Palmerston North Girls’ High School
Year 9 Design And Visual Communication
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Mr S. Kumar.
A creative and innovative subject which allows you to use your knowledge across all subjects, to design and create awesome solutions for product and spatial briefs. Design and visual communication focuses on understanding and applying drawing techniques and design practice to communicate ideas.
Students will be introduced to CAD (Computer Aided Design) and other relevant software to create and model their designs. They will also be introduced to the latest technology such as laser cutters alongside more traditional sketching, rendering and drawing techniques to demonstrate their creativity and thinking.
Why study it?
Every aspect of our daily lives involves design, from the products we use to the spaces we occupy.
What will I learn?
- Develop an understanding of how the technology design process is used in DVC
- Build knowledge of CAD drawing skills and model this work using the laser cutter
- Explore presentation, instrumental drawing and rendering techniques
- Develop imagination, creativity, and problem-solving skills
- Explore new technologies and the possibilities they offer
What should I have already done?
This course is open entry
Course Contribution
$15 towards take home materials.
Pathway
Students who study Design and Visual Communication are open to career pathways such as: Interior Design, Architecture, Creative Technologies, Spatial and Industrial Design, Interior Design, Engineering and other design fields at tertiary level education.
Pathway Tags
Animator/Digital Artist, Advertising Specialist, Survey Technician, Aeronautical Engineer, Air Force Airman/Airwoman, Building Surveyor, Architect, Architectural Technician, Building Contractor, Building and Construction Manager, Surveyor, Urban/Regional Planner, Civil Engineer, Civil Engineering Technician/Draughtsperson, Graphic Designer, Interior Designer, Industrial Designer, Quantity Surveyor, Jeweller, Visual Merchandiser, Landscape Architect, Landscaper, Signmaker, User Experience Designer, Geospatial Specialist,
Disclaimer
Courses will only run based on minimum entries
Selecting a course does not guarantee entry into this course
You may apply for an exemption if you do not meet the prerequisite of a course or if the course requires this for entry
Standards offered can be altered at the discretion of the HOD of the Department
Some standards in NCEA courses might be optional depending on student strengths
Course contribution may vary slightly by the start of 2025
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