Design & Visual Communication 3
DVC3 Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Lyndon Sheehan.
PrerequisitesIf you did not take the course at Level 2, or achieved fewer than 14 credits in that course, you will need HOD approval
This course covers NCEA Level 3 and Scholarship. Deepening students' design thinking by developing their own design brief, based on authentic situations in either a Spatial or Product design context.
Students will develop a solution for a “Transportation Hub” that responds to a localised Tauranga Moana context. Taking the design from concept all the way to a finalised solution. Students will have the option to translate their "Transportation Hub" project into Computer-Aided Design (CAD), or alternatively, they may choose to delve into the creation of a residential home using CAD tools. Emphasis is placed on fostering a mature approach to visually presenting ideas with professional finesse. The overarching goal is for students to cultivate a comprehensive understanding of Design and Visual Communication (DVC), equipped with the language and literacy of design essential for effective communication within future careers and occupational contexts.
The culmination of the year involves students curating a selection of their most robust design solutions, presented in a manner that exhibits professionalism and captivates the audience.
Course Overview
Term 1
From week one you will jump straight into the “Transportation Hub” project. Forming a brief around the best suitability for a location and what type of Transportation hub will suit your chosen site. You will come up with ideas on how to reflect and incorporate the Tauranga Moana area into your design. Your Concept will develop throughout the term until you have come up with a thought-through design solution to your identified specifications.
Term 2
You will spend the first few weeks of this term finalizing your solution to the “Transportation Hub”.
Following this you will translate your "Transportation Hub" project into a 3D model using Computer-Aided Design (CAD). Alternatively, you may choose to delve into the creation of a “Residential Home” in C.A.D.
Term 3
You will take your C.A.D 3D model of the "Transportation Hub" or “Residential Home” and generate a comprehensive set of 2D working drawings, comprising floor plans, site plans, elevations, intricate sectional views, construction detail views and 3D Isometric cutaway views of your building.
Once completed your CAD working drawings you will start planning your visual presentation based on your strongest design solutions and present this work in a manner that exhibits professionalism and captivates the audience. The presentation techniques used will be open to your choice of video fly-throughs, 3D models, exhibition space, promotional materials, design boards, etc.
Term 4
Finalisation of your visual presentation and completing paperwork to evaluate your presentation outcome.
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
$50 materials