Year 10 Graphic Design

In this course students produce product design, for small products such as watches, phones, computers, drink bottles etc.  They will also design packages, which involves the Graphic Design of printed labels, and the three dimensional constructions to house products. Students follow the design process to creatively solve design problems in response to a series of briefs. Skills developed include freehand drawing and 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 AND 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
  

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
  

PRESENT AND PERFORM

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

RESPOND AND 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 Work
• Analysis
• Visual Diary
• Observational homework 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 VET Certificate III in Screen and Media, and leads to careers in Graphic Design, Product Design or Industrial Design.