We had the last design session for the Roman Merchandising Project at Oasis Academy Brightstowe this week. We divided the students into groups, making jewellery, hand printing bags, hand printing mosaic designs and I worked with three students helping them to design a logo, labels to go with the products and an information panel which will sit beside the products in the Museum shop to tell customers about the products and who designed them.
I enjoyed working with the three girls creating a logo and labels. The girls were very practical when it came to designing the labels. Taking inspiration from other product labels, the girls knew what they didn’t like and so got straight into designing. The girls wanted to include a message from the group to the customers in the shop:
Designed & made
by Year 10 Students at
Oasis Academy Brightstowe
Inspired by
Kings Weston Roman Villa
by Year 10 Students at
Oasis Academy Brightstowe
Inspired by
Kings Weston Roman Villa
Kings Weston Roman Villa
We were also joined in Bristol Museum & Art Gallery by the Cotham School After School Latin Group. Our ‘Little Latiner’s’ will be designing Latin-themed family friendly activities for during February half term holidays. Kate and I took the students on a behind the scenes store tour and showed them lots of Roman artefacts. The students were able to correctly guess what most of the artefacts were – I was impressed!!
We then sat down and described to them what a family friendly activity is and what you need to think about when you are creating and designing it. The students were enthusiastic about the project and already had some ideas. I am looking forward to seeing them again and hearing more of their ideas!!
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