Bachelor of Design – BDes

Critically position virtual world and character development within the broader global landscape across many industries. This course encourages students to independently explore how virtual landscapes, characters, and technologies are shaped culturally, ethically, morally, commercially, and ecologically.

This course will introduce students to the people, places, and scholarship of the contemporary music industries. It encourages students to critically explore the challenges and opportunities of local and global music industries.

This course continues to develop design positionality by critically reflecting on the experiences and localities presented in 197190. In this course students will be introduced to a range of discourse and kaupapa that situates the concept of whakapapa in design practice.

An introduction to critical thinking through key contemporary topics and debates related to the production and reception of art. Students will have the opportunity to investigate a range of contemporary art practices and texts, in order to recognise and gain insights of their own values and processes as creative practitioners. Examples will be drawn from both Aotearoa and international contexts.

In this course, tauira are introduced to a range of concepts and theories that provide insight into why artists make screen media, the value of media to those who engage with it, and the impact of media on societies and cultures. Tauira will critically investigate screen practices and texts, gaining a greater understanding of their own values, motivations and processes as creative practitioners.

Develop critical skills for the analysis and production of new technologies and practices in emerging digital productions. Through interrogation of specific media you will consider how audiences are created, what motivates engagement and how your own values, whakapapa, and worldview inform your creative work.

An introduction to taonga as living creative expressions of Māori culture through encounters and engagement with taonga tuku iho across four distinct contexts: the built environment, the body, sound, and ceremony. You will explore the whakapapa of taonga, their associated technologies, stories, tikanga and practices. You will develop your familiarity with taonga, gain a fundamental understanding of mātauranga toi Māori, and communicate critically and creatively.

This course will introduce students to the music industry and environment, with specific emphasis on culture, ethics, learning, and positionality.

An introduction to design with a specific emphasis on locality: Pukeahu, ethics, approaches to creative practice-based learning, and positionality. Through this course students will engage with local knowledges to expand the whakapapa of their design positionality on Pukeahu.

An introduction to developing artistic practice, with specific emphasis on ethics, fine art cultures, learning, and positionality.

An introduction to professional literacies and industry best practices for building a sustainable and healthy career in the field of Screen Arts. Tauira will also be supported in gaining communication and interpersonal skills and develop their personal growth and engagement in learning.

An introduction to professional literacies and industry best practices for building a sustainable and healthy career in the field of Entertainment Design. Tauira will also be supported in gaining communication and interpersonal skills and develop their personal growth and engagement in learning.

This introductory course provides students with a foundational understanding of customary practices and values within Te Ao Māori and their relevance in contemporary Māori creative practice. Through a combination of theoretical exploration and practical engagement, students will gain insights into the cultural context shaping Māori creative expression and its significance in fostering personal and communal growth.

Focused on the development of product through a sustainability context, shaped by materials exploration, this studio provides an introduction to product and industrial design practice. Students develop creative and analytical thinking, idea generation, visualisation and making, central to three-dimensional design practice. Students will develop techniques and processes in critique, form-giving, problem solving, user-experience and affective design.

In this studio students will develop three-dimensional design skills in making, prototyping, materiality, ergonomics and user-experience as they design and make furniture. Students will gain an understanding of the theoretical, historical and practical applications of these skills in Product and Industrial Design by exploring the development and production of furniture as products in one-off, batch or mass production contexts.

This course introduces students to the clothing design process, exploring various technical and conceptual skills to inform and support the creative process. Students will explore the relationship between the body and cloth, and the role that clothing plays in constructing identity.

This course provides students with introductory patternmaking and garment construction skills, to gain understanding of the garment development process for realising design ideas.

How do we photographically ‘see’ the world? How does photography function in your world and the wider culture you live within? Through an introduction to the fundamentals of photography you will consider these questions and acquire specific skills and processes in digital photographic image making. You will use creative and analytical skills and idea generation to develop a practical project.

How are analogue darkroom technologies employed in contemporary photographic practice? Through experimentation with materials and engagement with the wider world you will develop a practical project. You will be introduced to selected darkroom and wet-based analogue photographic techniques and consider how you will make them relevant to your practice.

In this course students will be introduced to fundamental graphic design principles, understanding rhetorical approaches and building visual language. Students will explore a specific topic and develop content and compositions that are compelling and persuasive and communicate a clear and engaging message for both print-based, and dynamic interactive/motion graphic outputs. This course introduces core skills for all designers communicating visually.

In this course students will be introduced to typography, the foundational design skill of arranging type, exploring the interplay of content and meaning. Students will gain an understanding of fonts, the language of letterforms and the power of structuring written words through developing layout systems and information hierarchies to make information accessible and engaging. This course will be instrumental for all designers who deal with words and images for print, screen and beyond.

