Visual Communication Design

Year 12 Visual Communication Design -  MPavilion Excursion.

During the time that we were completing our Environmental Design folio for Visual Communication and Design, our Year 12 VCE Visual Communication class visited the MPavilion on February 24th to complete observational drawings of a temporary structure. The purpose of this excursion was to inspire the students to design functional and visually appealing pavilions for our folio. Visiting the MPavilion helped spark innovative ideas and prompted the students to consider how environments can influence a pavilion’s design. Additionally, whilst doing the observational drawings, it gave time for students to practice skills required in VCM, like texture rendering, perspective drawings etc. 

Located in Queen Victoria Gardens, we inspected the ‘Lightcatcher’, designed by MAP studio (Venice), and marvelled at its intriguing and fascinating structure. In spending the majority of the time creating illustrations from varying angles, the class was able to benefit in recognising the different aspects in designing a pavilion and further enhance our knowledge. We were able to understand the significance in the selection of materials, the positioning and arrangement of the components, the incorporation of visual design elements and principles, and the emotion we wish to evoke from the target audience. We then had the opportunity to roam around the city and grab lunch and enjoy the rest of the day around the CBD.

The excursion was a compelling experience as we were able to closely analyse an intriguing structure in person. Through this, our class was able to apply the research we obtained from the pavilion, and understand the interactions between the environment, people and pavilion. This in turn aided us in the development of our environmental design folio work. Overall, not only did this stimulate our creativity, but it was a pleasant experience where we had the opportunity to relax, but also admire the pavilion.

By Aimeree Manabat and San-San Huang

Year 10 Visual Communication Design

Year 10 Visual communication Design Street art Excursion was held on the morning of March 17th. At approximately 8:50am the Year 10 Visual Communication Design class met at Watergardens station. We took the 9:00am train to Flinders Street station. After hopping off the train our teacher Mrs Catania took us on a guided tour of Melbourne CBD lanes which contained lots of Street Urban Art to inspire us to design our Skateboard designs. Each Lane had something we had to find, kind of like a treasure hunt. This was a lot of fun although difficult to find at times. 

Firstly, we walked to Hosier Lane where we saw many colourful street art. We spent about 30 minutes getting inspired by large scale paintings. Nuu found the first painting which was of an Aboriginal boy looking up at the sky. This painting was located high up on the side of a building. We moved on to AC/DC Lane where we had to locate the portrait of Malcom Young and a 3D sculpture of Bon Scott bursting through the wall. Next up was Duckboard Place, in this Lane there was a mixture of vibrant street art. We were asked to locate a Banksy inspired mouse – no one found it, but that didn’t stop us enjoying the colourful artworks. 

The most interesting part of the day was when we went to Flinders Way where we saw Lisa King’s artwork of a giant female figure sleeping. Lisa King's artwork was breathtaking, and I would really like to see more of her work. Next to Lisa King’s artwork was Brunetti’s cakes shop. Our teacher, Mrs Catania, bought everyone a treat. It tasted great! The place looked luxurious. Brunettis was filled with a delicious scent. There were many eye-catching sweets and cakes that made me wish I ate there every day. We spent around 30 minutes at Brunetti’s then moved to our last destination, Presgrave Place. Presgrave Place had a lot of frames. Most of the art looked weird and different from normal street art. The artists used recycled materials to express their ideas. This was very interesting. 

Once we finished taking photos of all the works, our teacher walked us back to Federation Square to look at the Mini Silo art sculptures. After this, we had two hours to independently revisit other creative spaces and buy some lunch. We were instructed to stay in our groups and meet back at Federation Square around 2:50pm. My friends and I went to MacDonald’s to get some lunch, we ate and sat there for an hour because we were exhausted from walking so far.  After a rest we all decided to walk around, we spotted more creative sculptures and artworks along the way.

Once everyone returned to Federation Square, we went to Flinders Street station to catch the train back to Taylors Lakes Watergardens Station. Overall, it was a lot of fun.

By Jayden Bach