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 2025 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1, Semester 2
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
The 2027 handbook has no page for IDN1602. This is its 2025 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before IDN1602
Corequisites
Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After IDN1602
No unit lists IDN1602 as a prerequisite in the 2025 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 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Caulfield | On campus |
| Second semester | Caulfield | On campus |
Assessment
- Exercise folioProject60%
- Project folioProject40%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Develop ideas through drawing that show salient features of an intended design, rather than a pre-existing object;
- 2
Use drawing as a method for externalising your thoughts and developing ideas;
- 3
Persuasively communicate your ideas through the development of concept presentation sketches and renderings in a product design context;
- 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
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Selby Coxon
- Dr Nyein Aung
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Robbie Napper
- Dr Nyein Aung
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for IDN1602?
None, but you must take OHS1000 before or alongside it.
When is IDN1602 offered?
In 2025, IDN1602 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Caulfield.
Does IDN1602 have an exam?
No. IDN1602 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.