Level 1 Design and Visual Communication

Design and Visual Communication is a creative visual language concerned with real-life problems and uses design sketches, drawings, illustrations, annotation and computer-generated images to communicate ideas and information. Learners will undertake a three-part full-year programme covering learning to apply divergent and convergent thinking. Demonstrating design thinking and ideas and presentation skills and techniques, which will support their achievement if learners decide to take DVC at levels 2 and 3 

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Generate and explore a range of ideas for a shaded structure outside on the school grounds. Your ideas will respond to Te ao Maori and other design heritages. Learners will then undertake an Architectural Design and a Product Design where their ideas will be informed by the consideration of people.

They will also promote a presentation of their final design to an audience.