Visual and Creative Arts 

Visual Communication Design 

Unit 1: Area of Study 3  -  

Visual Communication Design in context

In this unit of study the students explored how visual communication has been influenced by past and contemporary practices and by social and cultural factors.

The students began by studying the general history of the poster design and comparing it to Polish and contemporary designers such as the American contemporary street artist, Shepard Fairey. 

The students also looked at the posters’ significance to social, political and cultural factors that influenced design, which then they represented as a time line.  

Through the application of the design process, clearly inspired by the original selected poster, they finally re-designed the poster to suit the contemporary target market. 

The final designs were then completed in an Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator program.

Sue Radford

Visual Communication Design Teacher

OptiKA – Kingston Photographic Award

Attention students interesed in Art / Photography! The OptiKA – Kingston Photographic Award, in its 12th year running, is a wonderful opportunity for students to participate in a popular local art competition and have their work seen widely throughout the community. 

There is up to $6,000 in cash prizes and the finalists' works are shown in a public group exhibition at the end of the year at Shirley Burke Theatre, Parkdale. That same exhibition will then become a travelling exhibition in early 2021 and will be exhibited at DFO Moorabbin. 

The entry cost is $25 for adults and $15 for under 18s and is open to all members of the public. 

Entries must be taken within a Kingston City Council location. 

Full details are listed here. Entries close midnight, Monday 5 October 2020.  

Sonya Hood

Learning Leader: Visual and Creative Arts