Graphics

Welcome to the Graphic Design GCSE Journey!

Explore Your Creative Potential

Are you ready to dive into the exciting world of visual communication, where imagination meets design? The Graphic Communication GCSE is your gateway to unleashing your creative flair, mastering design tools, and expressing ideas in visually captivating ways. Whether you're a budding artist or a tech-savvy enthusiast, this course is designed to inspire and equip you with essential skills for a future in the world of design.

What is Graphic Communication?

Graphic Communication is defined as the process of creating primarily visual material to convey information, ideas and emotions through the use of graphic elements such as symbols, diagrams, drawings, photographs, maps and typography.

Designers often combine images and letterform/type to communicate a client’s message to an audience and explore the creative possibilities presented by combining words and images. It is the task of the designer not only to find or create appropriate letterforms and images but also to establish the best balance between them.

What can I make?

Outcomes may be two or three dimensional or time-based, taking the form of posters, brochures, flyers, T-shirts, CD/DVD sleeves, book covers, magazine spreads, calendars, stamps, packaging, publicity materials, vehicle livery, billboards, advertising, logos, branding, corporate identity, audio-visual (e.g. time-based and animated graphics), three-dimensional point-of-sale and exhibition design.

Foundation Period

Develop skills through a number of teacher-led projects across a range of themes. There is a strong emphasis on written analysis as well as experimenting with media to develop confidence and identify personal subject-based strengths.

Coursework

Design Portfolio (Sketchbook, Artwork & Products) - worth 60% of your final GCSE Grade.


Designing, developing and making multiple products on a theme of your own choice, incorporating the 4 assessment objectives.


Exam

Personal Investigation based upon theme set by WJEC (choose one of fifteen options).

Preparation - worth 40% of your final GCSE Grade - approximately 12 weeks. Plus a 10-hour (2-day) Practical Exam (Artwork & Products) - just before or just after Easter depending on holiday dates.

Assessment

The GCSE is split into two sections, the Portfolio and the Externally Set Assignment (or 'Exam').

Each one will include a sketchbook, filled with research, ideas and experiments and a number of graphic outcomes.

Exam Board: WJEC

Qualification: GCSE Art & Design [Graphic Communication]

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Assessment Objectives

Exam Board: WJEC

Qualification: GCSE Art & Design [Graphic Communication]

Specification Link: Click Here

Mark Scheme Link: Click Here

Assessment Objective Checklist: Click Here


These provide an indication of what might be covered within the subject of 'Graphics'.