Course Title: Produce perspective drawings plans and elevations

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2007

Course Code: MKTG5703C

Course Title: Produce perspective drawings plans and elevations

School: 320T Design (TAFE)

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5177 - Diploma of Visual Merchandising

Course Contact : Jo Beckerleg

Course Contact Phone: 9925 4211

Course Contact Email:joanne.beckerleg@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 45

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

None

Course Description

This unit involves the application of knowledge and skills to produce industry standard perspective drawings, plans and elevations in retail or exhibition environments in response to client briefs.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

WRRVM7A Produce perspective drawings plans and elevations

Element:

Produce multi-point perspective from given industry briefs

Performance Criteria:

Suitable view of plan and elevation is determined for client presentation and to best represent the requirements of the brief.

Perspective and rendered interior views are drafted in accordance with given plans and elevations.

Alternative design solutions are produced to meet client needs.

Progress solutions are presented to the client for feedback.

Design modifications are drafted and finished visuals are produced in accordance with client feedback.

Element:

Produce one-point perspective visuals from a given plan and elevation

Performance Criteria:

Suitable scale determined.

One-point grid of interior space delineating scale representations of floor, walls and ceiling constructed.

Objects are positioned correctly in given space according to the given plan.

Correct heights of objects within the space are determined from provided elevations.

Element:

Produce two-point perspective visuals from a given plan and elevation

Performance Criteria:

Two-point grid of interior space indicating scale representations of floor, walls and ceiling constructed.

Visuals of walls and ceiling constructed to specified proportions according to given plans and elevations.

Accurate scale heights of objects and architectural details are drawn according to specifications supplied in elevations. 

Objects are positioned to match supplied plans.

Render interiors produced in a colour finish scheme suitable for the presentation of the organisation and product.


Learning Outcomes


  1. Produce one-point perspective visuals from a given plan and elevation
  2. Produce two-point perspective visuals from a given plan and elevation
  3. Produce multi-point perspective from given industry briefs


Details of Learning Activities

On your timetable this competency will be referred to as Perspective.
Activities could include:
1. You may be required to go off campus for research, or client consultation.
2. Produce one point perspective visuals from a given plan and elevation.
3. Produce two point perspective visuals from a given plan and elevation.
4. Produce multi point perspective visuals from given industry briefs.
5. Produce lettering/signage (flat and 3-D) in appropriate perspective, and on curved surfaces.


Teaching Schedule

WEEK CLASS CONTENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
WRRVM7A

1 Course overview, introduction, plans and elevations. 
Overlay exercise – due week 2
Freehand drawing in perspective
 
2 Grids: 1 point grid construction & scale – due week 3  1.2
     
3 Scale: Working with grids. Freehand drawing on grids. One point exercise – due week 5 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 2.5
4 Continue project work 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 2.5
5 Grid: 2 point grid – due week 6 2.1
6 2 point exercise – due week 9  
7 2 point exercise.  
8 2 point exercise. 3.1, 3.2
9 Elipses in perspective
Shop Research
1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5
10 Continue project work 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5
11 Multiple vanishing points. Store design Stage 1 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5
12 Lettering, signage and graphics in perspective. Curved features. 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5
13 Continue project work
1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5
14 Continue project work
Store design Stage 2
1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5
15 Continue project work
1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5
16 Final submission of all work
Tutorial and approved resubmissions
 


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References

TBC


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

  • Developing project brief
  • Application of technical skills


Assessment Tasks

Brief 1 DUE WEEK 2
Use four photos of larger commercial interiors,
or big square buildings to find (1, 2 or 3) vanishing point/s and the horizon line for each picture.
You must label the vanishing points and draw and label the eye level / horizon line.
This project will be discussed in class and some feedback may be given but work will not be graded.
Brief 2 = 5% DUE WEEK 3
Constructing a 1 Point Grid
Complete (to the given specifications), the 1-point grid as demonstrated and commenced in class.
Brief 3 = 10% DUE WEEK 5
Complete the 1-point drawing (on your 1 point perspective grid) to the given specifications. Draw 3 sketch proposals for the given museum space using the specified components.
Brief 4 = 5% DUE WEEK 6
Constructing a 2-Point Grid
Complete the 2-point grid (as demonstrated and commenced in class) to the given specifications.
Brief 5 = 20% DUE WEEK 9
Constructing a 2-Point Drawing.
Complete the 2-point drawing (on your 2-point perspective grid) to the given specifications.
Brief 6 = 60% DUE WEEK 16
Design a specialty shop facade and interior. Include a range of fixtures, showing specified finishes.
Use multiple vanishing points.


Assessment Matrix

Elements of competency
Evidence gathering method

1.
Produce one-point perspective visuals from a given plan and elevation.

 

 2.
Produce two-point perspective visuals from a given plan and elevation.
3.
Produce multi-point perpsectives from  given industry briefs.
   
Observation X X X    
Oral questions X X X    
Project work/assignment X X X    
Skills demonstration X X X    
Portfolio evidence  X  X  X    
           
           
           
           

Other Information

Please ensure that you bring the appropriate drawing equipment to each class.
For example, but not limited to:
T-square, set square, pencils, eraser, masking tape, grids (1 & 2 point as required).

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