Whangarei Girls’ High School

Year 10 Design and Visual Communication

Course Description

Design and Visual Communication students are given the opportunity to generate inventive and innovative ideas in response to a brief. Students learn about the design process and creative problem solving while working through a series of exciting and relevant projects. Students design and make chocolates and the packaging. They also design a tiny home, exploring interior design, model making and the use of digital tools.

Learning Opportunities

In this course you will need to:

Develop these skills:	Explore this content:
Creativity - Students will explore innovative design ideas/solutions incorporating fabrics	They also learn freehand drawing and digital skills which allow them to communicate and present design ideas in response to a given brief.
Using information - Use the design process to develop ideas and explore options	Architectural design - Students explore tiny homes, amazing spaces, tree house etc. Looking at interior design, landscape design and architecture.
Presentation skills - Digital modelling, 3D printing, vacuum forming, laser cutting, rapid prototyping etc	Product design - chocolate making - students work from design through to a packaged solution.

Year Levels/Departments:

Year 10, Technology

Resources Required

All students need: pens, pencils, ruler, eraser, glue stick, highlighters, coloured pencils, scissors for all classes
Final product - $20.00 Optional