89301 Design Communication and Criticism

6cp
Postgraduate

Design is the visualising of alternative futures. Expert designers are adept at a wide range of visualisation techniques that can be used to present the same idea in different ways depending on the audience. However, design is not only visual, but also verbal, with designers discussing, evaluating, presenting and explaining design propositions. This subject aims to expand the repertoire of visual and verbal communication strategies of designers, and expand designers' understanding of the power and limits of those strategies, particularly in cross-cultural contexts. Participants become design communication leaders by practising and critically evaluating traditional and innovative visual and verbal presentation and argumentation throughout this subject.

Typical availability

Autumn semester, City campus
Spring semester, City campus

Fee information

2007 contribution for post-2004 Commonwealth-supported students: $624.50
2007 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,070.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.125
Note: The above fees are applicable in 2007 for Commonwealth-supported students who commenced after 2004 and domestic fee-paying undergraduate students only. Pre-2005 Commonwealth-supported students should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students webpage.
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth supported places, and not all subjects are available to Commonwealth supported students. Domestic fee-paying students and international students should refer to the Fees webpage.

Access conditions

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