CDS2204 Illustration as design
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
CDS2204 Illustration as design is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, offered in 2025 in Semester 2 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 2
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
The 2027 handbook has no page for CDS2204. This is its 2025 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before CDS2204
Corequisites
Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After CDS2204
No unit lists CDS2204 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must be enrolled in a Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture course, or approval from Chief Examiner.
Prohibition: VCO3205
Overview
This unit will emphasise the principle role illustration plays in the practice of graphic design. While continuing to develop individual illustration skills, you will be expected to realise your images in their intended contexts, such as packaging design, shopping bags, book covers, posters, advertisements, or other traditional graphic design formats. While being exposed to traditional image making processes you will also be encouraged to explore more experimental methods. A mix of hand generated imagery and digital methods will be encouraged.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Caulfield | On campus |
Assessment
- Project 1Project25%
- Project 2Project25%
- Project 3Project25%
- Project 4Project25%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Use a variety of illustration techniques: traditional, electronic and experimental;
- 2
Explore the potential for illustration to answer a range of graphic design problems;
- 3
Apply the principles of composition to the practice of illustration, and its surrounding design elements;
- 4
Understand the historical development of illustration in the practice of graphic design and comprehend its ability to become the principle visual focus of a major design project;
- 5
Successfully unite illustration with typography and other essential design elements.
Workload and teaching
- Studio activities36 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachResearch activities
- Teaching approachCase-based teaching
12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Vincent Dziekan
- Chief Examiners
- Senior Lecturer Vincent Dziekan
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for CDS2204?
None, but you must take OHS1000 before or alongside it.
When is CDS2204 offered?
In 2025, CDS2204 runs in Semester 2 at Caulfield.
Does CDS2204 have an exam?
No. CDS2204 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.