Liston College Liston College

Visual Art Design Level 2

L2DES
Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Mr P. Manu, Mr D. Lu.

Recommended Prior Learning

Year 11 Visual Art and/or Year 11 DVC

This course introduces students to Graphic Design and Character Design as creative pathways within Visual Art. Students will develop their ability to communicate ideas visually and build a personal design style, working on projects that respond to themes such as branding, social issues, graphic narratives, or interactive media.

Students can choose to focus on:

  • Graphic Design – branding, logos, posters, magazine spreads, packaging, and corporate identity

  • Character Design – world-building, character development, environments, and storytelling for games or graphic novels

Course Structure:

Working in consultation with their teacher, students will:

  • Develop an individualised brief based on a selected theme or concept

  • Explore and apply design processes including sketching, collage, photography, painting, 3D modelling, and digital techniques

  • Investigate and apply typography, layout, colour theory, and visual storytelling

The final body of work will be curated and presented as a folio board for assessment, showcasing the student’s design journey and technical growth over the year.

What Students Will Learn:

  • How to generate and refine design ideas

  • How to apply conventions from contemporary and historical designers

  • How to use digital design software (such as Photoshop and Illustrator)

  • How to produce a cohesive, visually engaging design outcome

  • How to think critically about audience, message, and function in design

Assessment:

Assessment is based on Visual Art Design standards, including:

  • Internal assessments focused on the development of ideas and techniques

  • An external assessment through the submission of a folio board presenting a resolved body of design work

Additional Notes:

  • Students wishing to take two Level 2 Visual Art subjects (e.g. Design + Photography or Painting) must seek approval from Mr. Manu

  • This course prepares students for Level 3 Design and supports progression into fields such as Graphic Design, Illustration, Animation, and the broader creative industries

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).

Learning Areas:

Creative Industries: Visual Arts


Pathway

Visual Art Design Level 3

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