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1 Graphic Design, units 4&5: UAL: Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative Practice: The Bournemouth & Poole College
‘Your voice as a designer’ Mini Briefs Art, Design & Communication
PROJECT 1: EDITORIAL DESIGN. VISUAL SUMMER
DIARY
Assessor Mini project start Mid-Point assessment
Katerina Urmet 13 Sept 2021 27 Sept 2021
Grade: Submission deadline Extended submission deadline
Pass / Fail 7 Oct 2021 11 Oct 2021
The Brief:
You have been commissioned to create a printable booklet design. It should consist of designs and research made during the
Summer Project as well as further project development.
2 Graphic Design, units 4&5: UAL: Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative Practice: The Bournemouth & Poole College
‘Your voice as a designer’ Mini Briefs Art, Design & Communication
https://www.designwizard.com/graphic-design/guest-blogs- A record of presentation with received feedback
editorial-design/ - introduction onto Editorial Design
Summative Evaluation
2. Presentation of the outcome to the group.
Adobe InDesign:
https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/tutorials.html 3. Print-ready artwork (digital PDF) on Weebly.
Books:
Ambrose, G and Harris, P. 2003. The Fundamentals of the
creative design. Switzerland: AVA Publishing. In the classroom.
Samara T. (2005). Making and Breaking the Grid: A Graphic
Design Layout Workshop. The Elements of Graphic Design.
2nd ed. Gloucester: Rockport Publishers.
Lupton, E. (2010) Thinking with type: a critical guide for
designers, writers, editors, and students. 2nd ed. New York:
Princeton Architectural Press.
Cath Caldwell, Yolanda Zappaterra. 2014. Editorial Design:
Digital and Print.
Wang Shaoqiang, 2019. Page Design: Printed Matter and
Editorial Design.
3 Graphic Design, units 4&5: UAL: Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative Practice: The Bournemouth & Poole College
‘Your voice as a designer’ Mini Briefs Art, Design & Communication
PROJECT 2: SEASONAL ADVERTISING
Assessor Project start Mid-Point assessment
Katerina Urmet 11 Oct 2021 18 Oct 2021
Grade: Submission deadline Extended submission deadline
Pass / Fail 2 Nov 2021 8 Nov 2021
A sample from www.essemcreatives.com
The brief:
You have been commissioned to create a set of Christmas postcards that
includes 5 different variations of the same concept. These postcards will be
sold for charity in Dolphin Centre. Also, you have been asked to create an
animated .gif or .mp3 card with Christmas wishes for social online platforms.
5 Graphic Design, units 4&5: UAL: Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative Practice: The Bournemouth & Poole College
‘Your voice as a designer’ Mini Briefs Art, Design & Communication
PROJECT 3: BRAND IDENTITY
Assessor Project start Mid-Point assessment
Katerina Urmet 5 Nov 2021 22 Nov 2021
Grade: Submission deadline Re-submission deadline
Pass / Fail 8 Dec 2021 13 Dec 2021
Samples from www.behance.net
The brief:
You have been commissioned to create a new general branding for a
Dorset company. It could be a performing arts organisation, sporting
activity complex, health organisation, transport firm etc.
6 Graphic Design, units 4&5: UAL: Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative Practice: The Bournemouth & Poole College
‘Your voice as a designer’ Mini Briefs Art, Design & Communication
Suggested research: Assessment requirements:
It is up to you as individuals to gather the appropriate primary 1. Digital sketchbook on Weebly to evidence:
and secondary research utilising tools, methods, and skills
that you’ve acquired on the course. You must keep a record Research
of all sources accessed. You must include bibliography list of Ideas generation
Harvard referencing standard.
PROJECT PROPOSAL with planning
Learning materials:
Workshops or self-initiated learning journal
Please refer to Teams for PowerPoint presentations, tutorials
& guidelines relating to the project. Design development with annotation including reflection
against initial concept, problems faced and proposed
Weblinks: solutions. This must include visual language
https://www.behance.net – a portfolio of works from different experimentations, materials, processes and technical
professional designers skills explorations, records of discussions
https://designnotes.blog.gov.uk/2017/11/27/using-design-crits- Final design outcomes
to-improve-collaboration/ – Using design crits to improve
A record of presentations with received feedback
collaboration
Summative Evaluation
Books:
2. Presentation to the group: mid-way crit and final solution.
Michael Bierut. How to use graphic design to sell things,
explain things, make things look better, make people laugh, 3. Print-ready artwork (digital PDF) on Weebly.
make people cry, and (every once in a while) change the
world.
