Visual Design provides insights into cultural practice and visual design artworks of the past through investigations of the ways this field has adapted and evolved over the 19th and 20th centuries into the 21st century. These investigations lead to a more complex understanding of contemporary visual design. Traditionally accepted boundaries of visual design are also changing with emerging technologies. The evolution of digital technologies has altered the nature of visual design and has created new visual design practices. The role of audiences is to critically view, read and reflect upon the social and cultural impact of visual design artworks.
In Visual Design, students have the opportunity to work in a range of areas, including: multimedia, advertising, illustration / cartooning, typography, the application of visual images in print, jewellery, wearables, ceramic ware, theatrical applications, video / animation, the architectural considerations of interior and exterior spaces, site specific installations and exhibitions, the environment as a stimulus for visual design, and many more.
