Module Descriptors
VEHICLE AND PROP DESIGN
GDEV50043
Key Facts
Digital, Technology, Innovation and Business
Level 5
20 credits
Contact
Leader: Melissa Cummings
Email: mel.cummings@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 48
Independent Study Hours: 152
Total Learning Hours: 200
Pattern of Delivery
- Occurrence A, Stoke Campus, UG Semester 2
- Occurrence B, Digital Institute London, UG Semester 2
- Occurrence C, Digital Institute London, UG Semester 1 to UG Semester 2
Sites
- Digital Institute London
- Stoke Campus
Assessment
- COURSEWORK - PORTFOLIO ARTBOOK weighted at 80%
- COURSEWORK - REFLECTIVE LOG BOOK - 1200 WORDS weighted at 20%
Module Details
MODULE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Understand the principal requirements necessary to successfully design a specialised hard surface vehicle or prop assets. E.g. considering functionality, affordance and environment
2. Demonstrate the ability to evaluate and discriminate between hard surface concept designs utilizing numerous different methods
3. Apply industry standard workflows in the production of a portfolio of hard surface concepts meeting a given brief
4. Critically evaluate the merits and problems with a hard surface design, and demonstrate an advanced understanding of how to improve and iterate on a design based on critical reflection and analysis.
2. Demonstrate the ability to evaluate and discriminate between hard surface concept designs utilizing numerous different methods
3. Apply industry standard workflows in the production of a portfolio of hard surface concepts meeting a given brief
4. Critically evaluate the merits and problems with a hard surface design, and demonstrate an advanced understanding of how to improve and iterate on a design based on critical reflection and analysis.
MODULE ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENT DETAILS
Assessment Component 1 - (Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3)
An artbook portfolio weighted at 80% consisting of:
- You will undertake research to understand the necessary design requirements and incorporate these into a fully rationalised design process in line with industry-standard production methods. The outcome of which is an art book portfolio of a series of vehicle and props designs based on the assignment document briefs
Assessment Component 2 - (Learning Outcome 4)
Reflective Development Journal posted on the Digital Academy weighted at 20% consisting of:
- You will evidence your produce of the Portfolio on the Digital Academy. As the concepts are created you will evidence your workflow and critically define any improvements by comparing against the projects aesthetic and industry contemporaries.
An artbook portfolio weighted at 80% consisting of:
- You will undertake research to understand the necessary design requirements and incorporate these into a fully rationalised design process in line with industry-standard production methods. The outcome of which is an art book portfolio of a series of vehicle and props designs based on the assignment document briefs
Assessment Component 2 - (Learning Outcome 4)
Reflective Development Journal posted on the Digital Academy weighted at 20% consisting of:
- You will evidence your produce of the Portfolio on the Digital Academy. As the concepts are created you will evidence your workflow and critically define any improvements by comparing against the projects aesthetic and industry contemporaries.
MODULE INDICATIVE CONTENT
Design theory
Form follows function
Technical drawing
Hard surface sculpting
Rendering
Digital Painting
Form follows function
Technical drawing
Hard surface sculpting
Rendering
Digital Painting
WEB DESCRIPTOR
Learn the specific techniques and skills required to design cars, bikes, aircraft, spaceships, weapons and more. Ideation thumbnailing will then move onto considering form following function and the ways that designs can be rendered in clear detail.
MODULE LEARNING STRATEGIES
2 x 3hr workshops
MODULE TEXTS
Robertson, S. and Bertling, T. (2013). How to draw : drawing and sketching objects and environments from your imagination. Culver City, Ca: Design Studio Press. ISBN 978-1933492759
Artstation.com. (2020). Vehicle Design for Clients [online] Available at: https://www.artstation.com/learning/courses/Qg/initial-designs/chapters/4Z/presentation
Chiang, D. (2015). Mechanika, Revised and Updated. Penguin. ISBN 1440342539
Chiang, D., Orson Scott Card and Gareth Edwards (2016). Robota. Mineola, New York: Dover Publications. ISBN 9780811840415
Robertson, S. and Bertling, T. (2014). How to render : the fundamentals of light, shadow and reflectivity. Culver City, Ca: Design Studio Press. ISBN 978-1933492964
Artstation.com. (2020). Vehicle Design for Clients [online] Available at: https://www.artstation.com/learning/courses/Qg/initial-designs/chapters/4Z/presentation
Chiang, D. (2015). Mechanika, Revised and Updated. Penguin. ISBN 1440342539
Chiang, D., Orson Scott Card and Gareth Edwards (2016). Robota. Mineola, New York: Dover Publications. ISBN 9780811840415
Robertson, S. and Bertling, T. (2014). How to render : the fundamentals of light, shadow and reflectivity. Culver City, Ca: Design Studio Press. ISBN 978-1933492964
MODULE RESOURCES
3D Modelling Software
Photo Editing Software
Digital Academy Forum
Digital Academy Upload System
Data Projection Resource
Drawing Tablets
Photo Editing Software
Digital Academy Forum
Digital Academy Upload System
Data Projection Resource
Drawing Tablets