Level 2 - Design and Visual Communication
Course Description
Students will extend their visual communication skills by developing products and spaces which engage with more complex combined geometry. They must demonstrate flexibility in their approaches to generating ideas including quick hand sketching and drawing as well as using a range of detailed and immersive digital modelling. Students should already have a basic level of understanding of these concepts so that they can focus their enquiries on human centred design factors and relationships and use these to make design choices which reflect on familiar experiences. Students are expected to inform designs based on external inspiration, typically analysing well established as well as emerging design precedents. They should exhibit excellent time management and commitment throughout.
All skills will be covered across a core project portfolio. Students engage further into understanding influences on design which make their ideas innovative and fresh. To achieve highly, students are expected to engage with ongoing research making reflective judgments as they go, giving insight into their many ideas as they allow them to evolve. Students present their portfolio and final design visualisation concepts as a well resolved graphic presentation, with possible embedded virtual reality and may be accompanied by a selection of models.
Pre-requisites
Students should have successfully completed 11DVC.
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. Students need to ensure they can work in class and at home.
Course Specific Costs
$120 (approximately) - base course materials kit and software
Additional on charges as needed for 3D printing, laser cutting or professional Inkjet printing services.
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.
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
This course is eligible for subject endorsement.
External
NZQA Info
Design and Visual Communication 2.31 - Produce working drawings to communicate technical details of a design
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Design and Visual Communication 2.32 - Produce instrumental perspective projection drawings to communicate design ideas
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Design and Visual Communication 2.33 - Use the characteristics of a design movement or era to inform own design ideas
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Design and Visual Communication 2.34 - Develop a spatial design through graphics practice
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Design and Visual Communication 2.36 - Use visual communication techniques to compose a presentation of a 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.