Course Title: Create, manipulate and incorporate 2D graphics
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2007
Course Code: COSC5146C
Course Title: Create, manipulate and incorporate 2D graphics
School: 345T Creative Media
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6048 - Advanced Diploma of Multimedia
Course Contact : Josiane Meuller
Course Contact Phone: 99254585
Course Contact Email:josiane.mueller@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Peter Kennedy
p.kennedy@rmit.edu.au
phone 99254782
Nominal Hours: 25
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 describes the skills and knowledge required to create, edit and incorporate 2D graphics into multimedia products for use within the cultural industries and protect creative work from unauthorized use. The unit is co delivered with Address copyright requirements as part of the class called Design 1.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CUFMEM14A Create, manipulate and incorporate 2D graphics |
Element: |
CUFMEM14A/01 Work with digital imaging |
Element: |
CUFMEM14A/02 Use 2D multimedia graphics software |
Element: |
CUFMEM14A/03 Create 2D multimedia graphic designs |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
Teacher guided instruction, class exercises, group projects, presentations, excursions, online research, simulated workplace activities and individual assignments
Teaching Schedule
1<o:p></o:p> |
Introduction to design 1 course guide<o:p></o:p> Computer hardware, vector vs. raster graphics<o:p></o:p> Preview of students work<o:p></o:p> |
2<o:p></o:p> |
Simple shapes with the Pen tool, importing templates<o:p></o:p> Introduction to Illustrator interface<o:p></o:p> Pen tool exercise<o:p></o:p> Assignment 01 presented to class (class presentation)<o:p></o:p> |
3<o:p></o:p> |
Custom paths, Pen Tool, Text tools, Reflect tool<o:p></o:p> Pen Tool exercise <o:p></o:p> |
4<o:p></o:p> |
Basic Layer management and combining images, <o:p></o:p> Working with Layers exercise<o:p></o:p> |
5<o:p></o:p> |
Gradient mesh exercise / Colour/ Analysing logo design<o:p></o:p> Students are to present visual diarys for business card/logo <o:p></o:p> <h4>Assignment 01 due class presentation <o:p></o:p></h4>Assignment 02 presented to class Business card/logoTypography web sites<o:p></o:p> |
6<o:p></o:p> |
Using actions Gradient mesh exercise portrait<o:p></o:p> Students are to present visual diarys for business card/logo assignment<o:p></o:p> |
7<o:p></o:p> |
Advanced paths ,symbols, saving illustrations<o:p></o:p> Perspective exercise using the Pen and Refect tool<o:p></o:p> |
8<o:p></o:p> |
Easter holidays (No classes from 13.04.06 – 19.04.06)<o:p></o:p> |
9<o:p></o:p> |
Perspective drawing exercise petrol stations templates<o:p></o:p> Analysing Poster design<o:p></o:p> Hand in assignment 02 business card/ logo class for class presentation.<o:p></o:p> <h4>Assignment 03 presented to class Poster Design.<o:p></o:p></h4> |
10<o:p></o:p> |
Filters and effects in Illustrator<o:p></o:p> Fill patterns and pattern brushes <o:p></o:p> Tee Shirt design class exercise using patterns<o:p></o:p> |
11<o:p></o:p> |
Exporting for Web in illustrator.<o:p></o:p> Pathfinder palette <o:p></o:p> Students are present design concepts in visual dairies<o:p></o:p> Using Indesign and illustrator<o:p></o:p> |
12<o:p></o:p> |
3D effects and blends, scaling, Photoshop and Illustrator<o:p></o:p> Photoshop and Illustrator class exercise<o:p></o:p> |
13<o:p></o:p> |
Using graphs in Illustrator<o:p></o:p> Student visual diary presentation for poster design<o:p></o:p> Class exercise using text with a 3D effect<o:p></o:p> Access time to work on Assignment 03<o:p></o:p> |
14<o:p></o:p> |
Copy write in the Arts industries Using PDF<o:p></o:p> Student feedback on concepts for Poster Design<o:p></o:p> Access time to work on Assignment 03<o:p></o:p> |
15-18<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> |
Access time to work on Assignment 03<o:p></o:p> Hand in assignment 03 Poster design <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
no other resources required but check with the teacher for optional resources
Overview of Assessment
Assessment takes the form of three practice-based digital assignments, involving creative responses to a brief. Students will develop concepts and ideas for design assignments as Individuals and as teams.
The weight of each design assignment is Assignment 1 10% Assignment 2 30%
Assignment 3 50% Class Exercises 10% .
Assessment Tasks
Class Exercises Ongoing 10%
Assignment 01 Class Presentation 10%
Assignment 02 Business Card/Logo 30%
Assignment 03 Poster Design 50%Assessment Matrix
not applicable
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