13ARD

13 Art Design

Subject Description

Teacher in Charge: Ms A. Whittaker.

Course Content

This course will be designed to build upon and develop the student’s knowledge from Level 2 Art Design.

Students will be allowed to develop their own theme/brief to form the basis of their design work for the year. The internal assessments (4 credits each) are integrated to create a body of work from which students can develop their own ideas and interests to produce the externally assessed part of the course (14 credit folio board). 

The design folio will be broken down into sub-briefs which could include

  • Logo and branding design.
  • Promotional work (poster/flyers etc).
  • Illustration or character design.
  • UX design (website/app etc).
  • Animation.
  • Product – book, business, merchandise.

Objectives

  • Develop critical, lateral and creative thinking skills in Design.
  • Extend knowledge of design conventions and contemporary design practitioners.
  • Use a digital workbook to document design processes and idea development and resolution.
  • Develop a body of work within chosen field of design practice.

NOTE:   It is highly recommended for students wishing to study Design at this level to have access to Adobe Creative Cloud.


Extra curricular activities that can extend students in Visual Arts include:

GDC_arts - Ongoing competitions, external Art and Photography competitions, Art lunchtime activities, Summerfest, School Art Exhibition, displays, assisting with School Production, and community projects.

Recommended Prior Learning

  • 16 credits at Level 2 Art Design or Photography or approval of HOD.
  • Merit or Excellence credits recommended for students wishing to do Scholarship.

Subject and Associated Costs

Course Costs: $60.00 This includes visual diary, design equipment, large format printing costs and three folio boards.
Associated Costs: $10 approx. 1 year Adobe Creative Cloud Licence – optional but recommended.

Pathway

3D Animator
Book Illustrator
Computer Animator
Layout Artist
Motion Graphics Artist
Storyboard Artist
Video Game Director
Web Developer
3D Modeler
Cartoon Artist
Game Level Designer
Logo Designer
Multimedia Designer
UI UX Designer
Visual Effects Artist
Book Cover Artist
Comic Book Artist
Graphic Designer
Medical Illustrator
Print Designer
Video Game Designer
Web Designer

Career Pathways

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

This subject is eligible for subject endorsement.

This subject is approved for University Entrance.

Total Credits Available: 22 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 14 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 8 credits.

Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91445 v2
NZQA Info
Design 3.2 - Use drawing to demonstrate understanding of conventions appropriate to design
Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91450 v2
NZQA Info
Design 3.3 - Systematically clarify ideas using drawing informed by established design practice
Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91455 v2
NZQA Info
Design 3.4 - Produce a systematic body of work that integrates conventions and regenerates ideas within design practice
Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 14
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 22
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

Approved subject for University Entrance

Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 22

Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.

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