Overview

This unit introduces a range of industry standard production processes, including print production. It will explore methods of selection and sourcing of appropriate suppliers and manufacturers in relation to a specific project outcome. This unit emphasises workflow for production, and examines communication issues for designers and manufacturers. Various aspects of production will be explored, including software and design methods that support design as activity for production, for mass production or for one-to-many communication.

Requisites

Teaching Periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
26-February-2024
26-May-2024
Last self-enrolment date
10-March-2024
Census date
31-March-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
12-April-2024
Results released date
02-July-2024
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
29-July-2024
27-October-2024
Last self-enrolment date
11-August-2024
Census date
31-August-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
13-September-2024
Results released date
03-December-2024

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Use industry standard systems, methodologies and technologies relevant to communication design practice within the professional design industry
  • Use design project management skills and apply business systems and production processes to design projects
  • Investigate local printers, suppliers and manufacturers as appropriate to a specific project brief
  • Prepare design projects for appropriate production outcomes
  • Design within the limitations of specified formats and print processes and apply supplied dielines or similar print specifications
  • Propose, design and prepare for commercial print production design solutions that exploit unique formats and make specific and creative use of formats and finishes for communication

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
On-campus
Class
3.00 12 weeks 36
Specified Activities
Group Meetings
0.50 12 weeks 6
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning
9.00 12 weeks 108
TOTAL150

Swinburne Online

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Online
Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning
3.00 12 weeks 36
Online
Learning activities
7.00 12 weeks 84
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning
2.50 12 weeks 30
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Research PresentationGroup 15% 1,2,3 
Studio ProjectIndividual 40% 1,2,3,4,6 
Studio ProjectIndividual 45% 1,2,3,4,5,6 

Content

  • Desktop pre-press
  • Printing technology
  • Requirements of suppliers
  • Communication with suppliers
  • Design for specific production outcomes (including those other than printing)
  • Communication that exploits the potential of specific media
  • Production processes
  • Sourcing suppliers
  • Workflow production
  • Exploiting media

Study resources

Reading materials

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