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Year 11 Unit 2 - Outcome 3 - Design Process

Students had to address the following brief using the design process to produce a final presentation.

Geoff Ellenor, a lecturer of Sustainable Environments at Melbourne University wants to promote ecological living in Australia by building a village of Earthships in the remote location of Roxby Downs in South Australia.  He has bought a hundred acres of land and would like to create a green community consisting of approximately 25 homes constructed as Earthships, which he would then sell as investment properties.

Geoff Ellenor is taking proposals from designers that meet the ecological requirements of Earthships whilst at the same time exploring creative designs that consider the surrounding environment.  He wants a final presentation in the form of an A2 poster that explains and highlights the features of the Earthship design.  It is important that the presentation will promote an ecological and environmentally sustainable lifestyle by meeting the below criteria.

• The Earthship must provide plenty of natural light and reflect the natural environment
• The Earthship must be suitable for a family of at least three
• The Earthship must include a greenhouse section for the production of food

Year 8A Bird Mobile

Students applied their knowledge of Design Elements and Principles when creating their bird mobile. They experimented with Illustrator digitally or used manual skills to create a pattern to place on a bird mobile template. This work was produced on card, cut out and made into a mobile.

Year 9 Drink Label

Students investigated how designers glamorise products in order to attract the consumer’s attention. They applied this knowledge to create a label to promote their new drink. Students either used manual drawing techniques or utilised Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop to create their final design.

Year 10 Visual Arts: Figurative Cubism

The Year 10 Visual Arts class have wrapped up their Figurative Cubism Unit. Each student developed their initial observational drawings into refined compositions. The students then explored a range of painting media and techniques to create their mixed media paintings. Students explored water-colour painting, acrylic and even oil painting to complete their artworks. Here are some of the final results!

Year 10 House Extension

Students were given a brief where the client required an extension to their existing house. Plans had to be drawn to scale and a three dimensional building produced using SketchUp. Students then had to market the property by producing a Real Estate flyer. 

Semester 2 Music Gala Concert

Congratulations to all our students who participated in the Semester 2 Music Gala Concert. It was a wonderful showcase of our instrumental music students. Thank you to the instrumental music teachers for all their work in preparation for the concert.

Bernadette McIvor: Head of Visual Arts & VCD Teacher 

Ben Wickham: Art Teacher

Karyn Lindner: Art & VCD teacher