This  project brought together the cross curricular themes of Design Technology, Religious Education and Enterprise ... whilst also forging links with the local community. It was undertaken by students in year 10 prior to commencing their GCSE Resistant Materials Product Design course.

Owing to changes in the format of their services often including accompaniment by their music group, the local church had found it necessary to review the size, shape and position of its font. And so the vicar approached the Design and Technology department at the school and asked our KS4 students to come up with designs for a new font and present life-sized prototypes to the congregation for their consideration.

The font was to have the following specifications ...

• be light enough to move and store as required
• have Christian symbolism in its design
• reflect the existing design and materials used within the church