VAD2

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


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.

Total Credits Available: 20 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 12 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 8 credits.

Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91310 v2
NZQA Info
Visual Arts 2.2 - Use drawing methods to apply knowledge of conventions appropriate to design
Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91315 v2
NZQA Info
Visual Arts 2.3 - Develop ideas in a related series of drawings appropriate to established design practice
Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91320 v2
NZQA Info
Visual Arts 2.4 - Produce a systematic body of work that shows understanding of art making conventions and ideas within design
Level: 2
Internal or External: External
Credits: 12
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 20
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

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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.