01DVC

NCEA Level 1 Design and Visual Communication

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Nirtika Niranjan.


Kaua e rangiruatia te hāpai o te hoe; e kore tō tātou waka e ū ki uta. Do not lift the paddle out of unison; our canoe will never reach the shore.


The Technology Learning Area whakataukī offers a framework for understanding technology practice. It tells the story of ākonga, within Technology, embarking on a shared journey, collaborating with others in harmony to achieve a goal.

Design and Visual Communication is about the interrelated strands of design thinking, visual communication, and design influences.

Design thinking encompasses the ideation, exploration, progression, and communication of design ideas into potential outcomes that serve a specific purpose, provide innovative possibilities, and can be informed by design influences and a designer’s perspective.

Within Design and Visual Communication, design consists of product design and spatial design.

Product design focuses on the development of tangible items that have a specific function within people’s everyday lives. It is about understanding the needs of the people and how they will interact with the product. Products use visualisation methods of 2D or 3D forms to show design ideas. Product design may use anthropometric and ergonomic data to inform the designs to meet the needs of the user.

Spatial design is about the designing of three-dimensional spaces in terms of how they are experienced, occupied, or used by people. These spaces can range from those defined by walls and physical elements to those more permeable and determined by ritual, activity, or occupancy. Spatial design incorporates concepts from architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, and urban design.

Visual communication addresses how design ideas and outcomes are appropriately presented to the viewer. Design ideas and outcomes are expressed in a manner that displays the learner’s thoughts, allowing for engagement, feedback, and collaboration.

In Design and Visual Communication, design influences are drawn from design heritages and refer to:

  • history
  • culture

  • awareness of design

  • design tikanga

  • design fields (such as architecture, interior, product, landscape, fashion, and media design)

  • design eras

  • design movements

  • designers

  • design artefacts

  • the elements of design.


Designers acknowledge how their design ideas can meet the needs of people in various situations. Designers are responsive to the ethical, environmental, and cultural impacts they may have.

By developing the skills and techniques of Design and Visual Communication, ākonga will discover how to give form and expression to their ideas. In order to create purposeful and future-focused design ideas, ākonga must be willing to experiment, develop, respond to feedback, and reflect on their design thinking.

Developing these skills will allow them to improve and refine the product and spatial design ideas they propose. It will help them to build confidence in their strengths, talents, and abilities, as well as resilience, resourcefulness, and a sense of ethical responsibility to the peoples and places they are designing for.

Recommended Prior Learning

Successful completion of the Year 9 and/or Year 10 Design and Visual Communication course would be an advantage.

Course Costs

Description Type Value
Course Contribution Contribution $45.00
$45.00

Pathway

Career Pathways

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

This course is eligible for subject endorsement.

Total Credits Available: 20
Internal Assessed Credits: 10
External Assessed Credits: 10
Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 92000 v2
NZQA Info

Design and Visual Communication 1.1 - Generate product or spatial design ideas using visual communication techniques in response to design influences


Level: 1
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 92001 v3
NZQA Info

Design and Visual Communication 1.2 - Use representation techniques to visually communicate own product or spatial design outcome


Level: 1
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 92002 v3
NZQA Info

Design and Visual Communication 1.3 - Develop product or spatial design ideas informed by the consideration of people


Level: 1
Internal or External: External
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 92003 v3
NZQA Info

Design and Visual Communication 1.4 - Use instrumental drawing techniques to communicate own product or spatial design outcome


Level: 1
Internal or External: External
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 20
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

Disclaimer

Course availability is dependent on numbers and staffing, and course entry cannot be confirmed until the beginning of the 2025 school year.