Budding Graphic Designers

Our Stage 5 designers were treated to a wonderful graphic design incursion led by Ms Blake. The students were engaged in hands-on activities, learning about how to use mood boards and collages to inspire their designs before creating their own logos and engaging in activities for Girls’ Night In! You will see their signage, posters and packaging soon!

Here’s what some of our Year 9 students had to say about their experience:

This incursion really helped me open my eyes on what it’s like being a graphic designer. In this incursion, we learnt what and how to make a mood board, how our quick and simple ideas can create a cool logo and how to plan and make a poster. We learnt how to make our posters and logos attractive by using different colours that match and contrast, by using the hierarchy method on posters and lots of other interactive and hands-on activities.

Joliene Cerin 

It was great to learn graphic design with Ms Blake! She explained everything so simply, including how certain elements, like colours, can really bring a design to life. She helped me learn how to create amazing visuals and to experiment with various digital tools. I learned from Ms. Blake that graphic design is about more than simply making things seem good; it’s also about making them function. I’m now really eager to continue discovering and creating new things! Thank you to Ms Mann and Ms Blake for a wonderful incursion.

Kristy Chalhoub 

I had a great time exploring and learning about the field of graphic design. Particularly when we were asked to make our own mood board. Inspired by Ms Blake’s amazing work she showed us, I then designed my own logo using just my initials. It was really fun and I enjoyed it very much. Thank you Ms Mann and Ms Blake 

Olivia Gois

In this session, we began by introducing the concept of mood boards and their role in visual storytelling. We then explored the importance of logos as powerful symbols of identity and branding. Finally, we applied our understanding by creating personalised logos and designing posters for the upcoming ‘Girls’ Night In’ event.

Alessia Stumpo