Graphics Technology

• This course is offered as a 200 hour elective.

• This course is offered as a 100 hour elective.

The study of Graphics Technology provides students with the opportunity to develop specific skills in using a variety of tools, materials and techniques widely available in industrial, commercial and domestic settings. An important part of this course involves the generation and use of images, models and pictures. This includes the visualisation and manipulation of three-dimensional concepts and images, and the interpretation and presentation of ideas graphically.

Through the study of Graphics Technology students become increasingly productive, creative, discriminating and confident in the development and use of a range of technologies relevant to current practice in graphics and graphics-related industries.

Students will learn to select from and use a range of drawings to communicate ideas graphically using freehand sketching, instrument drawing and digital techniques. They will learn to select and produce appropriate drawing types for communication in design, manufacturing and marketing, and apply appropriate standards. They will learn to manipulate and draw images using appropriate digital designing and presentation technologies. They will learn to apply WHS practices and risk management techniques to the graphics work environment. They will also learn about the impact of the graphics industry on commercial activities and the environment.

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