Course Title: Produce drawings to communicate ideas
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2021
Course Code: VART6406C
Course Title: Produce drawings to communicate ideas
School: 375T Vocational Design and Social Context
Campus: Brunswick Campus
Program: C5382 - Diploma of Product Design
Course Contact: Robin Blood
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4819
Course Contact Email: robin.blood@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 80
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Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
In this course you will explore the diverse application of drawing to communicate ideas. This will include developing drawing skills and confidence to communicate design concepts for objects, processes or spaces. Drawings may be for personal use or for presentation in exhibitions, for concept roughs or publications.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CUAACD301 Produce drawings to communicate ideas |
Element: |
1. Plan drawing work |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Identify drawing requirements from reference material and confirm with appropriate people if required 1.2 Identify factors, including contractual, legal and ethical factors, that may impact on how drawing work is undertaken 1.3 Gather information about drawing techniques, materials and equipment from a range of sources and determine how they may be used to communicate ideas 1.4 Evaluate information for its application to specific drawing briefs |
Element: |
2. Experiment to represent ideas |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Explore the capabilities of techniques, materials and equipment 2.2 Follow safety procedures for particular techniques, materials and equipment 2.3 Select approaches that best suit the purpose of drawings and their presentation context |
Element: |
3. Create drawings |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Organise materials, tools and equipment for selected techniques 3.2 Produce preliminary drawings and discuss their effectiveness with relevant people 3.3 Confirm intellectual property and other relevant legislative requirements are met 3.4 Finalise drawings, incorporating feedback on work in progress as required 3.5 Prepare drawings for the presentation context |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course, you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate your competency in the above elements.
Details of Learning Activities
This course is run across 2 semesters and requires you to produce a folio of drawings and to present these for review periodically throughout the duration of the course. A knowledge test is also applied to evaluate your understanding of various materials, skills and types of drawings used in Product Design.
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to produce drawings that represent and communicate ideas. It does not relate to drawing as an art form.
People working in many industries apply the skills and knowledge in this unit. Ideas for communication are diverse and may include design concepts for objects, processes or spaces, or movement sequences for performances or screen productions. Drawings may be for personal use or for presentation in exhibitions, tender bid proposals or publications. Drawing may be electronic or hand drawn.
At this level, the individual would take some responsibility for experimentation with a range of drawing techniques and be expected to show some command of those techniques.
Students will learn design drawing skills based on the principles and elements for design to prepare students to a diploma level
Teaching Schedule
| Week | Session Contents | Folio Activities |
| 1 | Introduction to semester | |
| 2 | Introduction to drawing for 3D visualisation. Basic two point perspective. Line weight and usage. In class exercise. |
Activity 1.1: Basic 2 point perspective |
| 3 | Perspective above and below the line.Quality of line. In class exercise: Cuboids – two point perspective. |
Activity 1.1: Basic 2 point perspective. 2 best pages Activity 1.2: Cuboids Select x 2 best pages |
| 4 | Ellipses and circles in perspective | Activity 1.3: Ellipse and Cylinder forms |
| 5 | Cylindricanes. In class drawing exercise. Introduction to annotation in drawings |
Activity 1.3: Ellipse and Cylinder forms continued |
| 6 | In class drawing exercise, | Activity 1.4: Elgo (Lego) Block |
| 7 | Transformations exercise. Combinations exercise. |
Activity 1.5: Exterior Observational drawing |
| 8 | Student Feedback and Review. Task 3 progress review for activities 1.1 to 1.5. Choosing a view. In class drawing exercise |
Activity 1.6: Hair dryer |
| 9 | Idea generation. Thumbnail drawing. In class drawing exercise. |
Activity 1.7: Pencil sharpener |
| 10 | Exploring 3D forms & detail in accurate proportion. Observational drawing Shadows and Shading |
Activity 1.8A: Adaptor. |
| 11 | Concept development. Drawing composition. Presentation of ideas In class drawing exercise |
Activity 1.9: Blood glucose monitor Basic shading and drop shadows |
| 12 | Concept development. Drawing composition reinforcement. In class drawing exercise. |
Activity 1.10: Two way radio |
| 13 | Detail development drawing composition. In class drawing exercise, |
Activity 1.10: Two way radio, continued |
| 14 | Drawing composition and Page Layouts | In class Activity |
| 15 | Catch up and review | |
| 16 | Assessment Task 2: Drawing Portfolio submission for review. Activities 1.1 to 1.10 | |
