Digital Design Fundamentals

This module introduces students to the fundamentals of digital media through digital image manipulation, writing and audio practices. They are encouraged to develop a critical awareness of how images carry meaning, explore the relationship between word and image and learn about the expressive power of sound. The module offers students the opportunity to communicate their ideas and express themselves by undertaking a series of set briefs in which they experiment with digital image acquisition and audio capture, editing, composition/design, creative photo manipulation, audio manipulation and syncing. The set briefs also act as a technical introduction to understanding and handling digital media (working with digital libraries, differing file formats, resolution and compression, etc.) and an induction to the range of technologies available for producing digital media. The module allows year 1 students a good solid grasp of digital editing software and a foundation in understanding workflow in digital design projects, as an introduction to modules in semester 2 and years 2 and 3.