Design Memo 1 (Eng)

Exemplars 2014 — Grade 12 / Matric — Design

Memo 2014 Grade 12 English

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1.1(Allocate 8 marks\ FIGURE A Crochet animal trophy made from plastics by Magda van der Vloed (South Africa\ 2013 Texture Although the product is made from smooth plastic bags, the end product

1.2(Allocate 2 marks\ The term kitsch refers to a design that look s cheap, sentimental, playful, or

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2.1(Allocate 6 marks\ Table Mountain or the s acred mountain the Mayibuye rchival Centre or Museum was situated on Robben Island (and formed part of the University of Western Cape\, Table Mountain would h

2.2(Allocate 4 marks\ The candidate could state that the poster is biased in that most of the visual symbolism (the knobkierie, the spear, the Khoisan imagery which is derivative from South African Rock Art\ is exclus

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3.1(Allocate 10 marks in total\ INSPIRATION The African Chair is not typical of the clean lines and pure geometric forms of most of Bauhaus design, but does reflect their interest in craft and their insistence on a

3.2(Allocate 10 marks in total\ FIGURE The Roman Colosseum completed in 80 AD FIGURE The Blue Volcano Stadium in Zagreb,

4.1(Allocate 20 marks in total\ Classic Greek Designer and work: Allocate 2 mark The Parthenon was designed by the architects, Ictinos and Callicrates Influences:

4.2(Allocate 10 marks in total\ The candidate must answer in paragraph form clearly comparing one aspect at a time. Credit may not be given to two separate essays or to a comparison in table form. While the

5.1.1(Allocate 6 marks\ Socially responsible design is design that takes in account that all members of our society are not equally privileged. Such designs support those in need in some way, e.g. they can target the poverty

5.1.2(Allocate 14 marks in total 7 per designer\ Name of designer : Johannesburg based design studio Architecture for a Change (AFAC\ outh frican

6.1(Allocate 6 marks\ If the candidate said that FIGURE A is more successful the following reasons are possible

6.2(Allocate 14 marks\ Name of designer Heath Nash South frican designer Discussion of materials and work processes addre ssing environmental issues: Nash uses

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D)I.R.T. (Design

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Visual CommunicationColour TheoryDrawing

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Total100 marks

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Paper information

SubjectDesign

Year2014

SessionExemplars

TypeMemo

PaperPaper 1

LanguageEnglish

Pages25

Downloads3

Examination context

Decade2010s

Years ago12y

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