ELECTIVE: Visual Communication & Design

What is the subject about?

Students work with a variety of design methods and are involved in both the design and construction of various outcomes such as, perspective and architectural drawing, package design, observational drawing, sign cutting and digital illustration.

Students work with the design process to plan and produce various outcomes such as, logo design, brands and layouts for a variety of Visual Communication needs. They interpret and respond to the design process using analysis techniques to research designers from different design fields and explore their influences and record their development in a visual diary. 

Each student creates a folio of Visual Communications presenting authentic design solutions using Visual Communications Design language and evaluation techniques.

Skills you will develop

• Use design thinking skills to analyse and evaluate existing designs and designers and our own design ideas
• Experiment with a variety of production and processing materials including drawing, digital and traditional 3D modelling, signage and large-scale printing presentations.
• Develop visual language to communicate ideas of interest and inspiration through research and generation of ideas

Assessment

• Industrial Design Practice/folio
• Environmental Design Practice/Folio
• Communication Design Practice/Folio

Pathways

Studying Visual Communication and Design can lead to the following careers

• Illustrator
• Graphic Designer
• Drafts Person
• Interior Designer
• Architect
• Product Designer
• Fashion Designer

If you are interested in this subject please see Brett Squire or Ayan Abeysekera