WEEK

TOPIC

Week 1
Lesson 1 AOS 1: Technical
Drawing in
context

Lesson 2

Lesson 3

Week 2
Lesson 4 AOS 1: Technical
Lesson 5 Drawing in
context
Week 3
Lesson 1 AOS 1: Technical
Drawing in

CONTENT

ASSESSMENT

RESOURCES
Key: Pre 1990/ post 1990

Introduction to technical drawing

What is technical drawing?

Types of technical drawing

Examples/ inspiration

Australian standards

Design process

Measures for evaluating effective drawing

Technical drawing conventions (layout,

dimensions, labels, symbols and lines)
Introduction to Environmental design
Types: Architecture and Interior design
Specifications/ Australian standards
Examples/ inspiration
Technical drawing conventions

Formative

Textbook
Architects Sketchbook (Jones, 2011)

Technical drawing specifications
http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/documents/vce/visualcomm/technical_drawing_specificati
ons.pdf

Formative

Introduction to Environmental design

Types: Landscape design

Specifications/ Australian standards

Examples/ inspiration

Two dimensional drawing methods

Three dimensional drawing methods

Formative

Technical drawing examples/ inspiration

https://au.pinterest.com/conraddesign/design-technical-drawings/

Architecture examples/ inspiration
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/creative-architectural-design/

Technical drawing specifications
http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/documents/vce/visualcomm/technical_drawing_specificati
ons.pdf

Video: Step by step interior design tutorial (activity)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mjSDIBaUlM

Video: Step by step architectural drawing tutorial (activity)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlVfHNDu1ds

Housing styles 1600 to today
http://architecture.about.com/od/housestyles/tp/housestylesindex.htm
Video: Landscape design drawing introduction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNj4BDp4QYE

Technical drawing specifications
http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/documents/vce/visualcomm/technical_drawing_specificati
ons.pdf

Working on Practical Task 1

Working on Practical Task 1

Submit Practical Task 1

Formative
Formative

Summative

Practical Task 1 (See Appendix B)

Practical Task 1 (See Appendix B)

Introduction to Industrial/product design

Specifications/ Australian standards

Formative

Technical drawing specifications

http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/documents/vce/visualcomm/technical_drawing_specificati

Lesson 1 context

Lesson 2

Lesson 3

Week 4
Lesson 4 AOS 1: Technical
Lesson 5 Drawing in
context
Week 5
Lesson 1 AOS 1: Technical
Drawing in
context

Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Week 6
Lesson 4 AOS 1: Technical
Lesson 5 Drawing in
context
Week 7
Lesson 1 AOS 2: Type and
Imagery

Examples/ inspiration
Measures for evaluating effective drawing
Technical drawing conventions (layout,
dimensions, labels, symbols and lines)
Introduction to Industrial design

Types

Specifications/ Australian standards

2D/3D drawing

Rendering techniques

Third angle orthogonal projections

Introduction to Product design

Types

Specifications/ Australian standards

Examples/ inspiration

2D/3D drawing

Packaging nets

Three dimensional drawing methods

Formative

Working on Practical Task 2

Working on Practical Task 2

Submit Practical Task 2

Formative
Formative

Summative

Practical Task 2 (See Appendix C)

Practical Task 2 (See Appendix C)

Digital methods for environmental/ industrial/product

design drawings

Programs/ software introduction

Program/ software tutorials

Specifications/ Australian Standards

Examples/ inspiration

Formative

Working on Practical Task 3

Working on Practical Task 3

Formative
Formative

Adobe suit Illustrator and Photoshop

Online programs for digital technical drawings
https://www.tinkercad.com/
http://www.roomsketcher.com/blog/create-professional-interior-design-drawingsonline/
http://www.sketchup.com/
Practical Task 3 (See Appendix D)
Practical Task 3 (See Appendix D)

Working on Practical Task 3

Working on Practical Task 3

Submit Outcome 1 (Practical Task 1+2+3)

Formative
Formative

Summative

Practical Task 3 (See Appendix D)

Practical Task 3 (See Appendix D)

Introduction to Type and imagery

Historical/ contemporary factors

Terminology

Formative

YouTube video: The history of Typography

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOgIkxAfJsk

Formative

Formative

ons.pdf

Timeline of Industrial design
http://www.industrialdesignhistory.com/timelineproducts
Textbook
Universal principles of design by William Lidwell, Kritina Holden and Jill Butler.

Industrial design drawing examples
https://www.google.com.au/search?q=industrial+design+drawings

Video: Product design: Whole process
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrzwFKRTxPM

Product design: Sketch a day project
http://www.sketch-a-day.com/

70 Designers that shaped the world
http://www.snap2objects.com/2009/05/70-designers-that-shaped-the-world/

Textbook
Universal principles of design by William Lidwell, Kritina Holden and Jill Butler.

