Pearson BTEC Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Art and Design

What you'll be able to do

• Analyse tools and techniques for 3D modelling and rendering through research and experimentation
• Analyse an art & design proposal to develop a digital visualisation strategy
• Develop a digital model and visualisations in support of a given art & design project
• Critically evaluate a digital visualisation strategy, and outputs, in relation to an art & design project

What you'll be able to do

• Explore work of 3D practitioners through research into historic and contemporary contexts
• Investigate 3D materials, techniques and processes to produce work; in response to a brief
• Present 3D outcomes through display and interaction
• Evaluate outcomes and working practices to inform future development

What you'll be able to do

• Explore contemporary and historical precedents related to accessories, through contextual research
• Evaluate materials and processes through experimentation and testing, to produce initial accessory design prototypes
• Design a collection of accessories based on research and development
• Present designs for an accessory collection, reflecting suitability for market, use of materials, and sustainability

What you'll be able to do

• Analyse the use of art practices as a means of communication through contextual research
• Develop an individual approach to art practice, through an iterative process of experimentation
• Present work as a means of communication aimed at engaging a specific audience
• Evaluate art practices as a means of socio-political critique or commercial promotion

What you'll be able to do

• Analyse a client brief to inform the development of a digital design and content strategy
• Develop a digital design product, based on client needs in relation to a digital design and content strategy
• Evaluate user- and market-testing, to refine a digital product toward final release
• Present a finished digital design produce proposal, justifying the aesthetic and technical strategies

What you'll be able to do

• Develop a strategy for a capsule collection; supported by market and contextual research, in response to a brief
• Explore pattern cutting, using designs from working drawings
• Produce a capsule collection using production techniques and processes
• Present a collection of fashion design toiles and final garments

What you'll be able to do

• Undertake market and contextual research, in response to a brief, to support the design of a capsule collection
• Create patterns and make material selections for a capsule collection, based on initial designs and working drawings
• Produce a capsule collection using industry standard production techniques and processes
• Present a collection of footwear designs and final prototypes that meet professional quality production standards

What you'll be able to do

• Investigate the relationship between design development, final output and use
• Develop a graphic design proposal, based on client requirements and design constraints, in response to a brief
• Produce graphic design prototypes, based on research and analysis, in support of a design strategy
• Present a body of graphic design work, including development and design solutions, in response to a brief

What you'll be able to do

• Explore interior design through historical and contemporary precedents
• Evaluate the needs of different types of interior
• Present finished design proposals for a given interior context
• Develop technical documentation for the construction and installation of interior design outcomes

What you'll be able to do

• Analyse a creative brief to define a lifedrawing approach
• Develop characters and contexts through the application of lifedrawing techniques
• Use an iterative approach to refine composition, mood and form in lifedrawing work
• Evaluate lifedrawing outcomes and process in support of a creative brief

What you'll be able to do

• Explore historical and contemporary precedents to support the development of photographic work
• Apply project management processes in order to realise photographic work, in response to a brief
• Present photographic work that illustrates the development of a personal style
• Evaluate the success of photographic work by reviewing response of intended audience

What you'll be able to do

• Develop a strategic design approach; responding to design constraints and requirements, in relation to a brief
• Illustrate the connections between product design and manufacturing in relation to a design strategy
• Produce design prototypes, through analysis and testing, in support of a design strategy
• Present development work and final product design proposal in response to a brief

What you'll be able to do

• Undertake market research, related to a specific end use, in support of a new range of textiles
• Develop textile concept designs through drawing, experimentation, and testing
• Present initial textile design proposals, for a specific end use, and respond to feedback
• Present a portfolio of finished textile designs, for a specified end use

What you'll be able to do

• Evaluate own and group skills, in support of a collabourative team
• Plan and manage a collabourative project, based on a Pearson-set theme
• Present collabourative project outcomes, highlighting own contributions
• Critically evaluate own work, and the work of others in a collabourative project

