National 4/5 Graphic Communication

The Course provides opportunities for learners to gain skills in reading, interpreting, and creating graphic communications. Learners will initiate, develop and communicate ideas graphically. They will develop spatial awareness and visual literacy through graphic experiences.

The Course is practical, exploratory and experiential in nature. It combines elements of recognised professional standards for graphic communication partnered with graphic design creativity and visual impact. The Course allows learners to engage with technologies. It allows learners to consider the impact that graphic communication technologies have on our environment and society.

The aims of the Course are to enable learners to:

•  develop skills in graphic communication techniques, including the use of equipment, materials and software

•  extend and apply knowledge and understanding of graphic communication standards, protocols and conventions, where these apply

• develop an understanding of the impact of graphic communication technologies on our environment and society