CDS2204 · Illustration as design

Overview

This unit will emphasise the principle role illustration plays in the practice of graphic design. While continuing to develop individual illustration skills, you will be expected to realise your images in their intended contexts, such as packaging design, shopping bags, book covers, posters, advertisements, or other traditional graphic design formats. While being exposed to traditional image making processes you will also be encouraged to explore more experimental methods. A mix of hand generated imagery and digital methods will be encouraged.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

100% in-semester assessment

Requisites

Learning outcomes

1. Use a variety of illustration techniques: traditional, electronic and experimental;
2. Explore the potential for illustration to answer a range of graphic design problems;
3. Apply the principles of composition to the practice of illustration, and its surrounding design elements;
4. Understand the historical development of illustration in the practice of graphic design and comprehend its ability to become the principle visual focus of a major design project;
5. Successfully unite illustration with typography and other essential design elements.

Workload

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.