Visual Communication

Year 10

This unit involves the development and application of creative and technical skills. Students will respond to a variety of design briefs, some of which allow the student to develop work along individual areas of interest. Students will also complete a folio of conventional graphics involving the use of drawing systems. A folio of computer-generated work will be produced using the programs Photoshop and Illustrator.

VCE

Students explore how designers visually communicate concepts when designing messages, objects, environments and interactive experiences. They work both together and independently to find and address design problems, making improvements to services, systems, spaces and places experienced by stakeholders, both in person and online. Students employ a design process together with convergent and divergent thinking strategies to discover, define, develop and deliver design solutions. Drawings are used to visually represent relationships, ideas and appearances, while models and prototypes are produced for the purposes of testing and presentation. Students participate in critiques, both delivering and receiving constructive feedback and expanding their design terminology.