Digital Communications for Interiors
Unit code: HDINT661
| Credit points | 12.5 Credit Points |
| Duration | 1 semester |
| Contact hours | 36 hours per semester |
| Campus | Online, Prahran |
| Prerequisites | HDG530 Research Methods for Design HDG531 Fundamental Design Studio Assumed knowledge - 2D drafting conventions, basic graphic design, digital technology i.e. Photoshop, Illustrator and basic understanding of 3D CAD software. |
Related course(s)
A unit of study offered onsite and/or online within the Masters of Design (Interior Design) and Graduate Diploma of Design (Interior Design) programs.Aims and objectives
Communication of a design idea is a key skill for all interior designers. This studio will develop students’ existing communication
skills for exhibition, publication and presentation purposes. The emphasis will be on digital presentation with students involved in
producing detailed communication strategies including 3D modelling using the most current computer software.
skills for exhibition, publication and presentation purposes. The emphasis will be on digital presentation with students involved in
producing detailed communication strategies including 3D modelling using the most current computer software.
After successfully completing this unit, you should be able to:
• Develop an understanding of how to accurately represent a design precedent in orthographic projection (plan, section, and
elevation).
• Create accurate orthographic representations of architectural or interior designs using digital technologies.
• Develop an understanding of how to represent materiality and lighting of an interior space using digital technologies.
• Create professional standard 3D representations of architectural or interior ideas using digital technologies.
• Develop an understanding of how to use digital collage techniques to represent an architectural or interior idea.
• Create professional standard 3D collage representations of an architectural or interior space.
• Develop an understanding of how to accurately represent a design precedent in orthographic projection (plan, section, and
elevation).
• Create accurate orthographic representations of architectural or interior designs using digital technologies.
• Develop an understanding of how to represent materiality and lighting of an interior space using digital technologies.
• Create professional standard 3D representations of architectural or interior ideas using digital technologies.
• Develop an understanding of how to use digital collage techniques to represent an architectural or interior idea.
• Create professional standard 3D collage representations of an architectural or interior space.
Teaching methods
In a semester, you should be expected to spend on average, twelve and a half hours of total time (formal contact time plusindependent study time) a week on a 12.5 credit point unit of study. This may vary if the unit is delivered in intensive mode or online. The unit is delivered in a combined 3-hour lecture plus tutorial studio including workshops, discussions, reviews, and critiques.
Assessment
Folio II: Review: Digital Orthographic Project Individual 20%
Folio II: Review: Digital Collage Project Individual 30%
New Unseen Folio 3: 3D Rendering Project Individual 50%
Folio II: Review: Digital Collage Project Individual 30%
New Unseen Folio 3: 3D Rendering Project Individual 50%
Generic skills outcomes
Since key generic skills align with undergraduate learning, this postgraduate unit will provide students with feedback on progress inattaining the following graduate attributes:
Capable in their chosen professional, vocational or study areas
Able to apply the principles of sustainability to life and work
Effective, collegial and ethical in work and community situations
Adaptable and able to manage change
Aware and respectful of local and international environments in which they will be contributing (e.g. sociocultural, economic, natural)
Entrepreneurial in contributing to innovation and development within their business, workplace or community
