Year 6 - Art and design
Introduction to design thinking
Urban Life: Drawing and design
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils will learn the art of portraiture in greater depth. They will learn how artists create expressions, mood and feeling in their portraits using facial features, colour, lighting and props.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use and apply design thinking to come up with a creative solution to a real life urban problem.
Key Notes
- Design thinking is a structured approach to solving problems creatively.
- Empathy is the starting point for meaningful design.
- Urban environments present real-life design challenges.
- Drawing is a powerful tool to explore and share design ideas.
- Designers learn by making, testing, and improving their work.
Vocabulary To Learn
- design thinking: a process used by designers to solve problems creatively and effectively
- empathise: to understand and share the feelings or needs of others
- ideate: to generate and explore lots of different ideas or solutions
- prototype: a simple model or sketch that shows how a design might work
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Design thinking is only for artists or people who are good at drawing.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Design thinking is a structured approach to solving problems creatively. Empathy is the starting point for meaningful design.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'design thinking'
a process used by designers to solve problems creatively and effectively.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Design thinking is only for artists or people who are good at drawing. Correction: Design thinking is for everyone - it's more about problem-solving than creating beautiful artworks. Sketches help communicate ideas, and they don't have to be visually striking to be effective.
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