Glendowie College
13 Design and Visual Communication (Graphics)
Subject Description
Objectives
Design and Visual Communication focuses on where visual literacy and creative thinking is developed, using visual communication techniques.
Content
Students will choose to specialize in the field of either Spatial or Product Design. This will decide the direction of their project in preparation for their intended future studies and students can make the decision between Spatial and Product by the end of Term 1. This program requires students to apply design practice to produce a portfolio of work that shows the effective exploration, refinement and communication of their design ideas. As mentioned earlier, students are expected to complete a year-long project selected from either Spatial Design (A.S. 91629) or Product Design (A.S. 91630). After this first project, it is followed by another standard that is focused on graphically presenting their body of work (A.S. 91628). Work from these two standards will be used as evidence for an external standard (A.S. 91627) which is focused around idea development and visual communication.
Subject Overview
Term 1
A.S. 91627: Students begin the term by form exploring their chosen inspiration/s.
A.S. 91629 OR A.S. 91630: Students choose if they are going to create a spatial or product design outcome. They write their own design brief for this project and use their chosen form exploration from the above standard to begin designing.
Term 2
A.S. 91629 OR A.S. 91630: Students continue with their chosen spatial or product design project.
Term 3
A.S. 91628: Students begin their presentation design project. They have to design and create a visual presentation of their spatial or product design project.
Term 4
A.S. 91627: Students submit their work for external assessment.
Recommended Prior Learning
A pass at Level 2 consisting of a minimum of 12 credits. At least 6 credits must have been achieved at either merit or excellence standard. Head of Department approval is needed if the student has not taken DVC in Year 12.
Subject and Associated Costs
Course Costs: $35.00 Graphics pack.
Assessment Information
Standards made available to the students may depend on their personal DVC practice.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.
External
NZQA Info
Design and Visual Communication 3.30 - Initiate design ideas through exploration
Optional Assessments
This is an optional standard in this subject. Your full programme of learning will be negotiated with your teacher.
External
NZQA Info
Design and Visual Communication 3.31 - Develop a visual presentation that exhibits a design outcome to an audience
Students choose to either do a Spatial or Product design project but not both.
Either AS91628 or AS91629
NZQA Info
Design and Visual Communication 3.32 - Resolve a spatial design through graphics practice
Students choose to either do a Spatial or Product design project but not both.
Either AS91628 or AS91629
NZQA Info
Design and Visual Communication 3.33 - Resolve a product design through graphics practice
Students will either choose AS91629 or AS91630
Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 18
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.
Disclaimer
It is important that you complete your option selection by the due date to enable you to have your preferred course of study. Course availability is dependent on numbers and staffing, and course entry will be confirmed at the beginning of the school year.
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