Level 1 Design and Visual Communication
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Miss F. Ferguson.
Designing both small spaces and furniture design outcomes, by drawing and model making.
This course is divided into two semesters. Students will work to design solutions to a product and spatial brief. No previous experience is required but it would be helpful if students like to create new ideas, draw and are interested in digital modelling.
Semester A will focus on how design is for humans. Design is to help and expand human capabilities. To start the project we explore design movements and traditional techniques compared to contemporary methods of furniture construction. Students will develop creative thinking skills, and understand the design process by designing a furniture product. Students will be introduced to sketching, and physical and digital model-making to generate design solutions. The final designs are then presented in a range of methods to promote the solution with realism.
Semester B’s focus is on design whakapapa and design idea generation. Students are to design a small-scale spatial design for a local situation that meets the needs of its users. Design tikanga weaves together both divergent and convergent thinking in the generation, exploration, refinement, and resolving of design ideas and outcomes. Students are to work through the design process, using digital modelling and creative skills to generate design ideas. The final design will be a digital model and presentation that will be exhibited at the end-of-year Technology Showcase.
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
A laptop is recommended.
Cost: $50
Pathway
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
External
NZQA Info
Design and Visual Communication 1.1 - Generate product or spatial design ideas using visual communication techniques in response to design influences
NZQA Info
Design and Visual Communication 1.2 - Use representation techniques to visually communicate own product or spatial design outcome