2ADES

NCEA Level 2 Design

Course Description

Head of Faculty - Kaihautuu: Mr M. Bennett.

 

This course is about developing your knowledge of design and extending your skills in a range of creative and moving image formats.  You will learn how to create futuristic and authentic real-world design outcomes. You will learn how to evolve concepts and produce a range of handmade, digital, and moving image works using the Adobe Creative Suite.  You will be introduced to virtual and augmented reality technologies, work green screen technology, motion graphics, and augmented and virtual reality in our fantastic studio. 

The conceptual basis of the work you design will be based on a futuristic company for the year 2050  you conceive.  Using a range of creative technologies, you will create exciting artwork and interactive animations in response to a range of briefs.  As the year progresses, the works you design and evolve are combined to make a digital folio for external assessment.  This will include a moving image work, and it will showcase your abilities and concepts.  This course will develop highly relevant skills, knowledge, and thinking for our ever-changing world, using cutting-edge creative technologies and software.



What knowledge will I develop?  Students will learn how to generate and develop independent creativity, building lateral and in-depth thinking skills which are transferable to other arts disciplines and other fields of knowledge. Students will learn how to develop company branding and identity, making interactive design works such as posters, interactive billboards, and a promotional moving image sequence using Adobe video editing software (Premier Pro, After Effects, and Photoshop). You will learn a wide range of graphic animation and filmmaking techniques for advertising, aided by the study of practical and theory sessions with moving image and interactive design (augmented reality, virtual reality, and infographics).


Course Overview

Term 1
Welcome to 2050 design – show cool videos etc
Show outline with briefs
Research tasks intro to design – looking at designers and styles (PowerPoint)
Branding intro, colour, type etc
The future is yours
Looking at previous folios
Logo start

Term 2
Start talking about digital folio
App design
Choose Group of 4
Project 4
Allocate a Director for each Moving Image technique
Group Brainstorm for ideas for Moving Images
Each small Moving Image should be 5-10 secs long
Can have audio
Must have a title/credits at the end.
You have 2 weeks to complete
Awards/Oscars ceremony/Screening in the hall.
Exhibition of pieces in town. Marked as 2.5 Internal.

Term 3
Posters and Interactive Billboard
PLANNING YOUR MOVING IMAGE/PROMOTIONAL FILM VIDEO COMPONENT
What is the established practice (which music videos are you basing yours on)
What specific techniques will you be using (ie green screen, timelapse, stop motion, rotoscoping, kinetic typography, projections)

Term 4
Formatting Final Digital Folio and handing in the external assessment.
A range of varied design activities

Recommended Prior Learning

It is preferable for students to have taken Level 1 Photo Design but learning in other art courses, or having skill in using adobe creative software will be considered as an adequate foundation.  Students should have an interest in creativity, learning new techniques, working with digital technologies and trying new things.  This course is an ideal and complementary subject to study alongside study in the Level 2 DVC course, or other Level 2 visual arts courses (Photography, Painting or Printmaking).

Contributions and Equipment/Stationery

It is and advantage and preferable for students to have their own device with capacity to run the Adobe Creative Suite needed to complete the course. Desk top computers are available for student use in- and out-of-class time at school.

Pathway

It is highly recommended that you have learned and achieved in the Year 11 Photo-Design as a foundation for this course, or have basic ability in using Photoshop software. This course will develop advanced skills and knowledge in Design. It introduces students to moving image work. Students will learn using industry standard software. 12 Design is an ideal foundation for students interested many creative digital fields such as animation, virtual reality, gaming and film, architecture, interior-, landscape-, industrial-, textile-, fashion-design, advertising, communications and fine arts.

Career Pathways

Assessment Information

Assessment in this course is portfolio based. Work will be produced in sequences throughout each term which will be assessed for three internals. A two-minute interactive digital submission is the final outcome and comprises the external portfolio assessment.
Students should not take this course if they are planning on taking 2MFX as many of the standards cross over.
Other optional standards can be made available if needed including - A.S. 91312 v2 Visual Arts 2.2 - Use drawing methods to apply knowledge of conventions appropriate to photography and A.S. 91343 v4 Design and Visual Communication 2.36 - Use visual communication techniques to compose a presentation of a design.

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: 28 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 12 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 16 credits.

Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91305 v2
NZQA Info
Visual Arts 2.1 - Demonstrate an understanding of methods and ideas from established practice 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. 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
A.S. 91325 v2
NZQA Info
Visual Arts 2.5 - Produce a resolved work that demonstrates control of skills appropriate to cultural conventions
Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 28
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 0