CDS2532 Illustration for narrative
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
CDS2532 Illustration for narrative is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
The 2027 handbook has no page for CDS2532. This is its 2025 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before CDS2532
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
Corequisites
Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.
After CDS2532
No unit lists CDS2532 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must be enrolled in a Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture degree, or approval from Chief Examiner.
Overview
Illustration for narrative explores the role of illustration and related image-making within a contemporary visual communication landscape. It intends to address the diverse media through which image-making can communicate ideas and narrate scenarios through both still and moving image. Contemporary image-makers need to know how to harness the potential of story-telling through various media exposure to, and experience with, the diverse processes available in essential to this end. Particular emphasis will be placed on the visual interpretation of words and stories, extracting the essence of their narrative content through visual means. These 'stories' may be provided or authored by yourself.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First 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
Understand the key role images play in the comprehension of narrative structures;
- 2
Utilise a variety of illustration techniques: traditional, digital and experimental;
- 3
Create narrative images using both still and moving media;
- 4
Identify the key elements of narrative upon which to base your image(s);
- 5
Respond creatively to any given text or concept as well as narratives developed as both author and image-maker.
Workload and teaching
- Studio activities36 hours
- Teaching approachPeer assisted learning
- Teaching approachActive learning
12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Mr Ned Culic
- Chief Examiners
- Mr Ned Culic
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for CDS2532?
None, but you must take OHS1000 before or alongside it.
When is CDS2532 offered?
In 2025, CDS2532 runs in Semester 1 at Caulfield.
Does CDS2532 have an exam?
No. CDS2532 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.