Year 10 Design & Visual Communication
10DVC Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Miss S. Stewart.
Entry CriteriaThis course is open entry for all students but it is preferred that learners have basic drawing skills and enjoy drawing. It is a full year option subject
Year 10 Design & Visual Communication
DVC is a recognised subject in preparation for Tertiary study in a wide variety of design areas such as Architecture and Landscape Design, Product, Media Design, Graphic Design, and Engineering.
This course focuses on skill-based activities to enhance freehand drawing techniques, drawing types, rendering, presentation, and Photoshop skills.
Students will begin with freehand drawing techniques, mastering the art of rendering with markers, learning how to produce effective graphic design posters whilst learning Photoshop skills, project-based work, presentation techniques, annotation techniques, and end with character design.
DVC Kit:
available for purchase at our school uniform store.
Course Overview
Term 1
Freehand Drawing
Rendering
Term 2
2 point perspective architecture
Photoshop skills
Photoshop Poster
Term 3
Photoshop Poster due in
Product Design Project
Term 4
Technical Drawing
Character Design
Design & Innovation, Year 10 Elective (Group 3 Option)
Assessment Information
Students are assessed on:
Freehand Drawing Skills
Rendering Skills
Photoshop Poster Design
Product Design Project
Year 11 Design & Visual Communication
This course leads onto Year 11 Design & Visual Communication
Equipment/Stationery and Course CostsAs this course makes extensive use of digital learning material. It is expected that you will have a laptop or other suitable learning device available for each class when required.
https://www.gordonharris.co.nz/category/4081-westlake-boys-high-school
Students must purchase the creative cloud software so that they can use photoshop during class time:
https://westlakeschool.sharepoint.com/helpdesk/SitePages/Software%20For%20Students.aspx