Year 13 Design & Visual Communication

The study of Design and Visual Communication gives you an insight into the world of architecture and product design and the creative industries that surround it. It teaches students how to think like a designer and approach situations in a creative way both socially and culturally. By developing the skills and techniques of Design and Visual Communication, learners will discover how to give form to and express their ideas. 

In this course you will learn how to:

• Develop ideation drawing skills 

• Create drawings using computer applications

• Brief development 

• Exhibition skills

• Use critical thinking to reflect on your designs to improve your design ideas

In year 13 Design and Visual Communication you will:

• Complete one major design assignment - either spatial or product

• Plan, design and complete an exhibition

Your work will be assessed through internal assessments and an external assessment.

• Standard AS91627 - Initiate design ideas through exploration (external)

• Standard AS91628 - Develop a visual presentation that exhibits a design outcome to an audience (internal)

• Standard AS91629 - Resolve a spatial design through graphics practice (internal) or Standard AS19630 - Resolve a product design through graphics practice (internal)

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