UnitLevel 1Undergraduate

IDN1602 Drawing for designers

Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture

IDN1602 Drawing for designers is a level 1, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, offered in 2024 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2024
Semester 1, Semester 2
Caulfield
Assessment
No exam
2 tasks

This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2025 entry.

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Requisites

Before IDN1602

Prohibitions

You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.

Corequisites

Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.

After IDN1602

No unit lists IDN1602 as a prerequisite in the 2024 handbook.

Overview

This unit covers an advanced practice of combining techniques and media, as well as experimental methods; introduction to framing of the subject; selection of the most appropriate view; combination of views; development of background treatment; composition of pictorial settings for products.

Offerings in 2024

Teaching periodCampusMode
First semesterCaulfieldOn campus
Second semesterCaulfieldOn campus

Assessment

  • Exercise folio
    60%
  • Project folio
    40%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Develop ideas through drawing that show salient features of an intended design, rather than a pre-existing object;

  2. 2

    Use drawing as a method for externalising your thoughts and developing ideas;

  3. 3

    Persuasively communicate your ideas through the development of concept presentation sketches and renderings in a product design context;

  4. 4

    Demonstrate proficiency in the selection and use of appropriate drawing mediums, techniques and equipment to suit the nature of the design.

Workload and teaching

  • Studio activities36 hours
  • Teaching approachActive learning

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

This class is a technical unit delivered through demonstration, guidance, theory and feedback.

Contacts

Unit Coordinators
Adam Smith
Chief Examiners
Ms Amy Killen

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for IDN1602?

None, but you must take OHS1000 before or alongside it.

When is IDN1602 offered?

In 2024, IDN1602 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Caulfield.

Does IDN1602 have an exam?

No. IDN1602 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
1
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
Organisational unit
Department of Design
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 2
Study abroad
Available
Handbook years
202320242025