wrong answers but you must fully justify your points to gain marks.

You can prepare for these questions by practising analysis of different types of designs.