In this course students will be introduced to interaction design, and develop understanding of user experience design (UX) through the design of user interfaces (UI) in a web design context. Students will gain knowledge of prototyping and user testing practices through designing a digital interface, learning how information can be effectively communicated in online media. This course will be useful for all students interested in graphic design for interactive environments.

In this studio course, students develop foundational weaving literacies, including structural techniques, fibre knowledge, yarn exploration, and loom equipment. Learning progresses from technical skill acquisition to exploratory innovation and contemporary practice research. The course grounds students interested in spatial, fashion, industrial, and textile design, and supports fine arts students pursuing craft-based practices through hands-on workshops and guided studio experimentation processes.

This studio course introduces textile print processes and required inductions for access to the Textile Print studio. Students develop techniques through mark‑making, colour, composition, and drawing for textile design and making. Emphasis is placed on discussion and evaluation of individual and peer work. Workshops support pre-requisites for Textile Studio 2.2 (223.264). Suitable for design and fine arts students expanding drawing-based practice.

In this studio course students will be introduced to skills and processes to design physical, temporal, and digital spatial environments. They will explore core spatial design principles of site, time, light, and movement to create a digital spatial design. Students will develop creative and analytical thinking as well as idea generation and visualisation skills for spatial design practice.

In this studio course students will be introduced to performance and inhabitation. They will investigate the relationship between individual and collective rituals and the way they shape the interaction between people, places and objects. In a live-lab environment students will engage with moving image technologies, lighting, sound and material making towards the realisation of an immersive spatial experience.

In this studio course students will be introduced to creative and analytical thinking skills, idea generation and visualisation central to concept design as a practice. They will begin to acquire specific techniques, skills and processes for investigating and responding to imagined characters and stories through iterative drawing, referencing and digital painting.

In this studio course, students will experiment with creative and analytical thinking skills, idea generation and visualisation central to concept design as a practice. They will develop specific techniques, skills and processes for investigating and defining worldbuilding techniques through storytelling and the creative practice of iterative digital modelling, prototyping and digital matte painting.

An introduction to the development of personal forms of expression though an engagement with the values, concepts, traditions, art/design forms and structures of the whare whakairo.

This course will introduce students to a practical knowledge of sound and apply this to recording studio environments. Applications include analogue and digital signal processing, microphone workings and placement, monitoring, and planning and operating music systems.

Explorations in Visualisation explores how creative practitioners comprehend, generate, and communicate ideas. The course provides students with foundational skills and techniques for representing ideas in traditional and digital media. The course will be valuable for students from any creative area who want to communicate their work and thoughts visually.

Explorations in Materials provides students with practices and skills to explore physical materials, surfaces and structures in their making. Students will gain hands-on creative and technical knowledge and understanding of sustainable ecologies of materials. It will appeal to students across the creative arts who want to create and work with physical materials as part of their creative practice.

Explorations in Generative Media Technologies explores how creative practitioners leverage computational concepts as creative tools. Students will acquire basic knowledge and foundational techniques that can be applied across creative practice contexts.

Gain three-dimensional literacy and confidence as you model, sculpt, 3D sketch and fabricate objects. Throughout the course you will experiment with a variety of iterative practices and processes, including sculpture and modelmaking, prototyping and testing. These approaches are applicable to a range of different creative specialisations. Throughout the course you will gain foundational skills and understanding in: • Articulating creative work and ideas as 3-dimensional objects • A range of analogue and digital 3-dimensional materials and methods. • The processes associated with different forms of 3D making

Learn foundational skills for creating digital 3d assets. In this course, you will be guided through hands-on creative exercises to develop the skills and knowledge required to produce digital assets that can then be inputted into various software for object-building, world-building and character building across a variety of digital platforms. The approaches and outputs in this course will benefit any creative arts students working in digital technologies. The core 3D skills you will gain include: - Understanding the creative process to make 3D assets - UV mapping – initial process of adding texture/colour to 3D work - Creating textures/colour - Digital lighting - Preparing your assets for animation Explorations in Digital Assets can be used to take your creativity to the next level - especially when paired with other Exploration and studio courses.

Explorations in Drawing introduces students to foundational techniques and practices of observational drawing, drawing as thinking, drawing for ideation. The course guides beginners and skilled practitioners alike through a variety of exercises, introducing students to practices from across the creative arts. Skills taught in this course will be useful for students in all areas creative practice.

Explore the concept of Pacific Island diaspora within the context of Aotearoa. You will be introduced to a range of unique perspectives, experiences, and cultural identities that have been embodied, and disseminated through the Pacific arts in Aotearoa. The goal of this course is to develop a deeper understanding of diverse Pacific narratives through creative practice and storytelling.

Explorations in Narrative introduces students to the processes of analysing, interpreting, and creating stories with the intent of realising the material through various creative practices. With the option of producing written or visual narratives, students will gain a foundation in storytelling that can be applicable to diverse creative practices.

Explorations in Image and Meaning explores how creative practitioners capture, construct and manipulate two-dimensional imagery. The course provides students with foundational skills and techniques to construct and analyse two dimensional images.

