Year 11 Design & Visual Communication
11DVC Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Miss S. Stewart.
Entry CriteriaSuccessful completion of Yr 10 DVC is recommended but when this is not possible, consultation with HOD is expected prior to entry. Students must have basic drawing skills and enjoy drawing.
Year 11 Design & Visual Communication
Ready to level up your design skills?
Year 11 Elevate Design & Visual Communication (DVC) is where creativity meets real-world tech.
This course dives deep into four key areas:
Texture and rendering techniques – learn how to make your drawings pop
A major architectural design project - Beach Bach
Digital presentation skills using Photoshop and CAD software - Magazine Cover Design
Strong freehand drawing skills to bring your ideas to life
You’ll move through each of these across the year — all four are essential to complete the course.
What you’ll need:
A DVC Kit (available from the school uniform shop – everything you need is in it)
A laptop (not a Chromebook) brought to class daily
Photoshop access via Adobe Creative Cloud – just $10 for the year
If you’re into architecture, product design, graphics or just love creating, this course will give you the tools, skills, and confidence to make it real.
Course Overview
Term 1
Learning how to render architectural textures with markers and pencils. Learning to render various product design elements with light source and understanding different material qualities
Term 2
Architectural Project - We go on a full design process creating our own unique NZ Beach Bach. Students will undertake, choosing a site, drawing conceptual ideas, developing these ideas, floor plans, materials, construction and a final.
Term 3
Photoshop tutorials and understanding graphic design skills
Term 4
Freehand drawing skills and Product Design
Year 11 Table A, Design & Innovation
Assessment Information
Students will be required to submit portfolio work relating to the various projects
Level 2 Design & Visual Communication
Career pathways Design & Visual Communication lead to are: architecture, design, graphic design, fine arts, illustration, animation, gaming, advertising, UX design, Industrial Design.
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.