Visual Communication Design: Dynamic Design (Elective)

“God’s creative activity went far beyond the miniumum requirements for getting the job done. Butterflies in the rain forest seldom seen by human eyes are creaturs of breathtaking beauty. The delicate transparency of the man-of-war and the hummingbird’s wing are inimitable” Le Roy Koopman

Overview

Students will produce works using both digital and manual methods. Through experimentation and exploration of the relationship between design element and design elements and design principles, students develop an understanding of how design elements and principles affect the visual message and the way information and ideas are read and perceived. Students will experiment with layout design and explore the connection between the visual fundamentals. The subject also explores colour theory and its importance in design. The central focus of this unit is creative and innovative explorations of given design briefs using a variety of media, materials and presentations.

Aims

This study is designed to enable students to

To be able to select, combine and manipulate elements and principles of design relevant to a brief
Develop skills in using appropriate terminology
Use different presentation methods, i.e. drawing, collage and computer
Develop an understanding of the design process

Topics Include

Layout design
Design process
Vector design
Colour theory
Manual method

Time Allocation

5 periods per cycle

Requirements

Booklist Items
Levy Cost

Assessment

All class work
Ideas, development and final presentations of digital artwork
Digital folio

“He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.” Ecclesiastes 3:11