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jan/feb DESIGN VICTORIA CASE STUDY DESIGN PROCESS Contract Blinds is an independent manufacturer and wholesaler of custom-made blinds in the Australian market. They needed a design and strategic solution that would enable their new direction for the company while leveraging on the strength of their past. CLICK HERE PRODUCT DESIGN COMMUNICATING YOUR DESIGN PROPOSALS Designers have to communicate their ideas to clients and manufacturers CLICK HERE may be slow to download UPDATED 22 OCT 2011 PDF DOCUMENT EXTERNAL WEBSITE mar ACTIVITIES COFFEE TABLE DESIGNERS PARICULARLY FOR NZ TEACHERS This is based on AS91067 LEVEL 1 Design and Visual Communication 1.34 Demonstrate understanding of the work of an influential designer to inform own design ideas CLICK HERE Includes information about Ron ARAD, Charles and Ray EAMES, Frank GEHRY, Zaha HADID, Isamu NOGUCHI, Karim RASHID, Philippe STARCK, David TRUBRIDGE, Mies van der ROHE ADVICE FOR YOUNG DESIGNERS John C. Jay is the creative mastermind behind Weiden + Kennedy, possibly the world's most influential advertising agency. He offers the following advice to young designers. CLICK HERE ACTIVITY DESIGN PRINCIPLES ARRANGE 3 SHAPES Arrange 3 shapes in 6 very different groupings EACH GROUPING SHOULD DEMONSTRATE YOUR USE OF AT LEAST 2 DESIGN PRINCIPLES CLICK HERE MOOD BOARDS www.design-skills.org/mood_boards.html Designers use mood or concept boards to convey the overall feel of a project, putting together images and objects which inspire, target desires and faciliate creativity and innovation. Mood boards are also very useful at the early stages of a project as a guide tool to show to clients for approval before proceeding further. apr DESIGN COUNCIL (UK) For over 60 years the Design Council in UK has promoted design for the public good. They have collected in-depth information on many different design disciplines to show the breadth of services designers can offer. In each guide you will find: - An explanation of the discipline - Case studies of projects - Information on what it's like to be a designer working in this discipline CLICK HERE sep 10 PRINCIPLES OF GOOD DESIGN ACCORDING TO DIETER RAMS Famous designer of Braun products CLICK HERE 'DESIGNVIC' CASE STUDY: HUMPHREY LAW SOCKS BRAND REFRESH In 2010, premium Australian sock manufacturer Humphrey Law collaborated with graphic design agency langdonlorraine to refresh its brand across all applications. The rebrand aimed to increase sales that were becoming threatened by competition from cheaper imports CLICK HERE PDF DOCUMENT EXTERNAL WEBSITE HUMPHREY LAW SOCKS BRAND REFRESH 9 MONTHS LATER CLICK HERE PDF DOCUMENT EXTERNAL WEBSITE oct 10 PRINCIPLES OF GOOD GRAPHIC DESIGN Last month it was "10 Principles of Good Design" - for PRODUCT / INDUSTRIAL DESIGN. This month, the Principles are about GRAPHIC DESIGN from David: As an experiment, I have published these as a PDF Document, which you can download and then access whenever you like without going on the Internet. I have compiled this document using extracts and examples from various sources on the Internet. CLICK HERE nov THE BASICS OF GRAPHIC DESIGN A Tutorial developed for schools in USA which covers - Graphic Design Creating Effective Layouts The Elements of Design The Principles of Design Design Problems to Avoid This tutorial examines the process of graphic design for printed publications, presentations, and web sites. Aspects of graphic design that are covered include: steps in the graphic design process, guidelines for creating and organizing layouts, capturing the attention of readers, the elements of design (line, shape, texture, space, size, value, and color), the principles of design (balance, rhythm, emphasis, and unity), and design problems to avoid. TEACHERS: It would be worthwhile to print a copy CLICK HERE External website dec DESIGN PRINCIPLES WHITESPACE / WHITE SPACE Whitespace is nothing. Whitespace is the absence of content. Whitespace does not hold content in the way that a photograph or text holds meaning and yet it gives meaning, through context, to