What is it and why should I do it?

Graphic design involves communicating ideas, solving problems and influencing behaviours. During this study, you will produce visual solutions that respond to design briefs. You will explore historical and cultural design movements, considering factors that have impacted design decisions. This subject seeks to foster designers who have a critical and reflective eye, a refined aesthetic understanding, and who are equipped with the skills and knowledge necessary to address design problems.

What will I do in class?

The subject involves a lot of independent work on practical tasks.

You will:

• Employ and document a design process based on the Double Diamond model
• Learn how to manipulate type and imagery when designing for specific contexts, purposes and audiences
• Combine manual and digital methods, media (with a focus on Adobe Illustrator) and materials with design elements and principles
• Participate in critiques, both delivering and receiving constructive feedback
• Analyse factors that impact design decisions, including economic, technological, environmental, cultural and social influences