Graphic Design Studio 2: Image & Media

The focus of this studio subject is the development of both design thinking and dexterity with tools, and an increased awareness of communication strategies and practices, specifically the generation and articulation of design possibilities and artefacts. Using images, text, animated elements and sound – and drawing on visual cultural histories —students will expand their experience of communicating with image and text across a range of studio workshops, working with diverse design techniques and graphic methods. Workshops will comprise of supervised studio time and independent study. Materials and Software Adobe CC is the required software for this subject. Please note that Adobe CC software is available in the labs on campus for all Breadth and Graphic Design students.

• 1undertake the process of design to produce a range of digital media outcomes;
• 2employ strategies including renderings, typographical, and visualisation presentations to communicate an range of ideas;
• 3analyse, evaluate and critique the effectiveness of visual communication work;
• 4respond to a communication brief by determining an appropriate perspective and creating a multimedia presentation using various graphic means, moving images, sound and interactivity;
• 5develop and refine methods that produce a cohesive body of work aimed at professional practice, an independent studio practice, or entrepreneurship;
• 6work with contemporary and historical tools and software;
• 7professionally document the conceptual development, research and realisation of a designed item, and reflected on the outcome.