Assessment

Over the year you will investigate, plan, produce and evaluate a Communications Products that uses Graphic Design processes. The course will focus on developing basic skills in digital graphics, desktop publishing and film. You will use computer programs including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, IMovie and even IPad / Web applications. You will be expected to produce both a Minor and Major product. The Products will be centred around an awareness issue: i.e: healthy eating, cyber safety, RSPCA, No Germs, housing, Stolen Generations, environmental. Y our products need to communicate to a particular audience about a particular issue.
 * STAGE 2 DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY - **** Communications Products - GRAPHIC DESIGN **

INVESTIGATION > PLANNING > PRODUCTION > EVALUATION You will produce a: There are 8 Assessments for this subject across 3 Assessment Types – Skills 20%, Folio 30% and Product 50%.
 * 1) ** Major Product ** (either film or print - see list below)
 * 2) ** Minor Product ** (large format poster)
 * 3) ** Deign Folio ** based on the Major Product, and
 * 4) Series of ** Skills Tasks **

** TV Commercial/s ** (Min 2 minutes) Photoshop, After Effects, Premier Pro, IMovie ** Include: ** Photoshop, In-Design, Illustrator, IPad Apps
 * MAJOR PRODUCT OPTIONS ** (choose 1)
 * ** Option A **
 * Animated images
 * Type, images and sound,
 * Title, information, credits || ** Option B ** ** Comic Book ** (min 12 pages)
 * Include both Images & Typography **
 * Cover
 * Page layouts
 * Story
 * Photo / drawn images

|| ** Set of Campaign Materials ** (Set of 5 items) Photoshop, In-Design, Illustrator ** Include: ** ** Cook Book / Calendar ** (min 12 pages) Photoshop, In-Design, Illustrator ** Include both Images & Typography **
 * ** Option C **
 * Logo
 * Stationery (business card)
 * Advertising (print-B/W, web ad-RGB)
 * Signage (pull up or hanging banners)
 * Promotions (stickers, flyers or T-Shirts) || ** Option D **
 * Cover
 * Page layouts
 * Information (recipes / calendar dates)
 * Images (edited ||
 * MINOR PRODUCT ** (all students)[[image:posters SMALL.jpg width="432" height="331" align="right"]]
 * Large Format Poster A1/A2 **
 * Include: **
 * Main image
 * Background image
 * Heading
 * Description text
 * Contact info