Tauranga Boys’ College

Design 2

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Leana Buxton.

Prerequisites

If you did not take a pathway course at Level 1 then please email [email protected]. We are keen for any student who is creative, willing to learn and wants to acquire transferable skills such as problem solving, thinking creatively and developing ideas.

Design at Level Two requires students to generate and develop ideas in response to a topical issue. The learning involved includes being able to think creatively, problem solve, work collaboratively and to show the progression of an idea across multiple outcomes.

This course is largely practical, equipping students with knowledge and skills to apply at Level Three. Students will complete the following assessments:

1. Identify a real world context to base their work around. Research and explore this context to understand what they are designing and for who.

2. Generate and develop ideas across a related series of work within Logo Design, Poster Design and Poster Design.

3. Produce a resolved series of work to present as a portfolio for the end of year submission.

Course Overview

Term 1
Students design a logo/masthead for their chosen topic or brand. Learning about typography, motifs and symbols will underpin the generation and development of their design and brand collateral. A localised focus will require students to identify in their own community an issue or relevant topic to inform their work.

Term 2
Students develop designs in posters, magazine covers and double page spreads based on the style and conventions of their chosen artist model. They will consider how to best target their audience and the ways in which design can be used as a tool to engage and challenge the viewer.

Term 3
The development and extension of ideas continues in term 3 with students taking greater ownership of the ideas and development of their advertising material. This term leads into the portfolio submission early in Term 4.

Term 4
The presentation of all branding outcomes on the external folio board concludes the students year in Design.

Learning Areas:

Arts

Assessment Information

Students work towards two Internal assessments and an external folio submission. Although classed as an external students complete the work during the year and present for final submission in term 4.