March 2013 - the International School of Stavanger

H i g h S c h o o l N E W S
High school students studying Information and Communications
Technology (ICT) and Design and Technology were lucky enough
to have a visit from Adsign Reklamebyrå, a Norwegian advertising
company specialising in web and graphic design.
Our 3 visitors engaged the students by talking about how the whole
design process works from finding leads through to launching a
product. Students were particularly fascinated by a discussion
about how designers find their inspiration. I know that a number of
students have now signed themselves up on “Pinterest”, “Behance”
and “Dribble” to try to get some design ideas for their own projects!
One key discussion point was on trying to ensure that designers
create a product that their customers actually want, and how
important it is to get user feedback as part of the process; the
perfect product is unlikely to be created the first time round, this
is more likely to be an iterative process. It is often hard for our
students to accept that feedback is a good thing, so it was great for
them to hear this from some real professionals!
Students also learned that when sites are created, developers need
to think about a variety of platforms. So many people are using
mobile devices that the focus is now more on developing for mobile
devices first and then working on how to fit it onto a bigger screen.
This certainly impressed our iPad-loving students!
We would like to thank Adsign for allowing its employees time
out of their busy schedules to help our students better understand
their industry.
The company’s article on this visit can be found here: http://adsign.
no/2013/01/09/inspiring-students-at-the-international-school-ofstavanger/#.UPQV1qVKbTQ
We are always looking to provide the students with opportunities
to learn about how ICT is used in businesses. If you think that
you could spare some time to show how you use ICT within your
job, then please contact Miss Cherry Siddall (csiddall@isstavanger.no)
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