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 3
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
21-October-2024
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
Pathways Teaching 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
24-February-2025
30-May-2025
Last self-enrolment date
09-March-2025
Census date
21-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
02-May-2025
Results released date
10-June-2025
Pathways Teaching 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
23-June-2025
26-September-2025
Last self-enrolment date
06-July-2025
Census date
18-July-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
15-August-2025
Results released date
07-October-2025
Pathways Teaching 3
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
20-October-2025
30-January-2026
Last self-enrolment date
02-November-2025
Census date
14-November-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
12-December-2025
Results released date
10-February-2026

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.