13 Design 1
13DS1 Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Mr B. Corkery
This course teaches students the fundamentals of visual design. This includes idea development, design processes and the exploration of common design conventions.
- It prepares students for further study and careers in design-related fields.
- The focus of the year’s work is contemporary visual design. Students will typically attempt design problems that involve corporate identity, typographic layout, graphic design, illustration or comic design.
- The final submission of work is presented on a three-panel portfolio or short 3 minute movie. Those submitting for Scholarship do an additional 8x A3 Pages workbook.
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
13DS1 - Supplementary costs: Approx $100
Prerequisites
At least 20 credits in Level 2 Design (12DS1)
OR HoD approval
Credit Information
This course is eligible for subject endorsement.
This course is approved for University Entrance.
| Assessment | Level |
Internal or External |
Credits |
L1 Literacy Credits | UE Literacy Credits | Numeracy Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.S. 93307 v12 SCHL - Design | 3 |
E |
0 |
|||
| A.S. 91455 v2 Design 3.4 - Produce a systematic body of work that integrates conventions and regenerates ideas within design practice | 3 |
E |
14 |
* |
||
| A.S. 91450 v2 Design 3.3 - Systematically clarify ideas using drawing informed by established design practice | 3 |
I |
4 |
* |
||
| A.S. 91445 v2 Design 3.2 - Use drawing to demonstrate understanding of conventions appropriate to design | 3 |
I |
4 |
* |
||
Total Credits |
||||||
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 22
* Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.
Total Credits Available: 22 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 14 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 8 credits.