Digital World

Unit Overview
Focus Area 1: - Digital Media Project: - Design and construct a promotional advertisement for an item of the students choice. Aim: - To engage students in technological innovation and the world of design while exploring the impact on individuals, society and environments. Description: - In this course Students will develop skills in promotion of a product using a variety of media and their associated techniques e.g. digital photography, digital video and audio design, information technologies such as web pages and banners, graphic design, packaging and displays. This unit of the course is designed to allow students to solve a problem they have identified by working through the design process and finding a suitable solution using technology, multimedia and graphics.

Outcome addressed in this unit

A student:
5.1.1 5.1.2 5.2.1 5.3.1 5.3.2 5.4.1 5.5.1 5.6.1 5.6.2 5.6.3 analyses and applies a range of design concepts and processes applies and justifies an appropriate process of design when developing design ideas and solutions evaluates and explains the impact of past, current and emerging technologies on the individual, society and environments analyses the work and responsibilities of designers and the factors affecting their work evaluates designed solutions that consider preferred futures, the principles of appropriate technology and ethical and responsible design develops and evaluates innovative, enterprising and creative design ideas and solutions uses appropriate techniques when communicating design ideas and solutions to a range of audiences selects and applies management strategies when developing design solutions applies risk management practices and works safely in developing quality design solutions selects and uses a range of technologies competently in the development and management of quality design solutions

Portfolio Contents
1/ Title Page 2/ Contents Page 3/ Project Analysis
Design Brief and Situation Identification of the need Exploration of the need Criteria to Evaluate Success

4/ Organization
Action Plan Time Plan Finance Plan

5/ Research

Existing Designs Techniques Designer

Evaluates emerging digital technologies

6/ Ideas

Freehand Sketches

7/ Construction

Construction of promotional material

8/ Final Evaluation
Final Evaluation

Please Note: Items in green will be in assessment task 3 due week 1 14/10/2011 at 8:40am Items in blue will be in assessment task 3 due week 3 27/10/2011 at 8:40am