What you'll be able to do

• Explore art direction within the creative industries
• Analyse a client brief and target market to formulate an art direction strategy
• Implement an art direction strategy, through the creation of an advertising campaign, marketing campaign, fashion spread or editorial
• Evaluate the collabourative process of art direction and own role in that process

What you'll be able to do

• Investigate the rationale for art & craft production in different contexts
• Explore processes and practices of art & craft through the production of tests and samples
• Develop an art or craft outcome through an iterative process in response to a brief
• Present a finished art or craft outcome to an audience, responding to feedback

What you'll be able to do

• Discuss the role of branding and identity through analysis of historical and contemporary contextual research
• Evaluate a given brand to determine core values, mission and audience
• Develop a style guide/branding guidelines for a given brand
• Present a range of promotional material, using branding guidelines, in support of a given brand

What you'll be able to do

• Evaluate contemporary and historic precedents through contextual research into ceramic and glass
• Explore materials, processes and conventions through the production of ceramic and glass samples
• Develop a design proposal for ceramic and glass artefacts, in response to a brief, based on research and experimentation
• Present a collection of finished ceramic and glass artefacts, in response to a brief

What you'll be able to do

• Develop a design brief, based on evaluation a target market and a conceptual approach to ceramic design
• Investigate the relationship between material/formal experimentation and a conceptual approach through the iterative production of ceramic artefacts
• Present a collection of finished ceramic artefacts, designed to meet the needs of a target market
• Assess a conceptual approach, to ceramic design, in meeting the needs of a target market

What you'll be able to do

• Develop a brief for a commercial photo shoot, based on client requirements.
• Apply project management processes in the production of photographic to meet a client brief.
• Produce photographic work that meets the requirements of a commercial client.
• Present commercial photographic output that meets the requirements of client brief.

What you'll be able to do

• Discuss communication, in the creative industries, through historical and contemporary precedent research
• Analyse a brief to define the context of a communication strategy
• Develop a communication strategy, through experimentation, in response to a given brief
• Present a communication strategy and finished work in relation to a given brief

What you'll be able to do

• Discuss the role of CAD in different contexts and its influence on design and manufacturing processes in areas of specialist practice
• Use 2D and 3D CAD software to produce visualisations and technical drawings
• Present drawings and renderings, for a given project, produced using CAD software
• Evaluate the way in which CAD software may integrate into production processes

What you'll be able to do

• Investigate conceptual approaches in art & design through contextual research
• Develop a conceptual approach within an art & design project through experimentation
• Present a conceptual work of art & design, based on research and experimentation
• Evaluate own work and the work of others in relation to historical and contemporary precedents

What you'll be able to do

• Discuss the social, historical and cultural context of key art and design movements, theories and practices.
• Analyse a specific work of art or design related to own area of specialism
• Use primary and secondary research methods to investigate an area of practice, with consideration of research ethics
• Present research findings, through written work, visually and orally

What you'll be able to do

• Explore a creative opportunity, based on own skills and knowledge
• Assess the viability of a creative opportunity, through analysis of market research
• Present a business plan, for a creative venture, to a panel of potential stakeholders
• Evaluate the business plan, for a creative venture, based on stakeholder feedback and reflection

What you'll be able to do

• Select a work-based learning opportunity in response to personal learning needs and opportunities within the context of employment
• Plan and manage a work-based learning experience through consultation with employer/ client and tutor
• Assess the development of own employability skills and professional attributes in relation to activities undertaken during work-based learning
• Evaluate own development, based on personal experience and employer or client feedback to plan for the future

What you'll be able to do

• Explore the development of darkroom techniques and their application within the creative industries
• Process and print photographic images using darkroom processes; applying safe practices and procedures
• Modify and finish photographic images in response to a brief
• Present photographic prints, and development work, to identified audiences

