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Unit 40 - Typographic and Layout Design
IMPORTANT: The following are TASKS (not to be confused with grading criteria)
TASKS To gain a Pass:
TASKS To gain a Merit:

TASKS To gain a Distinction:

P1.
Investigate conventions used in layout examples of
others
Research the following;
- Page layout
- Grids and columns
- Golden section (Thirds)
- Formatting; gutter, margins, headers and footers,
main body etc.
- Folios multi page layout
- Information hierarchies, text flow
P2.
Investigate terminology used in typographic design
Research the following;
- Fonts, founts, typefaces, type families
- Punctuation
- Ligatures
- Type styles (light, roman, regular, italic, condensed,
expanded, body, copy, headings, tracking, kerning,
leading, drop caps, serifs, san serifs, ascender,
descender, cap-high, x-height
- Display; Indents, borders, paragraphs, panels

M1.
Compare and evaluate a range of layout and
typography examples you have collected and
chosen
Use conventions mentioned in P1 as a part of
you written work

D1.
Show how the independently selected
and evaluated research you have
carried out about typography and layout
can inspire to your own ideas and
opinions

M2.
Describe in your own word how terminology
and conventions are being used in several
examples to create a particular effect or style
Show that you understand that these
conventions are a part of the communication
and that they express a message in their own
right

D2.
Produce exciting final promotional
outcomes that you have chosen to
create from your own design brief which
are innovative and creative in regards
to layout and typography

P3.
Explain what the terminologies in layout design actually
mean

M3.
Use hand drawn images, letterforms,
thumbnails, rough sketches and collage to
make artwork pieces that can be used as
parts for your promotional items
Combine the above by using, photography,
scanners, cameras, Photo Shop and InDesign
to design your own promotional items. Also
use manipulation and vector based formats
You should make a minimum of;
3 effective products (i.e. poster, flyer and cd
cover or other options of your own choice
towards your brief) including alternatives

D3.
Present your final promotional
outcomes in an effective way, mounted
prints and digital versions, exhibition
items
There should be 4 or more items
showing a range of skills in
typographic and layout design etc.
Evaluate your work by using correct
terminology comprehensively
Include aesthetic qualities, opportunities
and fitness for purpose

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P4.
Explain what the terminologies in typography design
mean

M4.
Present your promotional items and evaluate
your outcomes with regards to effectiveness

P5.
Use your own hand made artwork, photography, scans,
InDesign and Photoshop to create your own layout and
typography outcomes
This should be in the form of a poster, flyer, cd cover or
other items of choice towards your own brief
A minimum of 2 separate promotional items

P6.
Review your own design outcomes

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Unit 4 Communication through Art and Design
IMPORTANT: The following are TASKS (not to be confused with grading criteria)
TASKS To gain a Pass:

TASKS To gain a Merit:

TASKS To gain a Distinction:

P1.
Research others work and investigate
how they have used media, materials
and processes to express a particular
meaning or idea
This could mean;
- Mystery, atmosphere, style,
attraction, provoke, sustain
interest, sell, create mood,
harmony, MOVEMENT and even
unintended messages

M1.
Evaluate your findings in P1 and create your
own examples and experiments in which you
can compare to existing work
Incorporate the theme MOVEMENT to your
experiments

D1.
Communicate your intended meaning and message
you will express towards your target audience within the
brief you have chosen in an imaginative way related to
the theme MOVEMENT
Imaginative use of art and design language is important

P2.
Show evidence of that you are able to
use visual language, such as; formal
elements, feeling, symbols,
impressions, compositions, pictures,
visions, semantics, ideas and
illustrations when you discuss research
from P1

P3.
Describe ways that you can use
photography, typography, illustration
and visual language to communicate
ideas and meanings
How can you communicate
MOVEMENT

M2.
Clearly explain the methods, materials and
media you intend to use to express a meaning
or message in your promotional design
outcomes, logos and images
Relate the above to the relevant target
audience
You could do this as a detailed Specification

