DT Resistant Materials - Charles Rennie Mackintosh

Its not tulips, its roses
just thought you would like to know.

Really? My teacher kept on drilling it into our head that it was tulips? Ah well, my drawings of them will pretty much be identical so

I got 84/90 for my coursework and project does anyone know what i need to get in the exam to get an A* ?

My teacher gave us a hint that it will either be jewellery boxes or gadget storage units

Surely the jewellery box is the more obvious choice because it fits in with the style of charles rennie mackintosh whereas the gadget storage units in the style of crm wouldn't work as well.

for the specification for part A would it be bad to use 'in the style of charles rennie mackintosh' instead of for example; 'durable'.

Not at all, in fact it's a pretty safe answer, but you might want to be specific and say for example: The storage unit must use geometric shapes and floral patterns influenced by art nouveau as this was the style of Mackintosh.

Not at all, in fact it's a pretty safe answer, but you might want to be specific and say for example: The storage unit must use geometric shapes and floral patterns influenced by art nouveau as this was the style of Mackintosh.

This is spot on

But it would also be sensible to state other reasons such as durability and sustainability and ergonomical usage as other factors to consider when writing the specification, but take into account CRM throughout it.

thanks, and what about specifying what kind of small item could be stored? is that not just repeating the question?

Yeah instead of repeating the question its probably best to say how it should be related to the product, for example if we do a jewellery box/storage unit you could say: the box/unit should be made of strong quality materials ( e.g oak,mahogany) to be able to hold and safely store the jewellery.

any links for charles rennie makintosh

this is pretty good,
http://www.technologystudent.com/joints/joindex.htm

just scroll down to where it says examination preparation themes and there's loads on mackintosh!! ;-)

haha thanks mate!! And yeah ur rite other reasons would be needed aswell. Do u think that there will be the 15 mark question in section A where u have to draw 5 designs this year because I've seen in some past papers that there aren't and instead there are just specification questions, development and then evaluation questions??

also, in the 2011 past paper a specification could have been mass produced. do you think this would be appropriate for this product?

Really?? I thought that the 5 design drawings question comes up every year, followed by a development of one of the 5 drawings... I know that a specification question might come up this year though because it wasn't in last years paper; but I think that the 5 design question will come up though (don't blame me if it doesn't! ).

ahh I may have been looking at the wrong exam board or something then!! ;-)
But yeah I think it will be spec question, 5 drawings, develop and then evaluate questions. Also we were never told in class, but is it advised to take colouring pencils into the exam, will it get u more marks and if so which questions should u colour, the 5 drawings or development or both??