Overview
Nelson Senior Graphics for Queensland Schools guides students through the design process, from research to developing ideas to producing design solutions in the form of graphical representations.
Written to match the Queensland Senior Graphics syllabus, the title develops skills in sketching and drawing freehand, alongside the use of computer-aided design and drafting (CADD). Industry conventions are used where possible and the inclusion of case studies on a range of Australian designers add real-world meaning to the text.
Nelson Senior Graphics for Queensland Schools is the ideal text for students to expand their skills, knowledge and zeal for design.
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SECTION A: Design areas
1. Industrial design
2. Built environment design
3. Graphic design
SECTION B: Design processes
4. The design problem
5. Developing ideas
6. Producing graphical products
SECTION C: Design factors
7. User-centred design
8. Elements and principals of design
9. Design technologies
10. Legal responsibilities
11. Design strategies and project management
12. Sustainability
13. Representing materials
SECTION D: Graphical representations
14. Common graphical representations
15. Two-dimensional drawing
16. Three-dimensional drawing
Appendix
Glossary
Index
Kristen Guthrie is an experienced teacher of Visual Communication and Design and a qualified graphic designer. She has been closely involved in the development, teaching and evaluation of the VCE Visual Communication and Design study design since its inception in the VCE curriculum. She has worked in curriculum development and assessment with VCAA and is passionate about design education. She is currently Head of Arts at Woodleigh School on the Mornington Peninsula.
Chris Ralph has experience in teaching Design Technology and Graphics at both the secondary and tertiary level. He has been an active member of the QSA for Graphics since 1998, and is heavily involved in the QLD INTAD (Industrial Technology and Design Teachers Association), for which he is an executive. Chris has been nominated for several excellence/outstanding achievement in teaching awards at both the secondary and tertiary level, and is currently the Head of Industrial Technology and Design at St John’s Anglican College, Queensland.
Written and mapped to the QLD Senior Graphics syllabus
Full-colour, appealing design
Case studies of contemporary Australian designers throughout
All new skills-based activities
Visual examples from students and well-known designers
Design problems and solutions
Tech tips to assist students in developing their skills with digital design technology.