12 Design and Visual Communication (Graphics)
12DVC Subject DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Mrs R. Lewis.
Recommended Prior LearningStudent has achieved in a minimum 3 of the 4 assessment areas for Year 11 DVC. If the student did not take DVC at Year 11 then approval is needed from the Head of Department.
Course Content
Year 12 Design and Visual Communication will allow students to further develop their creative and critical thinking. It will enable them with the skills and understanding to back up their original thoughts in a practical and functional way. Students will learn a variety of visual communication techniques, which will allow them to successfully develop a workable design outcome.
Students will be assessed through the following projects:
- Spatial design brief – Of the students choosing to go in a given location.
- Product design brief – Clock or lighting design based on a chosen design era.
Objectives
- To further develop and demonstrate a range of drawing skills and digital design techniques to express and communicate ideas which reflect a sound knowledge of design.
- To interpret drawings and communicate information in appropriate graphic form, which displays a sound understanding of a variety of graphic media.
- To understand and apply the processes and elements of design in the solving of design problems.
- To develop, through activities in design, an appreciation and aesthetic and functional awareness of a designs’ impact on people and the environment.
Extension/Enrichment Opportunities:
Students who show the aptitude can take part in the Scholarship programme.
Subject Overview
Term 1
Product design brief – Clock or lighting design based on a chosen design era.
AS91340 - Students initiate their design process by researching an existing design movement or era. They use this influence to inspire their product design standard.
AS91342 - Students design for either a clock or lighting product. They carry out the design process from start to finish considering form, functional and structural resolution.
Term 2
AS91342 - Students complete their clock/lighting project.
AS91341- Late in the term students begin their Spatial design project. Students are given a location in Auckland to redesign and improve. They decide what inspiration they will take and what the spatial design will be.
Term 3
AS91341 - Students complete their Spatial design project.
Term 4
AS 91337 - Students chose their stronger project and re-visit it to make improvements before sending it away for the External marking.
AS 91338 - This is an optional standard for students who enjoy or flourish in technical drawing.
Assessment Policy & Procedures Assessment Information
A.S. 91338 is optional.
Standards made available to the students may depend on their personal DVC practice. A minimum of 18 credits will be available for every student.
Level 3 (Year 13) Graphics Guideline(s):
A minimum of 12 credits. At least 6 credits must have been achieved at either Merit or Excellence standard. Students not meeting these requirements must gain approval of the Head of Faculty.
13 Design and Visual Communication (Graphics)
Career PathwaysAnimator/Digital Artist, Patternmaker, Architect, Art Director (Film, Television or Stage), Tailor/Dressmaker, Cutter, Fashion Designer, Sewing Machinist, Trainer, Graphic Designer, Interior Designer, Jeweller, Graphic Pre-press Worker, Visual Merchandiser, Exhibition and Collections Technician, Game Developer, Landscape Architect, Landscaper, Printer, Signmaker, User Experience Designer, Mechanical Engineering Technician, Product Assembler, Architectural Technician, Boat Builder, Naval Architect, Mechanical Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Surveyor, Urban/Regional Planner, Civil Engineer, Civil Engineering Technician/Draughtsperson, Industrial Designer, Technical Writer
Subject and Associated CostsCourse Costs:
$35.00 Graphics pack. Only required if student is new to DVC or has lost their folder from previous year.
$20.00 Course materials.