Year 10 - Art and design
Final graphic design piece
Graphic Communications
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Unit Summary
This unit introduces pupils to developing their own voice. They will learn about key components in shaping their artistic voice, including research, reflection and refining ideas. The unit takes them on a journey of discovery leading to planning a final piece.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to create a final graphic design piece that reflects your personal style and shows influence from other designers.
Key Notes
- Researching and analysing key visual features used by other designers is key to developing final ideas.
- Familiarity with basic graphic design principles like balance and alignment is needed to develop a final idea.
- Articulating how a final idea communicates design choices is an important part of the process.
Vocabulary To Learn
- intention: the purpose or message behind a design; what the artist wants to communicate
- influence: the impact that a designer or movement has on a creative work
- visual language: the specific stylistic choices (colours, shapes, layout) used by a designer or artist
- iteration: the process of repeatedly refining and improving a design idea through drafts or versions
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- The final piece should just copy the designer's style.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Researching and analysing key visual features used by other designers is key to developing final ideas. Familiarity with basic graphic design principles like balance and alignment is needed to develop a final idea.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'intention'
the purpose or message behind a design; what the artist wants to communicate.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: The final piece should just copy the designer's style. Correction: While your chosen designer should influence your work, the final piece should show your own creative voice. Think about what you want to communicate, and how the designer's style can help you do that - not just replicate it.
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