Peter Dawson, John Foster, Tony Seddon. 2012. Graphic
Design Rules: 365 Essential Design Dos and Don'ts.
Ideas generation.
Production of a planned/timetabled project proposal detailing tasks, responsibilities
and associated timescales to ensure deadlines are met for the client.
Week 10 PROJECT 3: BRANDING IDENTITY Unit 4 LO6
15.11.21
Idea presentations to the group during mid-way crit. Unit 5 LO2
Documentation of received feedback and advice and critical self- evaluation of the Unit 5 LO5
project proposal against requirements of the brief. Unit 5 LO6
Experimentation and development of a new full branding identity for the company.
Week 11 PROJECT 3: BRANDING IDENTITY Unit 4 LO6
22.11.21
Experimentation and development of a new full branding identity for the company. Unit 5 LO2
Mid-point assessment. Unit 5 LO5
8 Graphic Design, units 4&5: UAL: Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative Practice: The Bournemouth & Poole College
‘Your voice as a designer’ Mini Briefs Art, Design & Communication
PROJECT 4: ARTiculation
Assessor Project start Mid-Point assessment
Katerina Urmet 13 Dec 2021 10 Jan & 7 Feb 2022
Grade: Submission deadline Re-submission deadline
Pass / Fail 28 Feb 2022 4 April 2022
The Brief:
You are asked to take part in the ARTiculation Prize – a nationally acclaimed
annual event designed to promote the appreciation and discussion of art. The
competition seeks to engage 16–19 year old students in further education,
regardless of background or experience with art and to develop their
confidence and ability to express their opinions, thoughts and conclusions. Each
student is invited to deliver a ten-minute presentation to an interested audience
about a work of art, design, artefact or architecture of their choice. Adjudicators
are asked to assess each presentation as a whole, looking at content, structure,
delivery and the speaker’s unique potential.
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Graphic Design, units 4&5: UAL: Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative Practice: The Bournemouth & Poole College
‘Your voice as a designer’ Mini Briefs Art, Design & Communication
Week 17 PROJECT 4: ARTICULATION Unit 4 LO5
3.01.22 Unit 4 LO6
Workshop and discussion: Review of reflective practices: strength, weaknesses,
Unit 4 LO3
challenges, gaps, missed opportunities.
Critical reflection on PROJECT PROPOSAL and planning.
Continuous extensive research into a chosen artwork, artefact or design, including
notes at any lectures attended or photos from galleries/exhibitions. Consider Harvard
referencing.
Week 18 PROJECT 4: ARTICULATION Unit 5 LO6
10.01.22 Unit 5 LO4
Review on presentation techniques: conventions, specific influences, practical
requirements, organisation of presentation materials, professionalism,
communication.
Developing ARTiculation 10-minute presentation.
Documentation of upcoming problems and solutions to these.
Presentation practicing, critical self-reflection and improvement.
Mid-point assessment
Week 19 PROJECT 4: ARTICULATION Unit 4 LO6
17.01.22
Presentation to the peers. Unit 5 LO6
Documented respond to a feedback.
Evaluation and improvements of your presentation supported by peers’ feedback.
Week 19 PROJECT 4: ARTICULATION Unit 4 LO6
24.01.22
Group presentation on 24 and 25 January 2021. Unit 5 LO6
Documented respond to a feedback.
Group feedback & evaluation from class presentation (& internal heat/regional finals/
Grand final where relevant). Your respond to a feedback (improvements).
Week 20 PROJECT 4: ARTICULATION Unit 4 LO3
31.01.22
Ideas generation for a practical outcome in response to your research. Unit 4 LO6
Documentation of design development along annotation including reflection against
original artwork and project context, and your planned interpretation, problems faced Unit 5 LO6
during development and proposed solutions.
Week 21 PROJECT 4: ARTICULATION Unit 4 LO3
7.02.22
Documentation of design development along annotation including reflection against Unit 4 LO6
original artwork and project context, and your planned interpretation, problems faced
during development and proposed solutions. Unit 5 LO6
Mid-point assessment
Week 23 PROJECT 4: ARTICULATION Unit 4 LO3
14.02.22 Unit 4 LO3
ARTiculation Prize Internal Heat on 14 February 2021.
