Visual Art Design Level 3
L3DES Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Mr P. Manu.
Recommended Prior LearningLevel 2 Art Design
This course offers students the opportunity to engage with graphic design and character-based illustration through both historical and contemporary design practices. Students will explore how meaning is created and communicated visually, and develop their own unique design style across a series of projects tailored to their interests and strengths.
Building on skills developed in Level 2, students will learn how to take an idea from concept to completion using a wide range of techniques including sketching, collage, photography, painting, model-making, and digital design tools.
Course Structure:
Students will choose from a range of design pathways, including:
Graphic Design – logos, branding, posters, magazine spreads and covers
Character Design & Illustration – visual storytelling for games, graphic novels, or animation concepts
Each student will work with the teacher to formulate an individualised design brief that may respond to a brand concept, social issue, graphic narrative, or interactive media project. Students will explore how to express their ideas through typography, layout, colour, form, and narrative structure.
Final outcomes will be digitally printed and displayed on a portfolio board for external assessment, showcasing the development and refinement of their work over the year.
What Students Will Learn:
The evolution of design and its impact on culture and communication
How to develop a cohesive visual language and design identity
How to use industry-relevant tools such as Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
How to think critically about audience, message, and function in design
How to generate, refine, and present a resolved body of work
Assessment:
Assessment is based on Visual Art Design standards, including:
Internal assessments focused on generating and developing ideas
An external folio submission that presents a resolved series of design outcomes
Additional Notes:
Students wishing to take two Level 3 Visual Art subjects (e.g. Design + Photography or Painting) must gain approval from Mr. Manu
This course supports Scholarship Design, with mentorship available for eligible students
This course prepares students for further study in Graphic Design, Communication Design, Illustration, Animation, and other creative industries, while also building valuable skills in visual literacy, problem-solving, and creative innovation.
Check out more of the students' work on our Art Instagram page @Listoncollegeart
Examples of level 3 Design boards below:
Course Overview
Term 1
Logo Design/Website: 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 / animation) and editorial design such as advertising.
(4 Credits).
Term 2
Personal Design: (Logo, magazine spread or cover, website, graphic novel cover etc.) 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 Designs: You will use design artists as inspiration to create concepts. developments and final designs for each design brief project for your External Assessment. This work will make up your three board Portfolio which is your external assessment. (1st half of 14 credits).
Term 4
You will use design artists as inspiration to create concepts, developments and final designs for each design brief project for your External Assessment. This work will finish your three board Portfolio which is your external assessment. (2nd half of 14 credits).
Creative Industries: Visual Arts
Career Pathways
Printer, Private Teacher/Tutor, Print Finisher, Secondary School Teacher, Signmaker, Marketing Specialist, Graphic Designer, Interior Designer, Industrial Designer, Animator/Digital Artist, Curator, Graphic Pre-press Worker, Advertising Specialist, Copywriter, Sales and Marketing Manager, Visual Merchandiser, Software Developer, Exhibition and Collections Technician, Artist, Game Developer