Year 9 Visual Communication & Design

Focus:

This course aims to promote an understanding of the process by which ideas and information are developed and communicated to others through visual design presentations. The course focuses on the development of freehand and instrumental drawing skills, problem solving, design analysis and presentation of information and data. In Visual Communication, students will undertake practical folio development work, including completing tasks such as; orthogonal and perspective drawing, layout and design, mock ups of design solutions, lettering and symbols and representational illustration. In Visual Design students will complete folio development tasks, including, layout, advertising, corporate identity, design packaging. The emphasis is on using the design process to incorporate the design elements and principles, developing freehand drawing and rendering skills to fulfil a design brief. Students will also study visual communication via discussion, research, and demonstrating an understanding of the different types of visual communication. Students investigate the different uses of visual communication in a variety of cultural and historical contexts.

Other:

Cost $22.

The following relates to those students selecting to undertake the Year Long version of this subject.

This course aims to build on the understanding of visual communication and design promoted in the “Visual Communication and Design {1}” unit (see description above for details of types of tasks). This includes further practical folio development work and research and analysis of the work of a variety of designers and design styles (both contemporary and historical).

Other:

Cost $20