Visual Communication and Product Design introduces students to ways of conveying ideas and information to an audience through visual language with a focus on the design fields of Visual Communication (logo design and packaging design) and Industrial Design (designing products and furniture)

Students develop skills in manual and digital drawing to research, develop and communicate ideas and to create final design presentations.

Model making is used for students designing in threedimensional form. Students complete design tasks with a specific purpose and audience in mind. They use visual communication practices and technologies. The formal aspects of product design and drawing conventions are introduced.

This course focuses on developing the skills essential for success at VCE level in both Visual Communication Design and Product Design and Technology

Visual Communication and Architectural Design introduces students to ways of conveying ideas and information to an audience through visual language with a focus on the design fields of Visual Communication (logo design, menu and brochure design) and Architectural Design (architecture, interior design, landscape design).

Students develop skills in manual and digital drawing to research, develop and communicate ideas and to create final design presentations. Model making is used for students designing in three-dimensional form.

Students complete design tasks with a specific purpose and audience in mind. They use visual communication practices and technologies. The formal aspects and conventions of Architectural Design are introduced.

This course focuses on developing the skills essential for success at VCE level in Visual Communication Design.

This unit focuses on using visual language to communicate messages, ideas and concepts. This involves acquiring and applying design thinking skills as well as drawing skills to create messages, ideas and concepts, both visible and tangible.

Students practice their ability to draw what they observe and they use visualisation drawing methods to explore their own ideas and concepts. Students develop an understanding of the importance of presentation drawings to clearly communicate their final visual communications.

Through experimentation and exploration of the relationship between design elements and design principles, students develop an understanding of how they affect the visual message and the way information and ideas are read and perceived.

Students review the contextual background of visual communication through an investigation of design styles. This research introduces students to the broader context of the place and purpose of design. Students are introduced to the importance of copyright and intellectual property and the conventions for acknowledging sources of inspiration.

This unit focuses on the application of visual communication knowledge, design thinking skills and drawing methods to create designs to meet specific purposes in designated design fields.

Students use presentation drawing methods (including technical drawing) to communicate within the environmental and industrial fields. They investigate how type and imagery are used. Students develop an understanding of the design process to organise their thinking and approach to solving design problems.

Students respond to a design brief; research, generate ideas and develop concepts.

In Unit 3 and 4, students gain an understanding of the process designers employ to structure their thinking and communicate ideas with clients, target audiences, other designers and specialists. They achieve this through practical and analytical tasks.

The focus of this Unit 4 is on the development of design concepts and two final presentations of visual communications to meet the requirements of a brief. This involves applying the design process twice to meet each of the stated communication needs.