VCM4601 Design principles for multimedia 1
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
VCM4601 Design principles for multimedia 1 is a level 4, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture. It isn't offered in 2020. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Not offered
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2021 entry.
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Requisites
Before VCM4601
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After VCM4601
No unit lists VCM4601 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite: Enrolment in the Master of Design or Master of Multimedia Design
Prohibition: VCM4002
Overview
You will be introduced to how the fundamental elements and principles of two and three-dimensional design are applied to Multimedia. You will gain the necessary design skills and knowledge to produce complex integrations of those selected principles of design, which form a solid basis to support visual communications for screen based media. Set projects encourage experimentation with various techniques and methods of interpretation.
Offerings in 2020
The 2020 handbook lists no offerings for VCM4601.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Recognise, analyse and use the elements of design;
- 2
Understand the role of visual communication and fundamental design principles as applied to Multimedia/New Media;
- 3
Recognise some of the theoretical and psychological issues of selected colour theories;
- 4
Understand and apply selected colour theories to digital media;
- 5
Recognise, analyse and use typography;
- 6
Express ideas and concepts for multimedia using visual communication forms, drawing, digital imaging, graphic design and typography; and
- 7
Observe and employ occupational health and safety appropriate to studio practice.
Workload and teaching
12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Trinh Vu
- Mr Giosue Prochilo
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Trinh Vu
- Mr Jeffery Janet
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for VCM4601?
VCM4601 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is VCM4601 offered?
VCM4601 has no offerings listed in the 2020 handbook.
More details
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 4
- Study level
- Postgraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
- Organisational unit
- Department of Design
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 1
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 20202021