Unit 1: Finding, reframing and resolving design problems
"In this unit students are introduced to the practices and processes used by designers to identify, reframe and resolve human-centred design problems. They learn how design can improve life and living for people, communities and societies, and how understandings of good design have changed over time. Students learn the value of human-centred research methods, working collaboratively to discover design problems and understand the perspectives of stakeholders. They draw on these new insights to determine communication needs and prepare design criteria in the form of a brief.
This process of discovery introduces students to the phases of the VCD design process and to the modes of divergent and convergent thinking. Students integrate these ways of thinking and working into future design projects, together with their newly evolved conceptions of good design across specialist fields.
Practical projects in Unit 1 focus on the design of messages and objects, while introducing the role of visual language in communicating ideas and information. Students participate in critiques by sharing ideas in progress and both delivering and responding to feedback. Students learn to apply the Develop and Deliver phases of the VCD design process and use methods, media and materials typically employed in the specialist fields of communication and industrial design. Student projects invite exploration of brand strategy and product development, while promoting sustainable and circular design practices. They also consider how design decisions are shaped by economic, technological, cultural, environmental and social factors, and the potential for design to instigate change." (Source: https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Documents/vce/visualcomm/2024VisualCommunicationDesignSD.docx)
Holiday Homework:
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Ensure your teacher has your CORRECT email address
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Create a Google Drive account – allows you to store your work and access it anywhere, via the internet https://www.google.com/drive/
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Work on Task 1: Noma Bar (see inside Orientation booklet for more info) PART 1 & 2 to be completed for Holiday homework
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nw-PlxdD47_F4Vn_Jac2UbZC_j10EkW0Ai_azDmTPLw/edit?usp=sharing
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