This project will develop students' knowledge and understanding of
graphic design. Learners will photograph and sketch the
architecture of the Clyde waterfront or work from photographs if a
visit is not possible. They will then apply this knowledge in a
real life context by working as graphic designers, developing
designs for an invitation for The Lighthouse, using a variety of
traditional media. They will create inventive collages using
textured papers and photocopies of their initial drawings in
fineliner pen and charcoal. Learners will develop their drawings
and ideas into graphic designs, using Photoshop to change colours
and add in lettering. They will then present their ideas as a
finished product to the commercial company.
Broad Outcomes of learning
• Subject knowledge gained and enhanced e.g. the design process,
working to constraints of a design brief for a specific client, use
of visual elements
• Pupils learn how to use various materials and techniques e.g.
drawing and painting materials in initial investigation stages,
computer skills in Photoshop or similar computer
package
• Enterprise skills enhanced (CfE) - confidence in applying self to
task and achieving outcomes, effective communication and
contribution to achieve, independent learning as well as working
with others
• Develop employability skills: application of knowledge in a real
situation by being able to follow a brief, by being in competition
with others and by presenting finished product to a selected panel
(presenting their finished design also relates to selling oneself
in an interview situation)
• Learners have developed enterprising skills identified as 4
capacities of CfE
Relevance to curriculum
• Supports 5-14 Art & Design studies, students will work with
the visual elements: line, shape, texture, pattern and
colour
• Students will explore the subject of graphic design in more
depth, considering layout, lettering, use of colour, and the whole
design process, and will discover how design is relevant to work
and life. They will see how this subject knowledge is put into
practice in a real situation and understand how a graphic designer
works