CDS3002 Communication design studio 5

Communication design studio 5 will advance to a high level the practical, technical and conceptual skills developed in preceding studios. Having been exposed to a broad range of creative communication processes in the prerequisite units, you will be required to identify an area of specialisation in which to participate in CDS3002. You may choose to continue the same area as that selected in CDS3001 to hone your specialist skills, or opt for a different area in order to broaden your expertise. Specialisation areas will be identified upon enrolment into the unit and may include (but will not be limited to) publication design, typography, image, brand, animation, sound and motion, interactivity and others areas that develop as the communication design field continues to broaden.

Within their area of specialisation you will explore the breadth of communication possibilities through a carefully composed program of studio-based projects relevant to your chosen area. These projects, though different in each specialisation, will be comparable in assessment tasks and learning outcomes. Within each studio, you will develop your skills in both the technology and conceptual thinking required of your specialisation to high level of competency.

You will be encouraged to approach this unit with the utmost care in your selection of specialisation. General exposure to the areas of specialisation will have occurred throughout the preceding units, but counselling from the unit chief examiner and course coordinator will be made available to assist your selection of your particular area of study.

The projects undertaken in CDS3002 will contribute towards a body of work intended to demonstrate your refined level of competence within the communication design field, and assist you to either progress into further study or gain appropriate employment in the communication design arena.