VAD3

Visual Art Design Level 3

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Ms C. Ferguson.

Visual Art Design 

Level 3 Visual Art Design explores personalised themes-based work. The assessments are aimed towards youth related subject matter using contemporary advertising and marketing design. Students can generate their 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 the students 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, InDesign and Illustrator. 

To see examples of work go to this link: https://thameshighart.weebly.c...


Course Overview

Term 1
3.2 - Use drawing to demonstrate understanding of conventions appropriate to design.

3.3 - Systematically clarify ideas using drawing informed by established design practice.

Term 2
Complete 3.2 and 3.3 by week 5

External - 3.4- Produce a systematic body of work that integrates conventions and regenerates ideas within design practice.

Term 3
Working on external

Term 4
Complete external

Recommended Prior Learning


You will have completed the Photography, Art, DTC or Visual Art Design 201 courses with at least an ‘Achieved’ in your external (Folio) Achievement Standard. 

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 or two Art College/Art Gallery visits at approx. $20 each.

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.

This course is approved for University Entrance.

Total Credits Available: 22 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 14 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 8 credits.

Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91445 v2
NZQA Info
Design 3.2 - Use drawing to demonstrate understanding of conventions appropriate to design
Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91450 v2
NZQA Info
Design 3.3 - Systematically clarify ideas using drawing informed by established design practice
Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91455 v2
NZQA Info
Design 3.4 - Produce a systematic body of work that integrates conventions and regenerates ideas within design practice
Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 14
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 22
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

Approved subject for University Entrance

Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 22

Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.

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.