Documentation of design development along annotation including reflection against Unit 4 LO6
original artwork and project context, and your planned interpretation, problems faced
during development and proposed solutions. Unit 5 LO6
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Graphic Design, units 4&5: UAL: Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative Practice: The Bournemouth & Poole College
‘Your voice as a designer’ Mini Briefs Art, Design & Communication
PROJECT 5: PORTFOLIO
Assessor Project start Mid-Point assessment
Katerina Urmet 7 Oct 2021 29 Nov & 17 Jan 2021
Grade: Submission deadline Extended submission deadline
Pass / Fail 28 Feb 2022 4 April 2022
Samples of students’ portfolios.
The Brief:
Every creative professional must be able to
demonstrate a portfolio of work that ideally
demonstrates all the range of abilities and skills that
they have. Portfolio is something that will help you to
stand out from other candidates in creative industries
of your specialism. Creating a strong portfolio will
require a proper investigation, creativity, time and
effort. Make sure that you have well planed all these
activities to make your professional portfolio ready
before interviews this year.
Introduction to project:
As a part of your preparation to progression, you
will take a number of actions in order to gather
needed knowledge to create a portfolio that will
demonstrates the best your abilities and skills:
With a support of research create a mind-map on
possible professional routes within creative industries
to outline your personal preferences.
Demonstrate possible progression route into
preferred specialist industry practice.
Research on skills requirements – specialist and
transferrable skills.
Complete a personal audit on skills gaps and
requirements.
Investigate roles and responsibilities within preffered
specialist industry practice; examples of different
professional portfolio solutions.
about portfolio requirements from universities (or
future employers).
Select works to be displayed via portfolio. Produce
needed annotative texts that describes aim and
context for each project that you include into your portfolio.
Generate ideas. Think about the general concept to be used through the
portfolio. Set-up a general layout. Then think about additional elements that
will support your visual solution.
Develop your design for the portfolio with a use of Adobe InDesign, and
with support of Illustrator/Photoshop.
Proofread and critically evaluate your solutions. Make needed
improvements.
Submit your final portfolio design as print-ready .pdf file via Teams.
Additionally, you may also create an online portfolio that responds to
industry standards.
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Graphic Design, units 4&5: UAL: Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative Practice: The Bournemouth & Poole College
‘Your voice as a designer’ Mini Briefs Art, Design & Communication
Suggested research: Assessment requirements:
It is up to you as individuals to gather the appropriate primary 1. Digital sketchbook on Weebly to evidence:
and secondary research utilising tools, methods, and skills
Research
that you’ve acquired on the course. You must keep a record
of all sources accessed. You must include bibliography list of Ideas generation
Harvard referencing standard.
Workshops or self-initiated learning journal
Learning materials:
Design development with annotation including reflection
Please refer to Teams for PowerPoint presentations, tutorials against initial concept, problems faced and proposed
& guidelines relating to the project. solutions. This must include visual language
Hand-outs: Portfolio building.pdf experimentations, materials, processes and technical
skills explorations, records of discussions.
Weblinks:
Final portfolio outcome.
https://www.ucas.com/ucas/after-gcses/find-career-
ideas/explore-jobs?f=/job-families/arts-crafts-and-design - Summative Evaluation against aims and main concept.
UCAS careers advice
2. Print-ready (digital PDF) portfolio on Weebly.
https://www.behance.net – a portfolio of works from different
professional designers Extended outcome: created digital online portfolio.
https://www.behance.net/gallery/4188047/Sketchbook - a
sketchbook presentation sample from Esteban Pérez-
Hemminger
https://www.designwizard.com/blog/creating-a-portfolio-
website-pro-tips-to-do-it-right/ - creating a portfolio (website)
Books:
Michael Bierut. How to use graphic design to sell things,
explain things, make things look better, make people laugh,
make people cry, and (every once in a while) change the
world.
Peter Dawson, John Foster, Tony Seddon. 2012. Graphic
Design Rules: 365 Essential Design Dos and Don'ts.
Cath Caldwell, Yolanda Zappaterra. 2014. Editorial Design:
Digital and Print Paperback.
Wang Shaoqiang. 2019. Page Design: Printed Matter and
Editorial Design.
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Graphic Design, units 4&5: UAL: Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative Practice: The Bournemouth & Poole College
‘Your voice as a designer’ Mini Briefs Art, Design & Communication