Course Title: Create page layouts in response to a brief
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2010
Course Code: GRAP5268
Course Title: Create page layouts in response to a brief
School: 320T Design (TAFE)
Campus: Brunswick Campus
Program: C5230 - Diploma of Graphic Design
Course Contact : Cheryl Baker
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 9438
Course Contact Email:cheryl.baker@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 90
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Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None required.
Course Description
In this unit you will develop the skills and knowledge required to create and compose pages using layout applications at an advanced level in response to a brief.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
VPAU051 Create page layouts in response to a brief |
Element: |
1. Interpret the design brief |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Correctly interpret the specifications of the brief |
Element: |
2. Set up and format document |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Set up a master page for multiple pages and with multiple columns |
Element: |
3. Arrange elements on page |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Imported text or data from other applications is formatted and any cross-application formatting issues are resolved |
Element: |
4. Finalise art work |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Compose pages and combined elements to suit specified sheet size |
Element: |
5. Review quality and finalise job |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Review text for possible errors and omissions and discuss with the client or supervisor |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course, you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate your competency in the above elements.
Details of Learning Activities
The required outcomes described in this unit of competency contain applicable facets of Employability Skills. The qualificationís Employability Skills Summary in which this unit is included will assist in identifying employability skill requirements.
Graphic designers or graphic artists plan, analyse, and create visual solutions to communication problems. They decide the most effective way of getting a message across in print, electronic, and film media using a variety of methods. Graphic designers develop the overall layout and production design of magazines, newspapers, journals, corporate reports, and other publications.
They also produce promotional displays, packaging, and marketing brochures for products and services, design distinctive logos for products and businesses, and develop signs and signage systems for business and government.
The application of this unit in the workplace sees a graphic designer creating and producing pages using layout applications at an advanced level in response to a brief. This work would usually be carried out under limited supervision.
Teaching Schedule
Week beginning | Activity | Performance criteria |
8 February | ‘O’ week | |
15 February | Revision - Paragraph formats, Style Sheets, Text import from Word & Excel | |
22 February | Revision - Nested styles, Tabs & Tables, Object Styles, Master Pages, Bullets & Numbering | |
1 March | Revision - Text import & format 28 page DL Document | |
8 March | Brief 1 Festival Program | 1. Interpret the design brief 2. Set up and format document 3. Arrange elements on page 4. Finalise art work 5. Review quality and finalise job |
15 March | Festival Program | |
22 March | Festival Program | |
29 March | Festival Program Good Friday 2 April | |
12 April | Brief 2 Newsletter - masthead and 16 page Masthead design, page layout, copyfitting, Festival Program due |
1. Interpret the design brief 2. Set up and format document 3. Arrange elements on page 4. Finalise art work 5. Review quality and finalise job |
19 April | Newsletter | |
26 April | Newsletter | |
3 May | Newsletter | |
10 May | Brief 3 Instruction booklet Brief 2 Newsletter due | 1. Interpret the design brief 2. Set up and format document 3. Arrange elements on page 4. Finalise art work 5. Review quality and finalise job |
17 May | Instruction booklet / Table styles | |
24 May | Instruction booklet / Table styles Design starts Corporate ID | 1. Interpret the design brief 2. Set up and format document 3. Arrange elements on page 4. Finalise art work 5. Review quality and finalise job |
31 May | Corporate ID & Style manual | |
7 June | Corporate ID & Style manual | |
6 July | Style manual Due at end of week | |
13 July | Work placement | |
20 July | Work placement | |
27 July | Brief 5 Annual Report | 1. Interpret the design brief 2. Set up and format document 3. Arrange elements on page 4. Finalise art work 5. Review quality and finalise job |
3 August | Annual Report | |
10 August | Annual Report | |
17 August | Annual Report | |
24 August | Brief 5 DL Brochure - series | 1. Interpret the design brief 2. Set up and format document 3. Arrange elements on page 4. Finalise art work 5. Review quality and finalise job |
31 August | DL Brochure series | |
7 September | DL Brochure series | |
14 September | DL Brochure series | |
5 October | DL Brochure series | |
12 October | DL Brochure series |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Assessment is on-going throughout the course. Assessment will incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of knowledge and skills and will include:
Practical tasks in the form of simulated industry briefs. Tasks are designed to develop a student’s ability to create and compose artwork using industry software to a professional level.
The RMIT assessment charter summarises your responsibilities as a student as well as those of your teachers.
Assessment Tasks
Brief 1 Festival Program
Brief 2 Newsletter
Brief 3 Corporate ID
Brief 4 Annual Report
Brief 5 Brochure series
Briefs are evenly weighted and the marks will be averaged out at the completion of the unit.
Assessment Matrix
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