Course Title: Enhance, manipulate and output photoimages
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2015
Course Code: VART5919C
Course Title: Enhance, manipulate and output photoimages
School: 350T Fashion & Textiles
Campus: Brunswick Campus
Program: C5213 - Diploma of Textile Design and Development
Course Contact : Peter Bonnell
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99259171
Course Contact Email:peter.bonnell@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Julia Raath Julia.raath@rmit.edu.au 99259201
Nominal Hours: 80
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 course is designed to give you the skills and knowledge required to apply techniques to image enhancement, manipulation, output and post-output processes. The manipulation and output processes are used to enhance and resolve the concept for the image.
The unit may be part of a fully integrated clustered program. It is essential that student are enrolled in other units as outlined in the program to ensure successful completion of any projects or assessments that constitute part of the program.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CUVPHI08A Enhance, manipulate and output photoimages |
Element: |
4. Enhance and manipulate the images |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Select techniques for image manipulation and enhancement consistent with the concept, testing processes and purpose of the work |
Element: |
5. Output images |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Select appropriate materials and/or equipment for output option |
Element: |
6. Restore work environment and resources |
Performance Criteria: |
6.1 Safely restore work area after use |
Element: |
1. Retrieve work prints or digital files |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Clarify and confirm concept for final image in consultation with relevant colleagues as required |
Element: |
2. Plan image output |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Identify and confirm qualities and characteristics of the work prints or files suitable for enhancement and manipulation |
Element: |
3. Prepare work environment for analog or digital work |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Select work environment to meet requirements |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge to demonstrate competency in the above elements.
Details of Learning Activities
This course is delivered with Communicate and Sell Design Concepts
- Group Discussions, market research and brief specifics
- Studios on design development and process
- Research, and analyse forecasting, design options and communication methods, developing branding styles
- Technology - Internet research, digital design tools, developing mood /concept boards and design concepts
Teaching Schedule
| Week | Date | ||
Week 1 |
6 July | Course Guide project briefing. Intro to branding and relevancy to market sector and designer project | Initial concepts explored / researched project brief defined |
Week 2 |
13 July | Branding layout project style guides Colour, typography, graphic, image |
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Week 3 |
20July | Branding layout project style guides |
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Week 4 |
27 July | Concept Boards, visual colour layouts | |
Week 5 |
3 August | Branding layout project, Story boards |
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Week 6 |
10 August | Branding layout project storyboarding | |
Week 7 |
17 August | Designer Folio |
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Week 8 |
24 August | Designer Folio |
Branding and Designer Folio Due |
| 31 August – 14 September – mid semester break | |||
| Week 9 | 14 September | Self directed Research - Designer profiling online networks, publishing, blogs, capturing audience | |
Week 10 |
21 September | Designer profiling developing online presence e portfolios | |
Week 11 |
28 September | Digital photography [teams] Photo shoot fabrics |
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| Week 12 | 5 October | Digital photography [teams] |
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| Week 13 | 12 October | Photoshop for digital enhancement and online content |
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| Week 14 | 19 October | Catalogue design and photography |
Studio practice |
| Week 15 | 26 October | Finalising print output of for INDUSTRY PANEL ASSESSMENT Designer Project | |
| Week 16 | 3 November | Finalising Catalogue for Printing | Catalogue Due |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Camera would be useful
Overview of Assessment
To achieve successful completion of this course students must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of competency.
Assessment tasks have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner.
Students will be awarded a grade only if competency has been demonstrated within the standard enrolment period on the first assessment attempt.
Units assessed as ’not yet competent’ on a first assessment attempt and ’competent’ on a second or subsequent attempt are to have results amended to competent but are not eligible for grading.
Students are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment work to their teacher.
All work must be submitted by the due date. Late submission will not be graded higher than a PASS.
Assessment Tasks
All assessment tasks must be completed before competency can be achieved. Feedback will be provided throughout the semester on all assessment tasks.
Graded Assessment Tasks:
Designer Folio
- Inspiration/ Concept Board define theme, colour palette, short statement on market, theme, product. Images
- Design - Minimum 3 designs 6 co ordinates 3 Colourways
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Storyboards Selected designs as story board format using illustrations photographs etc to show your textile designs
Exhibition Catalogue
- Selected images to fit brand
- Layout and styling
Assessment Matrix
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