Visual Art Design Level 2
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Ms C. Ferguson.
Visual Art Design
Level 2 Visual Art Design explores a range of personalised themes. The assessments are aimed at youth related subject matter exploring contemporary advertisement and marketing design. As the course progresses you will generate your own resources by using photographs or illustrated-based works. Design formats may include; character development, page layout, DVD inserts, pop-ups, display stands, book covers and brochures. At this level you are also taught critical understanding of such things as negative space, design composition and typography. This process is learnt through both hand and computer generated techniques using Adobe Photoshop.
To see examples of work go to this link: https://thameshighart.weebly.com
Students may not take this course concurrently with Visual Art 2.
Course Overview
Term 1
Achievement Standard 2.2 (Use drawing methods to apply knowledge of conventions appropriate to design)
Achievement Standard 2.3 (Develop ideas in a related series of drawings appropriate to established design practice)
Term 2
Complete 2.2 and 2.3 by week 5
External (2.4) Produce a systematic body of work that shows understanding of art making conventions and ideas within design
Term 3
Working on external
Term 4
Completing external
Recommended Prior Learning
You should have a passion for art and creativity, so junior level Art and an Art based subject at Level 1 would help. If you have not done these classes you will have to convince us that this is the right course for you.
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
Students will need to cover all their costs for printing their coursework and external boards. This is not done via the accounts office, but paid by the student when printing is needed. (You can expect the costs for the course to be around $60-80).
One museum or gallery trip $20.
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
This course is eligible for subject endorsement.
External
NZQA Info
Visual Arts 2.2 - Use drawing methods to apply knowledge of conventions appropriate to design
NZQA Info
Visual Arts 2.3 - Develop ideas in a related series of drawings appropriate to established design practice
NZQA Info
Visual Arts 2.4 - Produce a systematic body of work that shows understanding of art making conventions and ideas within design
Pathway Tags
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Disclaimer
Courses outlined will only be available if sufficient students wish to take them AND appropriate staff are available to teach them.
Courses that do not run may be offered through distance learning and be supported by the Distance Learning Department.