Graphic Production 11

Curricular Competencies

Students are expected to be able to do the following:

Understanding context

Engage in a period of user-centered research and empathetic observation
Participate in reciprocal relationships throughout the design and production process

Defining

Establish a point of view for a chosen design opportunity
Identify potential users, intended impact, and possible unintended negative consequences
Make inferences about premises and constraints that define the design and production

Ideating

Generate ideas and add to others’ ideas to create possibilities, and prioritize them for prototyping
Critically analyze how competing social, ethical, and sustainability considerations impact designed solutions to meet global needs
Work with users throughout the design process

Prototyping

Identify and apply sources of inspiration and information
Choose an appropriate form, scale, and level of detail for prototyping, and plan procedures for prototyping multiple ideas
Analyze the design for the life cycle and evaluate its impacts
Construct prototypes, making changes to tools, materials, and procedures as needed
Record iterations of prototyping

Testing

Identify feedback most needed and possible sources of feedback
Develop an appropriate test of the prototype
Collect feedback to critically evaluate design and make changes to design processes and production
Iterate the prototype or abandon the design idea

Making

Identify appropriate tools, technologies, materials, processes, and time needed for production
Use project management processes when working individually or collaboratively to coordinate production

Sharing

Share progress while creating to increase opportunities for feedback and collaboration
Decide on how and with whom to share or promote product, creativity, and, if applicable, intellectual property
Consider how others might build upon the design concept
Critically reflect on their design thinking and processes, and identify new design goals
Assess ability to work effectively both as individuals and collaboratively while implementing project management processes

Applied Skills

Apply safety procedures for themselves, co-workers, and users in both physical and digital environments
Identify and assess skills needed for design and production interests, and develop specific plans to learn or refine them over time
Develop competency and proficiency in task-specific skills involving manual dexterity and software processes

Applied Technologies

Explore existing, new, and emerging tools, technologies, and systems to evaluate suitability for their design and production interests
Evaluate impacts, including unintended negative consequences, of choices made about technology use
Analyze the role technologies play in societal change
Examine how cultural beliefs, values, and ethical positions affect the development and use of technologies

Students are expected to know the following:

design and production opportunities
technologies for image development in prepress
through post-production environments
elements and principles of design as communication tools
design for the life cycle
intellectual property use and its ethical, moral, and legal considerations, including cultural appropriation
standards of production and limitations of chosen materials for efficient output
standards-compliant technology
balance of form and function
influences on culture through graphic production
graphic design through various stages of project
use of typography to communicate a message or idea
materials organization, planning, and time frame
role of manufacturing in meeting consumer needs and wants
design presentation skills for potential clients
appropriate use of technology, including digital citizenship, etiquette, and literacy