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P4.
Formulate your own design brief
within given frame work
Specify intended meaning and
message you are to communicate to
your chosen target audience when
creating your promotional outcomes

Unit 5 Contextual Influences in Art and Design THIS UNIT IS INCLUDED IN ALL THREE PROJECTS THIS YEAR
IMPORTANT: The following are TASKS (not to be confused with grading criteria)
TASKS To gain a Pass:
TASKS To gain a Merit:
P1.
Shown that you know about key
developments and influences in Art and
Design
Produce a TIME LINE where you show the
important time periods in Western Culture
(which means from Egypt, across Europe,
UK and US). A good place to start is Ancient
Egypt and move up from there
Look at selected time periods in more
detail, where you show examples of
artwork, clothing, architecture and arts and
crafts from that period.

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M1.
Research and Organize information about
Arts, Craft and Design developments
effectively
Help sheet is provided and you find it in the
How To Guide link in Tumblr
Here are examples of what you could select
from;
Historical and contemporary developments:
characteristics; theories; influences; relationships;
impact; technologies (inventions, manufacturing,
photography, printing processes, cinema, digital)
Movements: 19th century e.g. Romanticism,
Realism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism,
Symbolism, Expressionism, Arts and Crafts
Movement, Art Nouveau; 20th century e.g.
Fauvism, Cubism, Futurism, Dada, Surrealism,
Bauhaus, Art Deco, Social Realism,
Constructivism, Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art,
Modernism, Post-Modernism, Punk Art; Brit Art;
Performance Art, Installation Art, Outsider Art; 21st
century e.g. digital, video art, internet,
globalisation
Influences: fine art, graphics, fashion,
architecture, ceramics, other art forms, mass
media, popular culture, environmental issues
Wider cultural context: significant events e.g.
Industrial Revolution, Great Exhibition, design
reforms,
colonialism, communications, trade, wars, social

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TASKS To gain a Distinction:

D1.
Independent case studies where you look at a
particular challenge you want to find out more
about, so you collect information from several
sources, historical and contemporary, at the
same time and put them all together as an
analytical study with a wide range of examples
and your own input
There are opportunities to continue working on case
studies through the year during other project

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change, politics, migration, freedom of speech,
individualism
World cultures: Could be Japanese or Oriental art,
African tribal, Egyptian art, Celtic, Medieval, Folk,
naive art, carnivals
P2.
Show on your pages in your sketch books
how cultural context relate to historical
and contemporary art and design
Discuss how changes happens to art
and design because of culture, politics,
religion, access to materials, travel

M2.
Show own response and opinions
supported by examples drawn from
established sources
Add you own drawings and paintings etc. that
shows your creative skills and recording skills
and presentation skills in your sketch book

P3.
Use both primary and secondary research
This involves going to galleries and art
exhibitions and collect evidence in form of
photographs, drawings, leaflets or cards
from where you went
P3.
Show that you use information from your
contextual studies when you produce
outcomes, critical studies during
developments
P3.
Present your final outcomes
Here this means the comic strip or
childrens book artwork
Mark that this also includes the other
outcomes from each project this year

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D2.
Show a deeper understanding and informed
judgments where you argue conclusions by
using specialist language in a fluent, professional
manor

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Unit 50 Information Graphics

IMPORTANT: The following are TASKS (not to be confused with grading criteria)
TASKS To gain a Pass:
TASKS To gain a Merit:

TASKS To gain a Distinction:

P1.
Investigate Information Graphics briefs by
looking at flyers, magazine lay outs, book
layouts, posters and other designed items
What do you think the designers have been
asked to make?

