Art Design Level 2
L2DES Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Mr P. Manu.
Recommended Prior LearningYear 11 Visual Art and/or Year 11 DVC
Design in the Visual Arts focuses on graphic design or character design. Graphic Design is creating logos, magazine spreads and covers, posters, and other brand concepts whereas character design focus on the development of characters, environments, and storytelling. Students are encouraged to actively engage in all aspects of Graphic and Character Design from typography to corporate identity, book and packaging design through to marketing and illustration bringing their own developing style to their design work.
Students are required to develop their ideas for a brand, social issue, graphic novel, or game over the year in consultation with the teacher to formulate an individualised graphic style. Design can utilise a range of approaches including sketching, collage, photography, paint, models, and digital processes. Your final body of work will be printed and displayed on a folio board for assessment.
Students are encouraged to be innovative and will build on their knowledge of art techniques studied in Year 11.
Where a student wishes to take TWO Level 2 Visual Art subjects, they will need the permission of Mr. Manu.
Check out more of the students' work on our Art Instagram page @Listoncollegeart
Example of Level 2 Design folio board below
Course Overview
Term 1
Poster Design: You will research methods and ideas related to design as well as contextual information about your idea to base your work on. You will use drawing to generate and develop ideas; drawing could be done in the traditional way with a pencil on paper but we will also move in to digital computer based drawing depending on your strengths and interest. Design solutions can be base around typography, illustration (including character design and animation) and editorial design such as advertising.
(4 Credits).
Term 2
Personal Design: (Logo.) You will research methods and ideas related to design ideas you want to pursue, researching about your theme to base your work on. You will use drawing to generate and develop ideas. Design projects will be inspired by established design artists, and can be based around typography, illustration (including character design) or editorial design such as advertising. This work will also become the basis of your two board Portfolio which is your external assessment. (4 Credits).
Term 3
Personal Design: (Magazine Spread) You will research methods and ideas related to design ideas you want to pursue, researching about your theme to base your work on. You will use drawing to generate and develop ideas. Design projects will be inspired by established design artists, and can be based around typography, illustration (including character design) or editorial design such as advertising. This work will also become the basis of your two board Portfolio which is your external assessment. (4 Credits).
Term 4
You will use design artists as inspiration to create concepts. developments and final designs for a final design brief project for your External Assessment. This work will finish your two board Portfolio which is your external assessment. (12 credits).
Creative Industries: Visual Arts
Pathway Career Pathways
Private Teacher/Tutor, Print Finisher, Secondary School Teacher, Marketing Specialist, Graphic Designer, Interior Designer, Industrial Designer, Animator/Digital Artist, Curator, Graphic Pre-press Worker, Advertising Specialist, Sales and Marketing Manager, Visual Merchandiser, Software Developer, Exhibition and Collections Technician, Artist, Game Developer