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This book provides an overview of how the industry operates and describes the variety of jobs available. The responsibilities within design, technical and media roles are explained, supported by case studies of people currently working in companies from designer to high street level. Advice is provided on how to plan a career in each area.

"Create!" is a Design and Technology course for Key Stage 3. It provides all the material needed to deliver the demands of the new Key Stage 3 strategy. The course follows the QCA scheme and the materials support ICT requirements. A wide range of differentiated worksheets is available on a customisable CD-ROM. The student books contain clear links to the Key Stage 3 strategy and include design-and-make assignments, product evaluations and practical tasks; each spread opens with objectives to focus the lesson, and ends with a plenar... read more

Written and updated by a team of authors and examiners, the course is fully in accordance with the AQA specification for September 2001. The revised textbook includes new material on ICT and provides increased emphasis on the use of CAD-CAM throughout the units. The book continues to follow the tried and tested layout and design, recognised by Design &;amp Technology teachers across the country for its accessible and motivating style.

Description: Pupil's become familiar with the project-based approach, where knowledge and understanding are enhanced by on-going tasks. Emphasis is placed upon encouraging pupils to provide appropriate assessment evidence, enabling them to produce a coherent folder of work demonstrating their designing and making skills. Industrial case studies help introduce pupils to manufacturing terminology and concepts needed at GCSE. The pupil's book has been created to minimise the amount of text, making it readable for the age group and pro... read more

Comprehensive coverage of the National Curriculum for 11-14 year-olds through separate focus areas Easy to plan and implement, Design in the Making includes everything your pupils need to know to produce high quality outcomes in their designing and making! A * A flexible structure that will fit any scheme of work. A * Suitable for all abilities with differentiated activities throughout A * Regular self-assessment and formal assessment opportunities.

Marie Lafuente has been giving fashion illustration classes for several years. Finding no suitable manual for her students, she gradually gathered her teaching material into a book, which has now become the invaluable "Essential Fashion Design". The aim of the book is to submerge readers in the world of fashion illustration. The first section shows how to draw a human figure: the body, the head and face, arms and hands, legs and feet; and to stylize and synthesize the elements. In the field of fashion, it is essential to know how t... read more

This text has been written to meet the requirements of the revised GCSE Home Economics: Food and Nutrition syllabuses, and introduces students to details of legislation concerning food and nutrition.

A collection of over 200 textile weaves and patterns, reproduced digitally and provided on the enclosed CD-ROM. Enables optimal visual reproduction in fashion drawings.

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Organized into units that reflect required courses at leading design colleges, it contains 20 step-by-step exercises aiming to assist in finding inspiration, developing techniques of observation, and creating finished fashion drawings both in colour and in black and white. Separate sections are devoted to getting started and understanding figure proportions, planning and designing garments, and creating and assessing flat specification drawings. The book also features cross-references and a glossary of designer's terms.

"Fashioning the Future" is a visionary and creative exploration of where fashion and clothing are heading, the very first guide to the 'future wardrobe' and the emergent technologies making it possible. Ten major themes embrace all kinds of clothing, from 'The Spray-On Dress' to 'The Talking T-Shirt', all accompanied by Warren du Preez and Nick Thornton Jones' distinctive images. Both a unique visual journey and an inspirational research tool, this book is aimed at the entire fashion world, design students and global marketeers.

Explains what happens to food from the moment it slips past your lips, till it plops out the other end, and provides the nutritional know-how that you need for health and longevity. Presents the nuts and bolts of nutrition, leading the reader through a journey of discovery and an exploration of our body's relationship with food. A comprehensive guide to health and wellness that has been developed for adolescents and their parents. Deserves to be taught in schools throughout New Zealand... simply turn the page and begin your own jo... read more

FOOD AND CULTURE is the market-leading text for the cultural foods courses, providing information on the health, culture, food, and nutrition habits of the most common ethnic and racial groups living in the United States. It is designed to help health professionals, chefs, and others in the food service industry learn to work effectively with members of different ethnic and religious groups in a culturally sensitive manner. Authors Pamela Goyan Kittler and Kathryn P. Sucher include comprehensive coverage of key ethnic, religious, a... read more

For years 7/8 Food Technology, Victoria.

This book closely follows the technology process spelt out in the curriculum. Key knowledge and key term sections include: Production activities; Lots of activities and questions; Wide range of short activities; Recipes designed in quantities suitable for 1-2 serves; Recipes reflect current food trends; Thoroughly researched; Strong number of tried and tested recipes.

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Years 11 and 12 Food plays a major role in health and well-being yet for many people in New Zealand poor nutrition and bad eating habits will lead to illness and early death. We live in times of enormous food choice, heavily promoted fast foods and changing eating habits, so it essential that we all know about good nutrition and healthy eating. Food, Health and Well-being for New Zealanders is an up-to-date comprehensive text which provides a clear understanding of food and nutrition in a New Zealand context.

Food hygiene training is essential for anyone who handles food as part of their work and as such is a crucial element of many courses. Such courses include a whole range of hospitality and catering awards as well as certain care programmes and specialist food hygiene certificates.Written with full-time college students in mind, this textbook covers all relevant awarding bodies' specifications and addresses all aspects of the subject from levels one to three, in a clear and comprehensive manner. Subjects covered include food poisoni... read more

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