Overview

In this unit students explore new opportunities for photomedia practice through research, development and application of concepts, skills and knowledge acquired in previous units. Students will be expected to articulate complex visual ideas and generate highly individualized outcomes, culminating with the production of a major body of photomedia based work. Students will be exposed to diverse contexts, technological approaches and media platforms for image creation and visual storytelling across a range of community, creative and/or commercial applications.

Requisites

Prerequisites
DDD30042 Photomedia Capstone Project

Rule

50 credit points in Photomedia Major

AND

150 credit points

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Examine current trends and innovative forms of photomedia practice, digital storytelling, visual display and exhibition design
  • Apply creative problem solving, critical thinking, visual storytelling and design research skills to the development of a highly resolved and inventive photomedia based project
  • Demonstrate professional communication, collaboration and time management skills as part of an exhibition planning team
  • Create an integrated media display and/or presentation of project works
  • Evaluate the design process and visual outcomes through concise, coherent and well-structured documentation and presentations

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Studio
3.00 12 weeks 36
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Studio
3.00 12 weeks 36
Specified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Various
3.00 12 weeks 36
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Independent Learning
16.00 12 weeks 192
TOTAL300

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Design Proposal and ConceptIndividual 20% 1,2,3 
Design Proposal and ConceptGroup 20% 1,2,3 
Design Research, Return Brief and StrategyIndividual 20% 1,2 
Final Project: PhotomediaIndividual 40% 3,4,5 

Content

Topics for discussion may include

  • Exhibition design
  • Digital projection mapping
  • Installation art and super graphics
  • Place-making and design
  • Branded environments
  • Writing a return brief
  • Translating concepts across media formats
  • Presenting design proposals
  • Project management

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.