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Visual Communication Design
Course Outline
This course is designed to support teachers delivering Visual Communication Design Units 1–4. It provides a structured overview of the knowledge, skills and terminology students are expected to develop across the study, alongside resources that can be used to support classroom teaching, assessment and revision. By the end of Unit 4, students should have developed a strong understanding of the key concepts and terminology within the study design, as outlined in www.cheatsheetpro.com.au/go.
Unit 1: Finding, reframing and resolving design problems
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.
Assesment
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.
Assessment
On completion of this unit the student should be able to develop a sustainable object, considering design’s influence and factors that influence design.
Assessment
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.
Exam Resources
Unit 2: Design contexts and connections
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.
Assessment
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.
Assessment
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.
Assessment
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.
Exam Resources
Unit 3: Visual communication in design practice
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.
Assessment
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.
Assessment
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.
Exam Resources
Folio Begins
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.
Assessment
Unit 4: Delivering design solutions
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.
Assessment
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.
Assessment
Folio Ends
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.
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