| Semester break | ||
| Part 2: Semester 2 | ||
| Week | Session Contents | Folio Activities |
| 1 | Drawing refresh: Forms, surfaces & relative relationship, study of basic geometric shapes to form an object. Bottle drawing activity (final sketch will be used for rendering exercise). | Activity 2.1: Bottles, Bottles, Bottles |
| 2 | Exploring more complex forms, contour and section lines. Creating form from preliminary shapes. Finalise Activity 2.1 ready for rendering week 3 | Activity 2.2: Cloud sketching Activity 2.1: Bottles, Bottles, Bottles, finalise drawing for week 3 rendering class |
| 3 | Using Flat views, construction planes and sections to construct perspective sketches. Students are reminded to bring in an object next week for exploded view drawing | Activity 2.3: Construction Planes and Sections |
| 4 | Exploring complex forms, contour and section lines. Exploded view high quality detail drawing. Students to bring in an object of there choice for Activity 2.4, exploded view. | Activity 2.4: Exploded view, object 1 |
| 5 | Exploded view high quality detail drawing continued. Students to bring in a second object of there choice for Activity 2.2, exploded view. | Activity 2.5: Exploded view, object 2 |
| 6 | Children's Furniture design composition. Large format drawing. | Activity 2.6: Children's Furniture |
| 7 | Children's Furniture design composition, high quality drawing. Instructional drawing Finalise Activity 2.6 ready for rendering week 8 |
Activity 2.6: Children's furniture, finalise |
| 8 |
Student Feedback and Review. Assessment task 3 Activities 2.1 to 2.6 for review and progress grades. Assessment Task 1: Test review for next week |
Activity 2.1 to 2.6 due for progress assessment |
| 9 | Assessment Task 1: Conducted as in session test and assessment | |
| 10 | Exploring complex forms. Construction details and features. External drawings of Architectural features | Activity 2.7: Construction details |
| 11 | Automotive sketching, introduction. Large format sketch. Profile and Elevation |
Activity 2.8: Automotive sketching, |
| 12 | Automotive sketching, continued. Perspective sketching | Activity 2.8: Automotive sketching, finalise |
| 13 | Exploring complex forms. High performance product or vehicle. High quality drawing, side elevation and perspective view (final sketch will be used for rendering exercise) | Activity 2.9: High performance product |
| 14 |
High performance product or vehicle. High quality drawing. Assessment Task 2 Compilation and feedback Assessment Task 3: Finalise |
Activity 2.9: High performance product, finalise |
| 15 | Assessment Task 2 presentation compilation and feedback | |
| 16 | Assessment task 2 and 3 due for assessment |
While all course content will be delivered, the order and mode of delivery may change depending on the availability of specialist facilities and equipment. Please check Canvas regularly as any updates will be communicated by your teacher.
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Students will need to refer to CANVAS as teaching resources may vary according to teaching schedule and task requirements.
The University Library has extensive resources and provides subject specialist expertise, research advice, help with referencing and support through:
The Learning Lab https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/study-support/learning-lab
Study Support https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/study-support
Overview of Assessment
Assessment is on-going throughout the course. Assessment tasks will require you demonstrate the application of knowledge and skills through practical projects and tasks including drawing tasks and a major drawing project.
Assessment Tasks
Assessment Task 1: Knowledge Test
Due: Week 25 (Semester 2 week 9)*
Assessment Task 2: Presentation
Due: Week 31 and Week 32 (Semester 2 week 16)*
Assessment Task 3: Portfolio
Due: Week 32 (Semester 2 week 16)*
*Due dates for assessment tasks dependent on access to specialist facilities and equipment may change. Please check Canvas regularly as any updates will be communicated by your teacher.
Results that apply to courses that are delivered and assessed in accordance with competency-based assessment are:
CA: Competency Achieved
NYC: Not Yet Competent
DNS: Did not Submit for Assessment
Assessment Matrix
The assessment matrix demonstrates alignment of assessment tasks with the relevant unit of competency. These matrices are available through Program Administration.
Other Information
Attendance:
Your learning experience will involve class-based teaching, discussion, demonstration and practical exercises
It is strongly advised that you attend all timetabled sessions. This will allow you to engage in the required learning activities, ensuring you the maximum opportunity to complete this course successfully.
Information about your studies:
You can access My Studies through the RMIT website for information about timetables, important dates, assessment dates, results and progress, Canvas etc.
https://www.rmit.edu.au/students
Assessment:
Information on assessment including Special consideration, Adjustments to assessment, (e.g. applying for an extension of time):
https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/assessment-and-exams/assessment
Academic Integrity and Plagiarism:
RMIT University has a strict policy on plagiarism and academic integrity. Please refer to the website for more information on this policy.
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