Year 12 Visual Art - Design
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Ms L. Kidd.
Course Description: This course will develop students’ ability to:
- Work with design mediums including drawing and digital design, learning Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Indesign drawing programs
- Learn design conventions such as poster design, magazine design, logo design, and other print based media.
- Study contemporary design and learn how to use it in practice.
- Use illustration-based conventions to create character design/graphic novel based works
- Learn about typography and layout
Assessment: Up to 20 credits available at Level 2 including a 2 panel Folio worth 12 credits. Internal and External Achievement Standards are offered.
Prerequisites: (Students are at a distinct advantage if they have their own computer with Photoshop or equivalent drawing programme installed). Level 1 Visual Arts, Graphic Design (DVC) or Computer Studies required.
This course leads to: Level 3 Design if 12 credits achieved (folio credits preferred)
Contribution: $30 for take home costs.
Recommended Prior Learning
(Students are at a distinct advantage if they have their own computer with Photoshop or equivalent drawing programme installed). Level 1 Visual Arts, Graphic Design (DVC) or Computer Studies required.
Pathway
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
External
NZQA Info
Visual Arts 2.2 - Use drawing methods to apply knowledge of conventions appropriate to design
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Visual Arts 2.3 - Develop ideas in a related series of drawings appropriate to established design practice
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Visual Arts 2.4 - Produce a systematic body of work that shows understanding of art making conventions and ideas within design
Disclaimer
Courses offered will be subject to sufficient students taking them up and are not necessarily guaranteed to run.