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Unit description
Introduces students to concepts and practices of design in fine art and compositional arrangement. Examining traditional through to current trends in design, including: electronic drawing and capture, composition, aesthetics, typography and the integration into art. Critical evaluative skills of their own work and the work of others are reviewed and developed.
Unit content
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Shape and structure: framing and the silhouette
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Reading symbols in design
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Colour, ornamentation and pattern
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Planning workflow
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Mapping sites for design - design principles and context
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Vectors
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Typography
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Critical analysis of contemporary art and design
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
Learning outcomes and graduate attributes
GA1: Intellectual rigour,
GA2: Creativity,
GA3: Ethical practice,
GA4: Knowledge of a discipline,
GA5: Lifelong learning,
GA6: Communication and social skills,
GA7: Cultural competence| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 |
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| 1 | create designs appropriate to fine art and design | | Creativity | | | | | |
| 2 | demonstrate basic technical skills in digital image making | | | Ethical practice | | | | |
| 3 | demonstrate basic skills in integrating typographic and pictorial imagery | | Creativity | | | | | |
| 4 | critically appraise own digital image making and the work of other artists | | | Ethical practice | | | | |
| 5 | show evidence of the development of ideas and skills towards final artworks. | | | | | | Communication and social skills | |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- create designs appropriate to fine art and design
- demonstrate basic technical skills in digital image making
- demonstrate basic skills in integrating typographic and pictorial imagery
- critically appraise own digital image making and the work of other artists
- show evidence of the development of ideas and skills towards final artworks.
- GA6:
Communication and social skills
Prescribed texts
Prescribed texts may change in future study periods.