I'm Anastasia Tyurina. A lecturer, visual designer, and new media artist.
As a researcher I'm interested in communication design
As the process of discovery and developing, creative insights interchange human experiences.
I'm also the study area coordinator for the visual communication area.
In our current era of information overload
we are bombarded with text and images
easily forgetting that before words,
humans used to rely solely on pictures.
In prehistoric times, man used pictograph line drawings etched into the walls of caves to make contact with one another.
It was the first link in the emerging process of communication that said "I'm here. Recognise my presence."
It endowed its creator with a certain kind of immortality since some images extended beyond the human's lifespan.
Effective communication is one of the most vital life skills we need to succeed.
Conveying your ideas, thoughts, feelings, facts and information clearly and cohesively
has always been important, but it's never been as important as it is now
Most of all, visual communication is a marketable skill.
In today's online and visual world, any job will rely on visual communication.
From a safety handbook in a warehouse, to infographic corporate annual reports,
Being able to communicate effectively with visuals is something every professional relies heavily upon.
Vis comm is a rapidly growing area, expanding into lots of the main searches, advertisements, art direction,
creative entrepreneurship, digital content creation, exhibition and experience design, professional illustration, motion design,
stage design, and many more.
Our graduates go on to work at digital design agencies from Romeo Digital, Connect Digital to government, to Disney company.
So the Bachelor of Design in Visual Communication is a three-year degree, full time.
We also have double degree options with business.
Then, there is the Bachelor of Design - International, which is a four-year degree
and the Bachelor of Creative Industries in Interactive and Visual Design.
Those students do a selection of interaction design units as well as some from visual communications
so it's kind of like a joint interaction design and visual communication major.
They can do a second major or graphic design minor.
The other students choose our units as electives. Your degree will begin with foundation units and shared impact lab units
Where working with other students from other disciplines, you will focus on problems and social issues
and identify potential solutions connected to industry and community.
It then will be eight core visual communication majors, specialisation units and complementary studies
made up of design specialisation units, a minor or a combination of design specialisation units and electives.
You will develop both practical and theoretical skills in multiple visual communication design core units
including visual communication design, typography, visual design for storytelling, image making,
data visualisation, motion design, branding and interaction design.
You will progress to develop deeper skills in creative problem solving, critical thinking, technical proficiency,
and professional practice that will ensure you can contribute to the field of visual communication in innovative and socially responsible ways.
Late in your degree, you will be able to transfer skills and knowledge to a workplace of professional context
and gain practical work experience with work integrated learning.
So here you see a detailed structure for your degree. To qualify for the degree you will need to accumulate 188 credit points.
Studying full time you will be doing four units per semester
each unit will be equivalent to 12 credit points.
Here you see a generic structure of the double degree and Bachelor of Design - International.
In a double degree, you have no electives while in the Bachelor of Design - International you have an additional year to study internationally.
This is what we suggest you have when studying with us.
A sketchbook and some drawing materials like markers, pens, pencils, for ideation.
Your own laptop (Mac or PC) both are fine
You will need home internet and a diary or calendar for planning your study project, work times and deadlines.
As a software we will be using the Adobe Creative Suite, and specifically Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, After Effects
Some useful software might include Adobe Premiere or Premiere Rush, Adobe Spark
It's important to have some free apps like Figma, Frontlab, EyeJack Creator which is an augmented reality app
Some free software you can get through QUT such as Microsoft office and Microsoft 365 suite.
And of course you will be provided a detailed information for each unit requirements by your unit coordinator.
So thank you for watching, and we wish you all the best with your studies.