both image and text. In fact, whitespace can make or break the effective transmission of image and text. CLICK HERE VIGNELLI CANON Massimo Vignelli (born 1931 in Milan, Italy) is a designer who has done work in a number of areas ranging from package design to furniture design to public signage to showroom design through Vignelli Associates, which he co-founded with his wife, Lella. He has said, "If you can design one thing, you can design everything." In January 2009, Vignelli released The Vignelli Canon as a free e-book. In the introduction Vignelli writes, "I thought that it might be useful to pass some of my professional knowledge around, with the hope of improving [young designers'] design skills. Creativity needs the support of knowledge to be able to perform at its best." CLICK HERE 5 COMMON GRAPHIC DESIGN MISTAKES Do you make these 5 common Graphic Design mistakes? CLICK HERE |
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SIGNAGE jan/feb ICONS www.iconwerk.de/ YOUTUBE www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPj2cZNXkx4 The first episode of iconwerkTV About custom icon & pictogram design LOGO TRENDS FROM 2010 Bill Gardner has made this an annual event. Some of the trends he identifies are SPORES, GHOSTS and TENDRILS. CLICK HERE EXTERNAL WEBSITE also HERE apr HOW TO DESIGN A LOGO Want to know how to design a logo like a professional and have all the resources you need in just web page? Then this is for you. CLICK HERE EXTERNAL WEBSITE INCLUDES LINKS TO - Logo design tips - Logo Of The Day - Bad logo designs - The Secret Logo Design Process Of Top Logo Designers may LOGO Design a logo applying the POSITIVE/NEGATIVE DESIGN PRINCIPLE CLICK HERE ONE COLOUR Next time you design a LOGO for a business or organisation, design their HOME web page using only ONE COLOUR or Next time you are going to design a POSTER, design a web page instead - in ONE COLOUR CLICK HERE oct LOGO DESIGN 25 Cool Logo Designs Which Are Sure To Inspire You Logos are not just the graphical presentation of your company or product but also establishes a distinguished identity of your product. These 25 Cool Logo designs will hopefully inspire and enliven your creativity. CLICK HERE External website nov REFERENCE / RESOURCE MATERIAL ACTIVITIES LOGOS IN CATEGORIES Logos in 9 groups plus suggested Activities. Another PDF Document for you to download CLICK HERE |
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may PACKAGING Design packaging that is SIMPLE CLICK HERE oct PACKAGE DESIGN BRIEFS (UK) Starpack Student 2012 design briefs In an increasingly competitive consumer market there is a growing demand for packaging designers: people who are capable of designing packs that are not only graphically attractive, but which also meet the functional requirements to preserve and protect the contents and can be produced cost-effectively with due regard to environmental issues. CLICK HERE EXTERNAL WEBSITE Outlines of all briefs are listed on this page with links to PDF documents supplying the full details |
| DRAWING 2D orthogonal/orthographic 3D pictorial perspective, isometric etc. + RENDERING BELOW jan/feb ACTIVITIES ORTHOGONAL / ORTHOGRAPHIC Information: 6 views - complete missing views - add dimensions - complete isometric drawings CLICK HERE FROM ISO TO ORTHO CLICK HERE SQUARE GRID TO PRINT CLICK HERE * WELL WORTH A LOOK * INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES GUESS THE VIEW applet-game in which scores can be achieved and feedback is given ROTATING 3D OBJECTS This applet-game is a suitable preparation for “Guess the View” CLICK HERE EXTERNAL WEBSITE Applets can also be found at another website CLICK HERE EXTERNAL WEBSITE apr ACTIVITY USING ORTHO* TO SHOW 3D * ORTHOGONAL/ORTHOGRAPHIC Orthogonal/orthographic drawings are used because they show the TRUE SHAPE of objects and their parts, which can be dimensioned accurately. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN PART OF AN OBJECT IS ON AN ANGLE? CLICK HERE ********** See also 'VICTORIAN CURRICULUM' (right) 2011 TEST QUESTIONS dec ORTHO PDF DOCUMENTS + WEB PAGES There are a number of PDF Documents and Web pages to be found on the Internet which explain ORTHOGONAL / ORTHOGRAPHIC DRAWING (PROJECTION). YOU MAY FIND ONLY ONE PAGE USEFUL, OR ONE DRAWING, OR ONE SECTION, OR A WHOLE DOCUMENT. You may have to do some editing and/or cut-and-pasting, but if it helps you to help your students learn and understand something, it is worthwhile. CLICK HERE |