M1.
Effectively analyse and imagine what the
briefs would sound like in regards to your
findings in P1; Explain what the product is,
medium, message, target audience,
constraints, client, time, cost, resources, ideas

D1.
Independently investigate briefs for information
graphics and show how this can help you to become
more inventive, engaging and innovative in your own
work

P2.
Develop ideas by using idea generating
techniques that you have learned in Unit 3
and the following;
- Mood boards and mind maps, drawing,
painting, digital work, photography,
thumbnail sketches and research

M2.
Develop diverse, individual ideas into
effective promotional, information graphic
design outcomes towards your own design
brief and the theme MOVEMENT
Express messages such as;
- Conceptual, abstract, subtle, complex,
non-figurative, or literal, factual, explicit,
figurative
Use the following;
- Pen, pencil, brushes, inks, digital
software, photography, manipulation,
exploration

D2.
Referring to Task Grid Unit 40

P3.
Produce and present final design
outcomes, which is logo, graphic images
and a minimum of 2 final designs as
mentioned at the Task Grid Unit 40

M3.
Produce and present effective solutions
according to the chosen brief in form of logo,
graphic images and a minimum of
3 promotional design outcomes including
alternatives as worded in Task Grid Unit 40

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Unit 3 Ideas and Concepts in Art and Design

IMPORTANT: The following are TASKS (not to be confused with grading criteria)
TASKS To gain a Pass:
TASKS To gain a Merit:
TASKS To gain a Distinction:
P1.
Use references from Surrealism, Dadaism
and Cubism as well as Modernism to study
the use of creative thinking, ideas and
concepts
Compare ideas and concepts where you
discuss thinking processes and effects from
symbolism, metaphors, and visions
MOVEMENT; what can it mean and how
can it be expressed?

M1.
Show how the results of your investigation
can inspire your own ideas and your own
concepts by demonstrating a connection
between your findings and your own work
purposefully
Relate some of these findings and reflections
to the word MOVEMENT

D1.
Use independent analysis and case studies, such
i.e. Symbols in Art and Design in order to generate
your own personal ideas and concepts where you
use sophisticated thinking and modification from
synthesizing to improve original ideas

P2.
Investigate creative thinking techniques
and originality;
Serial thinking,
Lateral thinking,
Free thinking,
Structured thinking.
Visual thinking

M2.
Demonstrate a variety of approaches to ideas
that you consider to be good options for your
later outcomes
Relate to theme MOVEMENT
Create purposeful ideas for logos and
graphic image making and promotional items
you have planned to make in relation to the
chosen brief

D2.
Show a wide perspective and individual approach,
which means originality and a well thought through
process when you design your graphic images,
visuals and logos and promotional items.
This also means incorporating more sophisticated
ways of presenting your work, finish and display and
evaluation

P3.
Generate ideas using different creative
thinking processes and in response to the
brief
Show the process in sketchbook
P4.
Present design outcomes and communicate
your products to different audiences

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Unit 45 Graphic Image Making

IMPORTANT: The following are TASKS (not to be confused with grading criteria)
TASKS To gain a Pass:
TASKS To gain a Merit:
P1.
Identify the use of graphic image making such as
symbols and logos and the use of letters, signs,
images and illustrations as well as photographs.
This could be in form of branding research and
product labels, philosophies behind messages and
symbols
P2.
Use the idea generating techniques and creative
thinking techniques you have studied in unit 3 to
create relevant logo and images ideas for your
chosen promotional items towards your brief
MOVEMENT

M1.
Describe how the use of graphic image
making and use has the ability to inspire
you and your idea developments to
create graphic images
Show the connection between your
research and your ideas,
Relate to theme MOVEMENT
M2.
Be effective and demonstrate a
considered approach to using graphic
image making when you create your
artwork, logo, graphics and relevant to
the promotional items you are making
Document health and safety guidelines in
action

P3.
Show you are able to demonstrate development of
ideas and concepts
Improve your image making and logo ideas
P4.
Create your final outcome against the brief
This should include graphic media for, logos or
other graphic outcomes

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M3
Present your final outcomes that answers
appropriately to the theme MOVEMENT
of the brief you have chosen - annotate

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TASKS To gain a Distinction:

D1.
Apply investigation, as in a case study or
analysis during the development process of your
ideas
Use these findings and discovery of techniques
and processes to produce your own graphic
image outcomes which are original and innovative
Incorporate your definitions of MOVEMENT

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