Teacher guide: This page is intended for teachers. The student-friendly SAT Folio resource can be accessed here.
Open student SAT Folio resource


Unit 3 Outcome 3: Defining Problems and Developing Ideas

Undertaking the Design Problem, Discover, Define, Brief and Develop Stage of the SAT Folio

Main Course page

Unit 1: Finding, reframing and resolving design problems

Area of Study 1
Reframing design problems · ~4 weeks
On completion of this unit the student should be able to create visual language for a business or brand using the Develop and Deliver stages of the VCD design process.
Area of Study 2
Solving design problems · ~6 weeks
On completion of this unit the student should be able to create visual language for a business or brand using the Develop and Deliver stages of the VCD design process.
Area of Study 3
Design’s influence and influences on design · ~6 weeks
On completion of this unit the student should be able to develop a sustainable object, considering design’s influence and factors that influence design.
Unit 1 Exam
Revision · ~2 weeks
Exam resources to consolidate key knowledge and skills from Unit 1.

Unit 2: Design contexts and connections

Area of Study 1
Design, place and time · ~6 weeks
On completion of this unit the student should be able to present an environmental design solution that draws inspiration from its context and a chosen design style.
Area of Study 2
Cultural ownership and design · ~4 weeks
On completion of this unit the student should be able to apply culturally appropriate design practices and an understanding of the designer’s ethical and legal responsibilities when designing personal iconography.
Area of Study 3
Designing interactive experiences · ~6 weeks
On completion of this unit the student should be able to apply the VCD design process to design an interface for a digital product, environment or service.
Unit 2 Exam
Revision · ~2 weeks
Exam resources to consolidate key knowledge and skills from Unit 2.

Unit 3: Visual communication in design practice

Area of Study 1
Professional design practice · ~4 weeks
On completion of this unit the student should be able to compare the ways in which visual communication practices are used by contemporary designers, using research methods and practical exploration.
Area of Study 2
Design analysis · ~3 weeks
On completion of this unit the student should be able to compare and analyse design examples from selected field(s) of design practice, describing how aesthetic considerations contribute to the effective communication of information or ideas.
Unit 3 Exam
Revision · ~2 weeks
Exam resources to consolidate key knowledge and skills from Unit 3.
Area of Study 3 (SAT folio)
Defining problems and developing ideas · ~8 weeks
On completion of this unit the student should be able to identify two communication needs for a client, prepare a brief and develop design ideas, while applying the VCD design process and design thinking strategies.

Unit 4: Delivering design solutions

Area of Study 1
Refining and resolving design concepts · ~8 weeks
On completion of this unit the student should be able to refine and resolve distinct design concepts for each communication need, and devise and deliver a pitch to communicate concepts to an audience or users, evaluating the extent to which these meet the requirements of the brief.
Area of Study 2
Presenting design solutions · ~3 weeks
On completion of this unit the student should be able to produce a design solution for each communication need defined in the brief, satisfying the specified design criteria.
Final Exam
Revision · ~3 weeks
Exam resources to consolidate key knowledge and skills from Unit 4.

THE SAT FOLIO

The School Assessed Task (SAT) folio is the major Visual Communication Assessment you will be producing in your Unit 3/4 studies. It accounts for 50% of your total grade. The SAT folio follows the VCD Design process (The Double Diamond Model) and culminates in the production of two finished presentations, normally one primary and one secondary presentation. These presentations are normally a combinations of presentation boards, physical models, videos, styleguides and technical drawings.

DETAILS

The folio will be a total of somewhere between 60-100 pages, depending on the level of detail you include in each page, and how well each page addresses the criteria of the task. It will be presented in an A3 folder, with all pages being either landscape or portrait depending on your own preference.

BACKGROUND

The Double Diamond model, developed by the Design Council (UK) is a widely adopted visual interpretation of a design process in which the connections between expansive thinking and focused action are described. Students of VCE Visual Communication Design apply an iterative design process based on the Double Diamond model, passing through and revisiting the four distinct phases of Discover, Define, Develop and Deliver. In the context of this study, this process is referred to as the VCD design process.

BASIC BREAKDOWN OF THE TASK

<.php>