Year 10 Graphic Design

TERTIARY & CAREERS PATHWAYS:

Advertising, architect, art/design director, communications manager, graphic designer, interior designer, photojournalist, teacher, video editor, web/app designer

In this course students will first produce a simple product design for a small product such as a smart watch, drink bottles or stationary. They will then design a packaging to both advertise and house their product design. They will have the opportunity to produce other graphic designs including printed labels, posters, brochures or branding. Students follow the design process to creatively solve design problems in response to a series of briefs. Skills developed include freehand drawing, technical drawing, rendering and working with graphic design software such as Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop. Theory work focuses students on analysing major designers and design movements from the 20th Century. 

Learning Standards: 

EXPLORE & REPRESENT IDEAS

• Develop and present visual communications that demonstrate the application of methods, materials, media, design elements and design principles that meet the requirements of a specific brief and target audience
• Generate, develop and refine visual communication presentations in response to the brief

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VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN PRACTICES

• Use manual and digital drawing methods to create visual communications in the specific design fields of Environmental, Industrial and Communication Design

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PRESENT & PERFORM

• Develop a brief that identifies a specific audience and needs, and present visual communications that meet the brief

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RESPOND & INTERPRET

• Analyse and evaluate the factors that influence design decisions in a range of visual communications from different historical, social and cultural contexts, including presentations by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
• Analyse and evaluate the use of methods, media, materials, design elements and design principles in visual communications from different historical, social and cultural contexts, including presentations by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

Assessment:

Assessment across the year will include a range of tasks such as:

• Folio of Design Work
• Design Analysis
• Observational drawings
• Examinations

Contribution to class discussions and completion of class work will also be considered.

Recommendation:

This course is highly recommended for students who wish to continue to study Visual Communication Design and leads to careers in Graphic Design, Product Design or Industrial Design.

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