Chose wisely as you will be working on this for either a year or 6months.

1. Graphic Products
Project Briefs
Board Game project
New console project
Jewellery project
Magazine project
‘Other project’?

2. Board Game Project - Situation
A leading toy manufacturer that produces some
of the world’s most popular board games is
facing a problem. The popularity of computer
games and handheld consoles has meant a
dramatic decline in board game sales. It has
also meant that people tend to play games on
their own instead of with friends and family. The
company needs a new and exciting product that
will encourage people to buy and play non-
electronic games again.

3. Board Game Project - Brief
Your task is to design and make a new game that
can be played by two or more players at once. It
must not be a computer game or console base
game. You will need to:
• Design and make the game, pieces & packaging
• Produce an instruction leaflet for the game
• Produce a poster and/or a point of sale display
for the game
• You can use CAD/CAM (The laser cutter / Vinyl
cutter) for at least one stage in the project.

4. Check out www.boardgamegeek.com
<< 3D Board games?
Monopoly based game?
Multi layered
game box? >>
War / Strategy game?

5. Check out www.hasbro.com
Create a travel
game and case?
Redesign a
traditional game?
Invent a new game –
Football Chess?
Multi level
game?

6. New Console Project - Situation
A leading console manufacturer that produces
some of the world’s most popular consoles and
games is facing a problem. They feel the
popularity of computer games and handheld
consoles has led to people playing games on
their own instead of with friends and family.
They feel this is leading to users developing poor
social skills later in life. The company needs to
build a new and exciting family friendly
console games product that encourages
interactivity, social skills and group games.

7. New Console Project - Brief
Your task is to design and make a new console
game that can be played by two or more players
at once. You will need to consider the latest
technology ideas like online gaming and wireless
controller options. You will be required to design
the console concept, how it looks and the idea
about how it works. (Note: You will not be
designing the electronics of the console so it will
just be a model!)

8. New Console Project - Brief
You will need to:
• Design and make the family friendly console
concept and make the console case design
• Design and make the console controller,
console packaging and one game
• Produce a poster and/or a point of sale
display for the console or an advert.
• You can use CAD/CAM (The laser cutter /
Vinyl cutter) for at least one stage in the
project.

9. Will it be
portable?
Will it be able to
talk to other
devices and if so
why?
Will the controller be
ergonomically designed?
Will it
have
wireless
controllers
?
Check out www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/exhibitions/gameon

10. Check out http://uk.wii.com
Even though it’s a model you
Can say it will have blue tooth
technology! It could work
Like the Wii controller!
Make the console
connect to the
internet to enable
more social games.
How will the
console look?
Remember it
cannot be too
wacky as you have
to make it!

11. Jewellery Project - Situation
A high street fashion chain is looking to add
jewellery to its already highly successful range
of teenage clothing for men. The company has
noticed that many fashion retailers include a
range of jewellery for women, but they believe
there is a gap in the markets for men’s
accessories. However, they have a limited budget
and so will not be using expensive materials such
as metal and gemstones in their range.

12. Jewellery Project - Brief
Your task is to design and make a range of
men’s jewellery using plastic or other non-
metallic materials. You will not be allowed to
set gemstones into your designs. You should
include design for a range of items, but you
do not necessarily have to make them all.

13. Jewellery Project - Brief
You will need to:
• Design a range of jewellery aimed at
teenage males or females.
• Make at least one item from your range
• Design and Make suitable packaging for
your jewellery
• Design and Make the point of sale display
for your jewellery
• Produce advertising material for your
jewellery
• You should use CAD/CAM for at least one
stage of your project

14. Flat sanded and
smoothed plastic
jewellery.
Cut out different coloured
layers of acrylic and glue
them together to form
multi-coloured jewellery.

15. You will need to create a
stand or unit to
display your jewellery.

16. Shaped jewellery stand?

17. Magazine Project - Situation
A well-renowned publishing house responsible for
some of the country’s most popular magazines
wants to add a new title to its range. They have
no preference over the target audience for the
magazine, but require the magazine to be both
popular and easily marketable. They will launch
the magazine in style with a free gift and
special promotional materials.

18. Magazine Project - Brief
Your task is to design and make a selection of
samples for a new magazine. You will not be
required to produce the whole magazine, but will
have to produce a cover, sample pages and an
appropriate 3D free gift that could be given
away with the first issue. You should think
carefully about whom the magazine is for and
why they would buy it.

19. Magazine Project - Brief
You will need to:
• Choose an appropriate target audience
• Design and make a front cover for the first
issue of your magazine
• Design and make a sample article from your
magazine
• Design and make a 3D product that would be
given away free with the first issue
• Design and Make a suitable point of sale display
for the launch of your new magazine
• You can use CAD/CAM for at least one
stage of production.

20. What type of
magazine will you
make?
What type of stand
will you make?

21. What free gift
will you make to
go with the
magazine?
The gift must be
flat so it can be
sold with the
magazine.

22. Your Project?
You will have to prove to
me that it is a good
project and that you are
capable of doing it!

23. Your Project...
You may however decide to do another project
something that is your own idea! If you do this
however you need to convince your teacher it is
a suitable project to do. You will need to design
and make something that compliments your skills.
You will need to think about room issues such as
size and storage, don’t make something too big!
You also can only make something out of wood or
plastic the workshop is not geared up for metal
work.

24. Situation
You will have to write your own situation. A
situation is an outline of the problem.
Brief
Your design brief is an outline of what you will
design to solve your problem.
You will need to:
• Design and make a 3D solution?
• It can be a model; it does not have to function!
• What items will you design and make?
• Design and make a 2D solution, packaging, etc.
• Produce a display for the product.

25. Redesign
something new?
Create a unique product
for a disabled person?
Unique furniture?

26. Children's furniture?Designer
chairs?
New mobile phone design with
speakers? (Model only)Designer
furniture?