Level 2 Design

Course Description

At Level 2, the design programme continues to evolve students' digital literacy as they are required to explore more in-depth design questions.  In the classroom, the students will be encouraged to learn from others through discussion, observation, and peer and teacher feedback that focuses on challenging and extending cognitive skills and technical ability. Students will feel confident to take risks in their design work, embrace failures, and see them as opportunities to problem solve. Work will be evidenced by both digital and hand-drawn idea development followed by a robust design process for the best possible solutions. At Level 2 the students will feel inspired and challenged to succeed in Design. A two-panel portfolio showing sequential development of work is submitted for assessment.

Topics covered: Graphic Design using Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop/InDesign - Photography - Research and response - Elements and principles of design  - Branding / visual identity - Promotion - Portfolio presentation

Developing Skills In: Solutions based problem solving, Critical Thinking and Analysis. Creativity and digital proficiency in industry standard software.

Reccomendations for subject entry 

DES100

Assessment

2x Internals (8 credits) 1x External (12 credits) = 20 credits

Next steps

Level 3 Design and/or Photography

Level 2 Design prepares students on the road to many varied creative career paths: Graphic Design, Interior Design, Commercial Art, Photography, FX, Animation and Film, Advertising, Architecture, Education and more. It also teaches students many transferable soft skills valued in the ever changing workplace.

Course contributions

Students are asked to contribute $35 towards the cost of a design pack, a memory stick & use of the Adobe suite which assists with learning in class & on students' own laptops. At the end of the rotation, students are free to keep the supplies.