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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Interpret event information
   • Analyse event information to determine scope, objectives and design requirements
   • Participate in preliminary concept meetings with relevant personnel to discuss requirements
   • Identify environmental and social issues and other factors that may affect the design of events
   • Discuss and agree on the designer’s role in relation to overall staging of events
   • Explain to key personnel the processes of design as it affects them
2. Conduct and evaluate research
   • Identify and source references that may inform the design process
   • Assess venues and outdoor sites and critically analyse sources and references for the design projects
   • Take account of the impact and potential of new and emerging technologies to inform the design
   • Collect, collate and adapt materials to develop initial design concepts
3. Generate and assess ideas
   • Generate a range of ideas for designs that respond to briefs and provide creative and technical solutions to event issues
   • Collaborate with relevant personnel to maximise contribution of ideas to initial concepts
   • Continue to evaluate ideas about cost and time implications, technical feasibility, and suitability to meet briefs
4. Develop and document designs
   • Continually discuss designs and incorporate additional requirements, amendments and new ideas as required
   • Ensure that agreement is reached with relevant personnel in relation to consistent artistic interpretation
   • Evaluate initial concepts and select the most appropriate approach, giving due consideration to budget, available time and ongoing reflection and discussion
   • Use initial concepts as the basis for developing event designs
   • Complete documentation according to organisational procedures
   • Ensure that event designs and plans can be achieved within budget constraints and event schedules
   • Incorporate relevant legislative and regulatory requirements into the design of events
5. Communicate design ideas and make amendments
   • Present draft event designs and plans to relevant personnel in an appropriate format
   • Participate in the initial and ongoing evaluation of draft designs
   • Negotiate and agree to design modifications and amend documentation accordingly
   • Agree to final designs and produce accurate and comprehensive documentation to support implementation
   • Present final designs, plans and specifications to relevant personnel and confirm that all requirements have been met

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

design at least one outdoor and one indoor event that meet the requirements of their respective design briefs

negotiate realistic design solutions that take technical and infrastructure issues into account

research background information and concepts that support the purpose or theme of the event being designed

work collaboratively with those involved in the design process.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided for each of the above points at least once.

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Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements the individual must:

explain factors that need to be considered depending on whether events are being held in established venues, or outdoors in locations with little or no infrastructure and amenities

explain the role of design in the overall artistic direction of events

explain design principles and the relationship between different design elements

explain copyright, moral rights and intellectual property legislation in relation to designing events

describe typical formats for documenting event designs

describe industry trends and technological developments that impact on the design of events

describe the properties, applications and durability of different types of materials that can be used to construct event sites.

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