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3D Communication
48 hours face to face + blended
One teaching period or equivalent
Hawthorn
Overview
This unit focuses on the fundamental skills for design communication, and is transferable between both 2D and 3D applications. It aims to provide students with a foundation to communicate design ideas using freehand and instrumental drawing as well as sketch modelling skills. A variety of illustration and visual presentation techniques using mixed media will also be explored.
Requisites
Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Pathways Teaching 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
01-July-2024
27-September-2024
27-September-2024
Last self-enrolment date
14-July-2024
Census date
26-July-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
16-August-2024
Results released date
08-October-2024
Pathways Teaching 3
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
21-October-2024
31-January-2025
31-January-2025
Last self-enrolment date
03-November-2024
Census date
15-November-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
13-December-2024
Results released date
11-February-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Apply observation and drawing skills with control, confidence and continuity
- Apply a variety of drawing materials, techniques, styles, and applications to an illustrated project
- Produce sketches to communicate ideas for symbols, layouts, and concepts
- Demonstrate basic application of industry related drawing conventions
- Communicate form, material and space using a variety of rendering techniques
- Produce drawings of a technical nature
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
---|---|---|---|
On-campus (Studio 1) |
2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
On-campus (Studio 2) |
2.00 | 10 weeks | 24 |
Online (Online workshop) |
1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
Unspecified Activities (Independent Learning) |
7.50 | 12 weeks | 90 |
TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
---|---|---|---|
Project 1 | Individual | 30 - 40% | 1,2,3,5 |
Project 2 | Individual | 30 - 40% | 1,2,3,5 |
Project 3 | Individual/Group | 30 - 40% | 3,4,5,6 |
Content
- Composition exploration
- Research and documentation of ideas
- Hierarchies, composition, spatial manipulation and layout
- Observation, drawing, page layout and visualisation
- Drawing and rendering techniques
- Illustration as a form of expression and communication
- Methods for transforming concepts into a visual medium.
- Synthesis of Form and Content
- Use of a variety of drawing media and techniques
- Application of technical drawing conventions
- Idea generation
- Perspective Drawing (1-point and 2-point perspective)
- 2D and 3D Rendering
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.