Visual Communication Design

Study Overview

Visual Communication Design cultivates future-ready designers who have a critical and reflective eye, a refined aesthetic sensibility, and who are equipped with the skills, knowledge and mindsets necessary to address the problems of life. Students learn how designers visually communicate ideas and information when designing for people, communities and societies. They develop the knowledge and skills required of a multidisciplinary designer who is reflective, responsible and empathetic in their ability to respond to design problems.

Units

Unit 1: Finding, reframing and resolving design problems
Unit 2: Design contexts and connections
Unit 3: Visual Communication in design practice
Unit 4: Delivering design solutions

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Assessment

Unit 1

A presentation exploring good design
A presentation documenting human-centered research methods and findings
A written brief identifying a communication need
A folio of work demonstrating the Develop and Deliver stages of the VCD design process
Presentation of design concepts for a critique

Unit 2

A folio of work demonstrating the stages of the VCD design process to present an environmental design solution
Presentation which investigates culturally appropriate design practices
Creation of personal iconography in a range of design exercises
A folio which proposes an interface for an interactive digital product, environment or service

Unit 3 & 4

SAC Written and practical tasks - School-assessed coursework 20% of study score

SAT Folio - School-assessed task 50% of study score

End of year examination 30% of study score