NCEA Level 2 Art Design - Capturing Creativity
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Mr A. Yates.
Demonstrate your creativity through this course. You will select a brief and explore design ideas and solutions to fulfill the underlying intentions of the brief. You will look to gain inspiration from a range of sources and designers and explore a range of media including digital and traditional forms to help aid the creative process.
You will learn to use Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign to design publicity for a project, event or business of your choice. You will explore various elements of design which include typography, illustration, image-making, product branding, website design, user experience design, and animation. By the end of the course you will be able to understand how to visually communicate your ideas to a wider audience. There is now an option to submit your work as a digital portfolio for the external standard for those interested in animation or time-based projects.
(Work from 2020 Level 2 Waiopehu Design Students)
Recommended Prior Learning
It is helpful to have studied Visual Art or Design/Photography at Level 1.
Pathway
This leads to further study in Visual Communication Design (Graphic Design, Advertising, Animation, and Illustration), Web Design, and UX Design. Art Design can be used in the Fine Arts, Photography, Art History, Architecture, Fashion and Moving Image fields in tertiary study as well.
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
External
NZQA Info
Visual Arts 2.2 - Use drawing methods to apply knowledge of conventions appropriate to design
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Visual Arts 2.3 - Develop ideas in a related series of drawings appropriate to established design practice
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Visual Arts 2.4 - Produce a systematic body of work that shows understanding of art making conventions and ideas within design
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Visual Arts 2.5 - Produce a resolved work that demonstrates control of skills appropriate to cultural conventions
Pathway Tags
advertising art director, comic book creator, graphic artist, primary teacher, advertising commercial director, comic strip artist, graphic designer, print maker, advertising copy writer, computer graphics designer, greeting card designer, properties artist, advertising creative director, conservator, guide, publicity director, advertising illustrator, corporate designer, hair stylist, puppet maker, advertising photographer, costume designer, haute couturier, renderer, aerial photographer, court artist, illustration agent, researcher, animation director, crafts artisan, illustrator-freelance, restorer, animator (digital/traditional), creative director-advertising, industrial designer, salesperson, antique restorer, curator, industrial photographer, scenic designer, architect, cutter & editor, interior decorator, scientific illustrator, architectural illustrator, dark room technician, interior designer, sculptor, architectural technologist, dentist, jeweler, serigrapher, art auctioneer, design consultant, Architect, Photojournalist, Graphic designer, Creative Director, Print Production Artist, Art Director, Web Designer, Desktop Publisher, Web Programmer, Web Developer, Marketing Designer, Marketing Director, Illustrator, Communications Manager, Visual Artist, Film Producer, Video Maker,
Disclaimer
Standards shown on courses are only an indication and not all may be offered at the time of study.