Year 11 Design General

G1DESP

The focus of this unit is design process and practice. Students will:

• Investigate and practice the use of camera controls and techniques to achieve different effects through the control of the camera’s shutter speed and aperture.
• Analyse images with respect to the elements and principles of design. Take photographs that demonstrate the Space and Leading Lines.
• Investigate photographic techniques and their role as communication mediums. Produce photographs to demonstrate Rule of Thirds.
• Investigate light and its influence on camera settings and images. Use a design process to produce a series of that display an understanding of a design principle of choice.

G2DESP

The focus of this unit is Personal Design. Students will:

• Produce a presentation image incorporating complementary colours.
• Produce presentation images from within the local community that incorporates signs in context of their surroundings.
• Follow a design process to produce a series of images that create close up or macro images.
• Produce a six image photo story that demonstrates narrative technique and research copyright laws in photography.