THE ARTS VISUAL ARTS
VISUAL COMMUNICATION – YEAR 8 ELECTIVE SUBJECT – ONE SEMESTER
Learning Focus: Year 8 Visual Communication is a foundation course which can lead into higher level art, technology and design course options. In Year 8 Visual Communication students will explore new ways of presenting information visually. They will learn the conventions used in technical drawing for the environmental and industrial design field along with the purpose of these drawing methods. They will engage a range of methods, media, materials, equipment, and technologies to create two- and three-dimensional representations. Students will learn the importance of the elements and principles of design to effectively communicate a message and use the ‘design process’ as a means to experiment with imaginative and innovative ways of generating ideas. An investigation of a selected designer and associated career allows students to explore different historical, social, and cultural contexts of design. Victorian Curriculum Strands: Design Practices ● Use observational technical, pictorial drawing systems and digital drawing methods to create a range of communications Respond and Interpret ● Identify and describe the purpose, intended audience and context in a range of visualcommunications from different historical, social and cultural contexts Classwork Researching Type ● Students will be introduced to the Anatomy of Type and complete in class short exercise on how to manipulate type manually and digitally Present and Perform ● Communication Design & the Design Process ● Develop and present visual communications for different purpose(s), audience and in response to specific need Assessment: A range of assessment procedures is used, including: ● Practical design activities ● Annotated design folio
Year 7 & 8 Course Handbook 2023 - Page 48