Image file formats

Specifications
Examples/ inspiration

History of Western Terminology

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Western_typography

Online textbook: Fontology
https://www.fonts.com/content/learning/fontology

Online: Pocket guide to Typography
http://www.typogui.de/

Full glossary of Typography terminology
http://www.fontshop.com/glossary/
Online book: Fundamentals of on screen typography
https://prowebtype.com/

Examples of print and screen typography: Pinterest
www.pinterest.com
Online: Interactive graphic design history website
http://www.designhistory.org/index.html

Data base of graphic design from 1450 to current
http://www.designishistory.com/

40 Crucial lessons to learn from famous graphic designers
https://designschool.canva.com/blog/famous-graphic-designers/

Forum: Designspiration: online inspiration
http://designspiration.net/

Lesson 2

Introduction to Type and imagery

Print/ screen based formats

Digital design technologies/ software/

programs

Formative

Lesson 3

Introduction to Graphic design

Historical/ contemporary factors

Manual and digital methods

Creative thinking techniques

Examples/ inspiration

Formative

Working on Practical Task 4

Working on Practical Task 4

Submit Practical Task 4

Formative
Formative

Summative

Practical Task 4 (See Appendix E)

Practical Task 4 (See Appendix E)

Introduction to Packaging/ Surface design

Historical/ contemporary factors

Manual and digital methods

Typographic and layout conventions

Examples/ inspiration
Introduction to Brand identity

Historical/ contemporary factors (art history)

Manual and digital methods

Creative thinking techniques

Copyright obligations

Examples/ inspiration

Formative

Interactive package design timeline

http://www.graphicpkgeurope.com/know-how/packaging-history-timeline/

Packaging inspiration
http://www.thedieline.com/
Journal article: A brief overview of the History of Branding
http://www.aef.com/pdf/landa_history_rev2.pdf

Online article: The evolution of the logo
https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/07/the-evolution-of-the-logo/

Week 8

Lesson 4 AOS 2: Type and
Lesson 5 Imagery

Week 9
Lesson 1 AOS 2: Type and
Imagery

Lesson 2

Formative

Lesson 3

Week 10
Lesson 4 AOS 2: Type and
Lesson 5 Imagery

Week 11
Lesson 1 AOS 3: Applying
the design
process

Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Week 12
Lesson 4 AOS 3: Applying
Lesson 5 the design
process
Week 13
Lesson 1 AOS 3: Applying
Lesson 2 the design
Lesson 3 process

LogoEd: Online logo inspiration

http://www.logoed.co.uk/

Identity designer: Online design portfolios (inspiration)
http://identitydesigned.com/

Branding identity textbooks
http://www.designersandbooks.com/book/brand-bible-complete-guide-buildingdesigning-and-sustaining-brands

http://www.designersandbooks.com/book/designing-brand-identity-4th-edition
Article: Creative thinking techniques
https://www.miun.se/siteassets/fakulteter/nmt/summeruniversity/creativethinkingpdf

Online brainstorming tool
https://bubbl.us/

Creative thinking techniques

Six Thinking hats

Brainstorming

Article: Creative thinking techniques

Formative

Working on Practical Task 5

Working on Practical Task 5

Submit Outcome 2 (Practical Task 4+5)

Formative
Formative

Summative

Practical Task 5 (See Appendix F)

Practical Task 5 (See Appendix F)

Introduction to Applying the design process

Design problems/ process

Role of the brief

Target audience

Research/ analysis

Generating ideas

Design elements/ design principles

Annotations

Copyright obligations

Terminology

Assessment 1: Brief

Design process
Working on Outcome 3
Working on Outcome 3

Formative

VCAA, Design process

www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Documents/auscurric/designawareness/Design%20Process.ppt

Formative
Formative

Outcome 3 (See Appendix H)

Outcome 3 (See Appendix H)

Working on Outcome 3
Working on Outcome 3

Formative
Formative

Outcome 3 (See Appendix H)

Outcome 3 (See Appendix H)

Progress Presentations/ class discussion/ peer feedback

Progress Presentations/ class discussion/ peer feedback
Progress Presentations/ class discussion/ peer feedback

Formative / Peer
Formative / Peer
Formative / Peer


Week 14
Lesson 4 AOS 3: Applying
Lesson 5 the design
process
Week 15
Lesson 1 AOS 3: Applying
the design
process
Lesson 2
Lesson 3

Submit Outcome 3: Brief (progress review)

Summative

Working on Outcome 3
Working on Outcome 3

Formative
Formative

Outcome 3 (See Appendix H)

Outcome 3 (See Appendix H)

Working on Outcome 3

Submission of Outcome 3
Presentations of Outcome 3
Presentations of Outcome 3

Formative

Summative

Outcome 3 (See Appendix H)