NM1400 - Introduction to Media Design
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | College of Arts, Society & Education |
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 an investigative research project.
Learning Outcomes
- 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;
- demonstrate the use the appropriate language of visual communication.
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | NM2901 NM1401 CV1420 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Martin Potter |
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| Assessment: | design project (50%); design search project (30%); quiz on lecture material (20%). |
| External, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Martin Potter |
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| Method of Delivery: | WWW - LearnJCU |
| Assessment: | design research project (30%); quiz on lecture material (20%); design projects (50%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Martin Potter |
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| Assessment: | design projects (50%); assignments (20%); design search 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.