NM1400 - Introduction to Media Design
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | School of Creative Arts (pre 2015) |
This subject introduces the basic elements of design, typography and effective visualisation and communication, thereby providing students with basic design skills in the area of visual communication design. Students use a range of digital tools to develop visual communication iconography and produce a corporate design system. Design history, design methods and contemporary practice are introduced through a team-based investigative research project.
Learning Outcomes
- use the appropriate language of visual communication;
- critique individual design projects for their aesthetic and functional effectiveness;
- explain the relationship between design elements and effective visualisation and communication;
- apply the fundamental principles of media design.
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | NM2901 NM1401 |
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| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 27-Mar-2014 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Assoc. Professor Katja Fleischmann. |
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| Assessment: | design projects (70%); research project (30%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.