PenDragon - the official magazine of Lyford Cay International School PenDragon Vol 2, Spring 2016 | Page 8

Her classmate Mandisa Walle said, “in my opinion, Design Technology has allowed me to see things from different
perspectives. Design class has allowed me to appreciate the aesthetics of design: we think carefully about the use
of colours, pictures and music in order to appeal to our audience. The Design course has exposed me to many
different software applications. Within each unit, I have become
accustomed to taking unfamiliar computer applications and
working both to understand them and then to use them to solve
DESIGN
TECHNOLOGY
HAS
problems.”
ALLOWED ME TO SEE THINGS
FROM DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES.
-- Mandisa Walle, Grade 10 Student
In the NASA challenge being pursued in the Computer-Assisted
Design (CAD) elective, students are being asked to contribute
solutions to the problem of food supply in a zero-gravity
environment. The task is open-ended and students are taking a
variety of approaches to the challenge. This is just one example of computer-assisted design undertaken this year.
Mr Matheson said, “We are fortunate to have a good standard 3D printer on site and the school is obtaining a 3D
scanner for next year’s projects. This enables us to expand the range of solutions students can design.” Through
courses and elective offerings such as these, LCIS is instilling tomorrow’s leaders with the skills they will need to find
solutions to the complex problems of the future.
2015-16 DESIGN PROJECTS
HUMAN-COMPUTER
INTERACTION STUDY
CUSTOMISED VIDEO GAME
CONTROLLERS
EDUCATIONAL GAME CODING
LEARNING-SPACE DESIGN
FILM SOUNDSCAPES
GRAPHIC NOVELS
SOUND DESIGN
SPAGHETTI TOWER
CHALLENGE
COMPANY BRANDING
AND LOGOS
MOVIE TRAILERS
WEBSITES AND GRAPHIC
INTERFACES
KITE BUILDING
LAPTOP CASE
CUSTOMISATION
STOP-MOTION ANIMATION
3D PRINTING PERSONALISED
KEYCHAINS
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