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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Research type to develop design solutions
   • Assess the ways in which type impacts on visual communication through historical and contemporary research
   • Research and evaluate the range of detailed factors that impact on the successful use of typography
   • Explore relationships between typographic form and related imagery across electronic and traditional formats
   • Analyse own approach to typography in the context of research
2. Explore creative and complex applications of type
   • Explore and extend the potential of typography in own design practice
   • Investigate the ways that typography influences meaning at a detailed level
   • Analyse the interactions between text and other visual components in complex bodies of information
   • Experiment with the expressive potential of type
   • Evaluate typography in the context of current and emerging technologies in design practice
3. Evolve typography expertise in professional practice
   • Apply a highly developed command of typography to the needs of complex design projects
   • Work effectively with complex, varied and large amounts of type
   • Control typography hierarchy and systems within complex applications
   • Create specialised type to meet particular design needs, including dynamic and sculptural type
   • Develop typography for 2-D, 3-D and virtual applications
   • Participate knowledgeably and critically in discussions with industry peers and professionals about typographic design

Required Skills

Required skills

communication skills to engage in professional discussions about typographic design

critical thinking and analytical skills to

research and evaluate information from a wide range of sources

develop professional opportunities from research

initiative and enterprise skills to

evolve professional practice based on typography expertise

consider new and different ways of achieving required design outcomes through typography

literacy skills to interpret technical information about typography

planning and organising skills to develop and monitor a logical workflow for the technical design process

problemsolving skills to identify and resolve complex technical and conceptual issues in typographic design

selfmanagement and planning skills to manage the research process

technology skills to use the advanced features of a range of industrycurrent software programs and emerging digital technologies

Required knowledge

history theory and practice of typography at a detailed level

commercial and creative potential for graphic designers with specialised typography expertise

expressive potential of type

features of specialised typography and how they are developed and used including

interactive type

animated type

sculptural type

historical and contemporary trends in typography and their impact on graphic design practice

intellectual property issues and legislation to be considered in the context of typographic work

Evidence Required

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package

Overview of assessment
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit	Evidence of the ability to apply knowledge of typography to professional design practice develop specialised typography for a range of D D and virtual applications
Context of and specific resources for assessment	Assessment must ensure access to current and emerging technologies used in graphic design
Method of assessment	A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge The following examples are appropriate for this unit professional review of specialised typographic work produced by the candidate evaluation of audience response to typography produced by the candidate evaluation of processes used by the candidate to develop the work evaluation of technical aspects of the designs direct observation of work in progress including use of software tools evaluation of a candidates visual diary or other forms of documentation showing the development of the designs questioning and discussion about candidates intentions and the work outcome review of portfolios of evidence review of thirdparty reports from experienced practitioners Assessment methods should closely reflect workplace demands eg literacy and the needs of particular groups eg people with disabilities and people who may have literacy or numeracy difficulties such as speakers of languages other than English remote communities and those with interrupted schooling
Guidance information for assessment	Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector workplace and job role is recommended

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Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Potential of typography may relate to:	application across range of media commercial opportunities creative opportunities relevance to particular clients and contexts typography on the web.
Expressive potential of type may relate to:	cultural meaning relationship between sight and sound (e.g. musical qualities of type) special effects, such as 3-D effects.
Specialised type may be:	one-off creation for special purpose interactive motion type sculptural type type fusion type design.

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