12DES

Level 2 Art Design

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Mr W. Kim.

Level 2 Art Design

Students will work on an integrated year long project from a self-generated brief.  

Popular design contexts include awareness campaigns, company branding and merchandise, game character design and marketing, event design and promotion, etc. 

Students will learn graphic design conventions and technical skills through industry standard Adobe programmes. Their years' work will culminate and be presented as a printed portfolio on two A1 size panels. 


Ideal for students wanting a career in product design, architecture, graphic design, animation, concept art, landscape design, spatial design, etc.


Entry Criteria

To gain entry into Level 2 Art Design the successful completion of a Year 11 course in Art is beneficial.

It is recommended that you have prior experience with digital technologies and are computer proficient, as work produced in this course is done through using Adobe Photoshop.

Students must also meet the requirements to study a Level 2 NCEA Award.

Equipment/Stationery and Course Costs

This course makes significant use of digital learning materials throughout the year. Students will need their own laptop capable of running Adobe Creative Cloud software to complete tasks and assessments. A stylus or apple pen compatible with their device would be beneficial for digital drawings. An additional USB stick flash drive (16G+) is recommended to store backups of student work.

Stationery
A3 Clearfile (30 leaves)
Black fine liner (0.8 or 1.0)
Double sided tape

Pathway

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

This course is eligible for NCEA Course Endorsement.

Total Credits Available: 20 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 12 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 8 credits.

Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
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
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 20
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

Disclaimer

Course selection does not guarantee a course will be available or that you have approval to take a course. Final course confirmation is in January and depends on your final results and in rare cases, staff availability.