What you'll be able to do

• Explore the development of digital animation and its application in different contexts
• Plan a digital animation using storyboards, sketches and planning tools
• Use industry standard production and post-production tools and techniques to develop a digital animation, for a specific target audience
• Critically evaluate a digital animation based on viewer feedback and reflection

What you'll be able to do

• Investigate the use of digital design principles in the production of user experiences, through research and analysis
• Develop a usability strategy, integrating interface design and user experience, in response to a brief
• Produce a digital design product, based on a usability strategy, in response to a brief
• Critically analyse the outcomes of user-testing and evaluation to inform future development

What you'll be able to do

• Explore the range of technologies used in digital fabrication and their application
• Develop digital models for printing or machining using scanning technology and CAD software
• Evaluate the processes of machine set-up, material selection and material states, and their sustainability
• Present finished 3D objects, developed through print/machining, in response to a given brief

What you'll be able to do

• Develop an opportunity for event photography.
• Demonstrate professional conduct while undertaking event photography.
• Apply event photography techniques and processes in response to a brief.
• Present a collection of event photographic works that meet client needs.

What you'll be able to do

• Explore specialist areas of fashion & textiles practice; through historical and contemporary precedent research
• Produce a collection of two and three dimensional samples using different fabrics, materials and processes in response to a brief
• Develop a range of fashion and textiles outcomes in response to a given brief
• Evaluate a fashion & textile range in relation to a marketing strategy

What you'll be able to do

• Investigate trends, through contextual research, to inform the strategy for a fashion collection
• Communicate a fashion collection strategy, based on research and experimentation
• Develop a cohesive fashion collection, in response to a brief
• Present a fashion collection, identifying areas for further development and best practice

What you'll be able to do

• Explore the properties and characteristics of materials and components required to achieve a prototype shoe based on a design brief.
• Develop a range of shoe patterns using relevant production tools and techniques.
• Produce a final shoe demonstrating the safe use of equipment and relevant health and safety regulations.
• Present a final shoe prototype that shows the achievement of quality standards through production and process.

What you'll be able to do

• Apply research techniques to establish an awareness of context, related to a graphic design problem
• Develop a graphic design brief, to meet client needs in a given context
• Explore alternative solutions to a graphic design brief
• Present a final graphic design solution to a client

What you'll be able to do

• Examine specialist area of creative practice within historical and contemporary contexts
• Develop art & design solutions, through an iterative development process, in response to a given brief
• Present an art & design solution, including a portfolio of development work, in response to a given brief
• Evaluate own work in relation to an identified area of specialism in the creative industries

What you'll be able to do

• Explore jewellery design through historic and contemporary precedent
• Develop conceptual designs, for a jewellery collection, based on market research and design experimentation
• Produce prototype jewellery designs using a range of materials, processes and tools
• Present a jewellery collection for an identified market

What you'll be able to do

• Explore historical and contemporary precedent in lighting for photography
• Illustrate lighting requirements, for a given context, in response to a brief
• Produce photographic images, utilising lighting equipment and techniques
• Demonstrate the use of lighting for photography through the presentation of a collection of photographic images

What you'll be able to do

• Explore historical and contemporary precedents in material practices
• Develop an approach to material practice through experimentation and testing
• Create a finished work, articulating a material practice for a selected context
• Present a body of work that reflects both process and final outcome

What you'll be able to do

• Analyse a given brief to identify materials appropriate to the project needs
• Evaluate material properties and behaviours, through experiment and testing
• Develop specifications for materials to be used in a final outcome, based on a given brief
• Present material samples, specifications and final outcomes, based on a given brief

What you'll be able to do

• Explore the use of materials and structure in specific art & design contexts
• Evaluate material properties through research and testing
• Select materials for a given art & design project, based on research and testing
• Present a material strategy, in response to a brief, for a given art & design project

