Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.
Required skills
communication skills to engage with others about approaches to graphic design work
initiative and enterprise skills to experiment with graphic design techniques to produce effects that enhance the final product
learning skills to refine and improve a range of techniques
literacy skills to interpret design briefs and research information to support graphic design work
numeracy skills to work with technical issues, such as layouts and image resolution
self-management and planning skills to plan graphic design work
technical skills to evaluate, adapt and integrate a range of graphic design techniques
technology skills to use a range of digital imaging and design software.
Required knowledge
role of experimentation in developing and refining graphic design work
work and ideas of other graphic designers
formal elements and principles of design and their application to graphic design
techniques, materials, tools and equipment used in graphic design
types of graphic design briefs
history and theory of graphic design
intellectual property issues and legislation and their relevance to graphic design
OHS requirements for graphic design work.
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.
Specifications may refer to: | audience medium purpose style. |
Briefs are usually prepared by a commissioning body or organisation and may be: | diagrammatic verbal visual written. |
Graphic design work may be: | advertising annual reports banners book designs corporate presentations corporate stationery invitation logos posters visual merchandising web design. |
Parameters and constraintsmay refer to: | considerations, such as: client’s organisational background legal contractual ethical copyright health and safety subject matter cost material characteristics product characteristics and statistics quantity technology timeframe. |
Relevant people may include: | clients colleagues industry practitioners managers mentors supervisors. |
Work space needs may include: | drafting table electronic equipment lighting and power requirements process-specific needs. |
Materials may include: | board drawing implements fabrics inks metal surfaces perspex range of papers of differing weights and textures wet mediums wood. |
Tools and equipment may include: | computer digital camera drafting table and equipment hand tools light box nibs and pens printer projection equipment and screens range of brushes, including air brushes scanner scrapers software spatulas sponges spray cans spray guns storage devices. |
Preliminary visual representations may involve: | computer-aided drawing sketching technical drawing. |
Approaches may encompass: | aesthetic considerations choice of medium and materials design solutions parameters of the brief. |
Criteria may include: | access to materials, tools and equipment required for graphic design access to specialist support services consistency with briefs ease of application of techniques personal affinity with medium and materials. |
Strategies to test techniques may involve: | exploring techniques by making practice pieces, test pieces, mock-ups or samples testing materials and their application. |
Techniques may include: | digital imaging handbuilding: displays installations mock-ups hand drawn illustration lettering preparing work for printing processes. |
Process followed to refine the design approach may involve: | adjustment to content adjustment to take account of elements and principles of design adjustment to use extended capabilities of techniques. |
Process used to document the approach may involve: | final drawings illustrations photographs plans written rationale or description. |
Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.
Observation Checklist