St Peter’s School (Cambridge)
Year 9 - Design and Visual Communication
Course Description
This course introduces students to communicating design ideas and information using design thinking and design visualisation skills. Students focus on learning the basics of design sketching in 2-dimensons and 3-dimensions, understanding basic instrumental drawings as well as computer-aided 3-dimensional modelling using SketchUp. Students develop effective presentation skills utilising design principles, and are expected to show effective use and organisation of equipment and materials. The course will cover these skills in a spacial design project. They will have a focus on generating ideas, understanding the development of ideas, digital design production, and spatial floor planning and visualisation.
This is a half-year course and takes up 1 option line.
Pre-requisites
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Students are required to bring a laptop computer, not a tablet or iPad to effectively run digital design applications as these are not only web based apps.
Course Specific Costs
$80 (approximately) - consumables, folder and drawing tools
Pathway
This course leads to numerous careers in the design industry including architectural, spatial and interior design, set and props design, product and industrial design, 3D CAD design, engineering and transportation design, graphic media design, UX, game and interactive media design.
Disclaimer
Specific course content may change from what has been advertised in order to remain current and meet students' needs.
The school has the right to make the best decision based on both staffing, and overall student interest, when preparing the final timetable.
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