Unit 1 Outcome 2: Solving design problems
CheatsheetPro Demo
Folio

Join Mailing List

Be the first to know about new releases, features and resources available for your school.

By joining, you agree to receive CheatsheetPro news and membership updates.

or

Register your school today

Every membership gives students and teachers complete access to CheatsheetPro resources and features for Years 7–12.

Pricing starts at $180 and depends on device count. Every tier includes all resources and features. Choose enough devices for your school, allowing for home computers, tablets and phones.

Memberships cover the school year plus the previous year’s final term, giving you time to prepare. Join now for access from today until the end of 2027.

Register or renew now

Student resources

Classic

A complete, interactive guide to all Visual Communication Design key terms for students in years 7–12.

Explore demo

VCE

A comprehensive student resource for VCE Visual Communication Design, covering all key knowledge and skills.

Explore demo

Play

A library of fun and engaging games where students can pit themselves against their peers across the state on their knowledge of VCD key terms.

Explore demo

Folio

A comprehensive student guide to the Unit 3/4 SAT Folio, with summaries, examples and tips for producing a high scoring folio.

Explore demo

Teacher resources

Connect

Allows teachers to seamlessly connect students to CheatsheetPro resources, tracking their progress and activity results.

Explore demo

Course

A detailed teaching guide for teaching VCE Visual Communication Design, complete with rubrics, assessment breakdowns and student examples.

Explore demo

Downloads

A library of downloadable classroom resources for Visual Communication Design teachers, including worksheets, assessments and classroom posters.

Explore demo

Exams and SACs

All members receive a complimentary copy of the Unit 1 and 2 trial exams, along with personalised written SACs with marking guides.

THE DESIGN PROBLEM

Students start by identifying a design problem or need, this problem needs to be reasonably broad in nature, so to allow for divergent thinking to take place in response to it. The design problem only needs to be a single sentence at this stage, a great place to start is to think about a broad audience and consider what their needs may be. For example, elderly people need help accessing medical services.

DETAILS

The design problem is to be presented as a brief text document, on an A3 page (portrait or langscape depending on how you wish to present your folio).

Visual example

BACKGROUND

Identifying the problem in which you are solving as your first step, ensures that your design is strongly rooted in meaning and purpose. As a society, we are increasingly valuing design which is not only aesthetic, but also highly functional in it's nature - starting with a design problem or need is a great way to ensure this.

TOOLS FOR COMING UP WITH A DESIGN PROBLEM