What is it and why should I do it?
Visual Communication Design focuses on visual language and the role it plays in communicating ideas, solving problems and influencing behaviours. In recognition of the diverse and shifting contexts in which designers work, this study examines how visual communication is used across various fields of practice to design messages, objects, environments and interactive experiences.
The study of VCE Visual Communication Design, therefore, seeks to cultivate future-ready designers who have a critical and reflective eye, a refined aesthetic sensibility, and who are equipped with the skills, knowledge and mindsets necessary to address the problems of life.
In Units 3&4 students write and respond to their own brief. Below are links to the best VCD work from across the state:
What will I do in class?
The VCD course places an emphasis on drawing as a means of communication and as such students develop a range of drafting/image-making skills. Students engage with observational and visualisation drawing methodologies as well as two-dimensional and three-dimensional technical drawing conventions. They utilise a wide range of media (including the Adobe suite) and materials to demonstrate their skills both manually and digitally.
The VCD course investigates creative, critical and reflective modes of thinking by placing the student in the role of a designer. Students progressively explore the design process and examine its application to produce design solutions in relation to design needs that are articulated in specific briefs.
The topics covered in VCD are:
- Observational and visualisation drawing
- Technical drawing conventions (used in industrial and environmental design)
- Design elements and principles
- Design contexts
- Typography
- The design process
- Analysis in design
How much homework will I have?
In VCD your homework will involve completing design and research related activities that are not finished in class. It will also involve a significant amount of self-directed folio related work where you respond to a design brief utilising the structure of the design process. Design analyses and reports are also included in your homework.
How do I satisfactorily complete the unit?
To gain an S for any VCE subject you need to demonstrate that you have met the unit outcomes. In Visual Communication Design you will meet the unit outcomes through the completion of coursework and assessment tasks.