Associate Degree of Communication Design Subject Descriptions

Year 1

XDC11 - Design Culture & Theory

This subject introduces the study and critical analysis of milestones in art and design that have significantly influenced visual communication, and emphasizes the critical examination of the history and theory of design.

XIG11 - Ideas Generation in Visual Communication

This subject examines the way ideas are generated in the context of visual communication and investigates a variety of methods and techniques to understand visual communication forms.

CLT11 - Language & Systems of Communication

This subject introduces the language of typographic form and how it underpins the interaction of communication technologies in an historical context and also introduces software applications that enable visualization and production of visual communication solutions.

XIS11 - Introduction to Studio Practise

This subject introduces students to the methods, techniques and the professional environment of the contemporary communication design studio practice.

XFD12 - Framework of Design

This subject critically discusses the issues and attitudes that shape the nature and role of multimedia communications and inform the designer’s approach.

CSD12 - Symbol & Distribution

This subject explores the development of symbols and iconography from an historical perspective and how these graphic forms inform and contribute to systems of messaging.

CLT12 - Language of Typography

This subject furthers knowledge of type as visual language, by exploring typographic outcomes through the expression of traditional visual theory as applied to typographic technologies.

CMS12 - Models of Studio Practise

This subject furthers knowledge of contemporary and emerging models of studio practice, including investigating perspectives on visual culture and the role of the designer as enabler of cultural representation.

Year 2

XID23 - Introduction to Design Research

This subject expands the student’s knowledge of the research processes that inform emerging design practice and how this affects the designer/client/project relationship.

CDR23 - Design Research & Ideas Generation

This subject develops students’ knowledge and experience of the relationship between a design research strategy and the generation of ideas in response to this research.

CIR23 - Interface, Representation & Sequence

This subject develops the students’ experience and understanding of the issues, methods and technologies specific to the multimedia environment, and explores visual representation in screen-based formats.

CDU23 - Design Usability & the Community

This subject develops knowledge in the integration of emerging models of design studio practice with perspectives on usability, sustainability and community based design thinking through critically analysing social and political issues that impact the designer’s role.

CAD24 - Advanced Design Research

This subject aims to develop the knowledge and skills that will bridge the gap between research results and the application of those results to visual communication outcomes.

CNM24 - New Media: Interactive Spaces

This subject advances knowledge of interface design through the exploration of new media – interactive design, installation design and other methods of contemporary information design and presentation.

CAM24 - Advanced Media Integration

This subject brings together typography, image in print and the integrated application of moving image and sound in a design program, by exploring technologies that can combine these elements successfully for future production.

CVC24 - Visual Communication Design

This subject brings together the knowledge, concepts and skills required for the design process from research to final production and presentation, through the production of a major design project.