3DVC

Level 3 Design and Visual Communication (3DVC)

Subject Description

Teacher in Charge: Mr C. Thomas.

Design and Visual Communication (DVC) is about communicating the design of our three-dimensional world, through products we use and spaces we occupy.

Design thinking encompasses the ideation, exploration, progression, and communication of design ideas.

Within Design and Visual Communication, design consists of three-dimensional product design and spatial design.

    Product design focuses on the development of tangible items that have a specific function and use within people's everyday lives. 

    Spatial design is about the designing of three-dimensional spaces in terms of how they are experienced, occupied, or used by people. This incorporates concepts from architecture and interior design.

Visual communication addresses how design ideas and outcomes are appropriately presented to the viewer. Design ideas and outcomes are expressed through freehand sketching, line drawings, computer CAD models and a range of rendering and representation techniques including tone and colour.

A laptop is essential for using SketchUp to do our 3D computer CAD modelling. An expectation of the course is that students will be gaining skills in the use of SketchUp to assist in the generation of design ideas and Layout to compose their portfolios. 2D CAD working drawings are generated for the external assessment. The Pro version of SketchUp is supplied to senior DVC students for this course use.




Preferred Prior Learning

Level 2 design and visual communication is recommended and would be an advantage or other subjects with a high level of visual communication or computer graphics content.

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

Total Credits Available: 22
Internal Assessed Credits: 12
External Assessed Credits: 10
Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91627 v3
NZQA Info

Design and Visual Communication 3.30 - Initiate design ideas through exploration


Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91628 v3
NZQA Info

Design and Visual Communication 3.31 - Develop a visual presentation that exhibits a design outcome to an audience


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 6
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91629 v3
NZQA Info

Design and Visual Communication 3.32 - Resolve a spatial design through graphics practice


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 6
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91631 v3
NZQA Info

Design and Visual Communication 3.34 - Produce working drawings to communicate production details for a complex design


Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 6
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 93602 v21
NZQA Info

SCHL - Design and Visual Communication


Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 0
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 22
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

Approved subject for University Entrance

Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 22

Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.