What you'll be able to do

• Evaluate the equipment, techniques and processes of media production, through contextual research
• Develop a media production proposal in response to a brief, through research and experimentation
• Apply media practice tools and techniques in the execution of a final outcome
• Present the outcomes of a media practice design process to an identified audience

What you'll be able to do

• Explore theoretical frameworks to inform the creation of a moving image product
• Devise and plan a moving image product, in response to a brief
• Use industry standard equipment, processes and software to produce and edit a moving image product, response to a brief
• Critically evaluate a moving image product; with regard to brief and target audience

What you'll be able to do

• Explain how the functions of packaging impact on its design, with reference to historical and contemporary precedent
• Evaluate the requirements for packaging in response to a brief
• Develop packaging prototypes in support of a given product
• Present a product packaging strategy for a given product

What you'll be able to do

• Research the properties and characteristics of fabrics and fibres, in the production of garments, through historic and contemporary precedents
• Create a pattern, based on body measurements, using industry standard signs and symbols, in response to a given brief
• Create toiles and final garments; demonstrating the safe use of equipment and relevant Health & Safety regulations
• Produce a finished garment, evaluate and carry out quality checks

What you'll be able to do

• Apply research and planning techniques, to develop a photographic strategy, in response to a given brief
• Evaluate equipment, techniques and processes in order to realise a photographic product
• Analyse the characteristics of photographic images in meeting a brief
• Critically evaluate the selection and presentation of photographic images

What you'll be able to do

• Discuss the role of photojournalism, and the impact of technology, through historic and contemporary precedents.
• Analyse the ethical issues for photojournalism; with consideration of the implications of digital technology and distribution.
• Develop a body of photojournalism work in support of a current news story.
• Present a body of photojournalism work to an identified audience.

What you'll be able to do

• Illustrate the principles and practices of lifedrawing through historic and contemporary precedents
• Explore anatomy, structure and form through lifedrawing media and techniques
• Develop lifedrawing work; applying principles of proportion, volume, and movement
• Present a portfolio of lifedrawing work that reflects evaluation and reflection

What you'll be able to do

• Explore the development of printmaking technologies and practices through historic and contemporary precedent research
• Evaluate printmaking processes and techniques through experimentation using different materials and technologies
• Develop propositions towards a final outcome through an iterative design process
• Present a body of printmaking work that communicates both development process and final outcomes

What you'll be able to do

• Explore the creative industries professions, through research into historic and contemporary precedent.
• Discuss personal career goals in relation to the range of roles and subjects in the creative industries
• Define personal development plans; highlighting areas to support specific career goals and general skills
• Critically reflect on the achievement of personal development goals and plan for the future

What you'll be able to do

• Explore modelmaking processes, materials, techniques and technologies through historic precedents
• Determine model purpose and parametres; responding to design constraints and requirements of a brief
• Utilise materials, technologies and processes to achieve model outcomes, in response to a brief
• Present a display of finished models to a defined audience

What you'll be able to do

• Review own skills and abilities in support of future employment or self-employment
• Investigate business structures, legal frameworks and legislation to construct a business plan
• Develop material to support future employment or self-employment
• Present own skills, abilities and work to an employer or client

What you'll be able to do

• Compare project management theories, practices and standards, identifying their appropriateness for different types of project
• Discuss the roles of the major stakeholders in an art & design project and how their needs are managed by the project management team
• Specify the attributes and competencies of a project manager in leading a complex art & design project
• Develop a project strategy plan that defines the key policies, procedures and priorities for a complex art & design project

What you'll be able to do

• Evaluate the use of software/systems in the production of screen-based work
• Explore the techniques of screen-based production through experimentation
• Use industry standard software and hardware in the production of final screen-based work, in response to a given context
• Discuss the use of screen-based techniques, highlighting best practice in the production of work

What you'll be able to do

• Discuss the characteristics of linear and non-linear narratives in scriptwriting
• Justify the selection of a narrative structure for a specific form of distribution and target market; in response to a given design brief
• Develop a script, and supporting material, in response to a given design brief
• Present a completed script, in response to a given brief; highlighting how the narrative meets client needs for an identified target market