| POSTERS ADVERTISING jan/feb POSTER HISTORY CLICK HERE EXTERNAL WEBSITE * EXCELLENT * may POSTER Design a poster using 3 colours as FLAT COLOURS. The examples given are movie posters, also showing the use of silhouettes and tonal dropout. CLICK HERE nov REFERENCE / RESOURCE MATERIAL ACTIVITIES EVENT POSTERS 28 carefully selected EVENT POSTERS for students to analyse and use as Resource Material when designing their own EVENT POSTER / FLYER - includes suggestions for Activities CLICK HERE How to design a fabulous poster A short, fun and helpful video on You Tube CLICK HERE External website |
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| VICTORIAN CURRICULUM jun REPORT ON 2010 EXAM The VCAA has published on their website the Report on the VCE 2010 Visual Communication and Design exam (and the 2010 Exam) CLICK HERE EXTERNAL WEBSITE WHAT THE REPORT SAID ABOUT - RENDERING FREEHAND DRAWING ORTHOGONAL AND PICTORIAL DRAWING DESIGN ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES CLICK HERE The above link takes you to webpages on this website where some of the comments have been extracted and elaborated upon by me, providing more information with examples and possible activities. This makes the material relevant to all teachers - not only VCE teachers in Victoria. David jul + 2011 TEST QUESTIONS These questions are added to the website each year to help teachers prepare their VCE students for the VCE Visual Communication and Design Exam. They are also relevant to other teachers as they can be used as classroom activities. DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND ELEMENTS CLICK HERE ORTHOGONAL DRAWING CLICK HERE PICTORIAL DRAWING CLICK HERE REVISION FOR 'PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE' QUESTION CLICK HERE |
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| OTHER mar ACTIVITY GROUP ID Some businesses like to show their staff on their website. One such business is Weiden + Kennedy. Have a look at their website to see how they do this. How would all the students in your class show themselves? CLICK HERE may TYPOGRAPHY Design a poster or web page where the character or style of the typography is an important element in communicating the required message (other than what the words mean) CLICK HERE dec UPDATE DEVELOPING YOUR CREATIVITY USING A SKETCHBOOK In 2008, new web pages were added to this website about VISUAL DIARY. On one of these web pages there was information about and a link to "the best information" I could find at that stage. It is still very relevant but the link ceased to exist some time ago. I have found the PDF Document again, and you can see it and download it if you ................. CLICK HERE |
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| NZ CURRICULUM jan/feb NZ TEACHERS NCEA DRAFT STANDARDS Level 1 Design and Visual Communication (Graphics) Technology Level 1 Draft Level 1 standards and draft assessment resources are provided to help schools plan course programmes for 2011 CLICK HERE EXTERNAL WEBSITE mar ACTIVITIES COFFEE TABLE DESIGNERS PARICULARLY FOR NZ TEACHERS This is based on AS91067 LEVEL 1 Design and Visual Communication 1.34 see under 'DESIGNING' (left) oct NEW ZEALAND TEACHERS Design and Visual Communication (Graphics) SUBJECT RESOURCES ESSENTIAL FOR PLANNING 2012 PROGRAMS Curriculum & Standards documents Level 1 standards Level 2 standards Level 3 standards Curriculum-Standards Alignment Resources for internally assessed standards Resources for externally assessed standards Other Design and Visual Communication resources You may have seen this information already, but in case you haven't seen it yet ALL ON ONE WEB PAGE CLICK HERE External website - NZQA |
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