13 Design and Visual Communication (Graphics)
13DVC Subject DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Mrs R. Lewis, Mr T. Kim.
Recommended Prior LearningStudents must have passed DVC at Level 2 consisting of a minimum of 12 credits.
If students have taken other creative subjects in Year 12, they may be eligible after a discussion with Teacher in Charge or Faculty Leader.
Objectives
Design and Visual Communication at Year 13 focuses on developing a student-driven brief to resolve either a Spatial or Product project that visually communicates aesthetic and functional development with detail and clarity.
Students will choose either Spatial (A.S. 91629) or Product (A.S. 91630) by Term 2 and be doing a year-long project.
Content
Students will choose to specialise 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 showcases ideation, refinement and resolve of their design ideas. After this first project, it is followed by another standard that is focused on graphically presenting their body of work (A.S. 91628) which may include creating a physical model. 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.
Assessment Policy & Procedures Assessment Information
Standards made available to the students may depend on their personal DVC practice.
Animator/Digital Artist, Patternmaker, Artist, Fashion Designer, Graphic Designer, Interior Designer, Graphic Pre-press Worker, Visual Merchandiser, Game Developer, Photographer, Printer, Signmaker, User Experience Designer, Mechanical Engineering Technician, Product Assembler, Architectural Technician, Surveyor, Civil Engineer, Civil Engineering Technician/Draughtsperson, Telecommunications Engineer, Industrial Designer
Subject and Associated CostsCourse Costs:
$35.00 Graphics pack.