What you'll be able to do

• Discuss the role and responsibilities of the stylist within the historical and contemporary creative industries
• Analyse images to determine the editorial, branding or marketing approach
• Develop an editorial, branding or marketing strategy in relation to a given product
• Present a portfolio of styled images, in support of an editorial, marketing or branding strategy

What you'll be able to do

• Investigate the application of surface design in different art & design contexts
• Develop and test surface designs in response to a brief
• Create a surface design strategy and specifications for production
• Present a surface design proposal, for a given context, in response to a brief

What you'll be able to do

• Discuss the role of surveying and measuring in the context of a specific creative industry
• Evaluate the tools and technologies available for use in measuring within a given art & design context
• Illustrate the process of taking an accurate set of measurements, within a given art & design context
• Record a series of measurements, in a given art & design context, and check for accuracy

What you'll be able to do

• Evaluate different types of technical information in the context of diverse project types
• Develop technical drawings, details, schedules and specifications in support of a given art & design project
• Interpret different types of technical information in order to explain an art & design project
• Assess ways in which art & design professionals collabourate in the production of technical information

What you'll be able to do

• Evaluate a given brief to identify stakeholder requirements and areas for investigation and research
• Explore concepts, materials and processes through experimentation and testing
• Present a body of work that includes evidence of development process, as well as final outcomes
• Assess own process and outcomes, based on reflection and feedback of others

What you'll be able to do

• Explain the processes and equipment required for the manufacture of woven, knitted and non-woven textiles
• Evaluate fibre composition, yarn type, and fabric structure across a range of textiles
• Produce a detailed fabric specification for a given context
• Produce textile samples using a range of technologies for manufacture and finishing

What you'll be able to do

• Evaluate current trends, for a specific subject area, and consider possible future trends
• Critically analyse existing trend/market research to develop a forecast
• Develop a trend forecast, for a given market, using standard methods of research and analysis
• Present a trend forecast based on client needs and market research and analysis

What you'll be able to do

• Investigate the application of typographic practice in print and digital workflows
• Explore typographic technologies and processes in specific contexts
• Apply typographic principles and processes in meeting a brief
• Justify the use of typographic techniques, highlighting best practice in the production of work

What you'll be able to do

• Explain the potential user-testing phases of a design project lifecycle
• Assess a user-testing strategy; confirming its suitability to a chosen design project
• Implement a user-testing strategy for a chosen design project
• Evaluate the success of an art & design project based on outcomes of a user-testing

What you'll be able to do

• Discuss visual merchandising through historic and contemporary precedents
• Evaluate an identified brand or product to determine the context for a visual merchandising strategy
• Develop a visual merchandising strategy based on market research
• Present a visual merchandising strategy for a given product/brand

What you'll be able to do

• Analyse how visual narratives are used across a range of media to tell stories
• Explore the codes and conventions relevant to visual narratives
• Present a visual narrative to an identified audience
• Evaluate the effectiveness of storytelling in a visual narrative

What you'll be able to do

• Discuss the purposes of digital content delivery systems and key UI features
• Write code to create and style interactive digital content prototypes, in response to a brief
• Optimise, validate, and organise digital content for delivery via the Internet
• Evaluate digital content presented through a web browser

What you'll be able to do

• Identify the skills and technologies required to manage an art & design project lifecycle
• Define a project workflow system to utilise available technologies, resources and skills
• Apply a workflow system to an art & design project in response to a brief
• Examine the implementation of a workflow system and how it has effected the overall project

What you'll be able to do

• Examine methods of project and asset management suitable to art & design projects
• Evaluate the relationship between project management approach and workflow strategy
• Employ a workflow management system for a chosen project
• Critically evaluate own contribution with regard to workflow management and implementation