This course provides students with the foundational knowledge and skills to understand and apply colour in their creative practice. Students will experiment with mixing pigments in analogue and digital environments and consider colour’s cultural, communicative, and evocative potential.

Explore mātauranga Māori, cultural perspectives and indigenous ways of knowing as a foundation for creative expression through paint and multi-media. This course will enable you to develop your own practice in paint and extend this practice to explore multi-media artworks inspired by mātauranga Māori, cultural narratives and indigenous ways of seeing the world.

In this course you will be introduced to taonga pūoro Māori through hands on engagement coupled with an insight to tikanga and mātauranga connected to this practice. This course will encourage creative exploration with taonga pūoro, with potential to add another dimension to your creative practice. Through this mahi toi, you will gain greater connection and understanding of te ao Māori.

In this course students will analyse a range of perspectives on the ethics, social roles, and cultural responsibilities for music and its associated communities. Students will develop a robust critical understanding of the intersections of music, ethical conduct, and professional practice as these inform their own positionality within creative communities.

Students will be introduced to local and global ethical design practices and knowledge systems situated from Aotearoa Design perspectives.

An exploration of diverse perspectives to develop critical responses relevant to contemporary art in Aotearoa. Students will examine cultural, theoretical, political, social, and ethical issues that are contributing to the shaping of contemporary art. The understandings gained will contextualise the student's own practice in relation to local and global shifts in cultural production that have taken place over the past two decades.

In this course, tauira will engage with a range of critical and philosophical concepts and perspectives that provide insight into their developing creative practices and offer a wider understanding of the social and cultural significance of their work. Tauira develop tools for critically assessing and evaluating collaboration and communication within group environments and employ reflective and analytical approaches to their work informed by their growing critical understanding.

Critically examine the role of digital media and story telling in Aotearoa with specific focus on representation in fictional worlds and using fictional characters. Positioned within the context of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, you will consider the worlds, stories and people you portray as well as your relationship to them.

A critical exploration of Māori creative contributions to political movements that uphold rangatiratanga and mana motuhake, with reference to He Whakaputanga and Te Tiriti o Waitangi. You will investigate social, historical and political contexts that have informed and motivated Māori creative responses in support of Māori aspirations, activism, resistance and self-determination. The course examines how mātauranga toi Māori is expressed across a range of contexts, including built environments, digital spaces, the body, sound, visual arts, and ceremonial practice. Through critical and creative engagement, you will develop an understanding of the relationships between creative practice and political expression, reflecting on your own position and response as creative practitioners and contributors to collective aspirations for tino rangatiratanga.

In this course students will further orient themselves to the music industry and environment, with specific emphasis on working with and within communities, and practicing within the context of Te Tiriti O Waitangi.

This course facilitates students to develop a strong understanding of Te Tiriti O Waitangi and creative practice. Students will engage with indigenous, creative and institutional citational practices to develop a critical toolkit that informs ethical design practices in Aotearoa.

A further orientation to developing artistic practice, with specific emphasis on working with and within communities, and practicing within the context of Te Tiriti O Waitangi.

A further orientation to the screen industry and environment, with specific emphasis on deepening creative practice and practicing within the context of Te Tiriti O Waitangi.

A further orientation to entertainment design industries and environments, with specific emphasis on deepening creative practice and practicing within the context of Te Tiriti O Waitangi.

Building upon the foundational concepts introduced in Māori Practices as a Māori Creative Practitioner, this course delves deeper into the intricate relationship between Māori creative practices and cultural continuity within Te Ao Māori. Through an advanced exploration of theoretical frameworks, hands-on creative projects, and community engagement, students will further refine their understanding of the nuanced role of Tikanga Māori in shaping contemporary Māori creative practice.

Students explore theoretical approaches to music's intersections with politics and economies to inform an advanced understanding of music as a cultural industry. Students employ strategies of critical reflection, collaboration, and praxis to analyse their situatedness within the social, legal, and industrial landscapes of the contemporary music industries, and engage with the symbiotic relationship between politics and the economy as it shapes their own experiences and professional outlooks.

Students are introduced to a range of frameworks, philosophies, methods and ethical standards for design research that address socio-cultural and environmental concerns in relation to te Taiao.

This course examines and appraises ideas that contribute to a critical understanding of contemporary art. Students will evaluate a range of content in relation to their own creative practice as well as the wider contemporary art world. The relation between artists and their processes and approaches will be explored through topics such as race, gender, intersectionality, decolonisation, popular culture, politics, social justice, and others.

Tauira will engage with concepts and theories that allow them to critically understand their own works, practices, and positionalities as makers in Aotearoa New Zealand. By employing their growing understandings of media ethics, alongside theories of representation, power and ideology, tauira will embed their creative process with critical thinking and consider their roles and responsibilities as media makers and as the producers of screen media.

Critically position virtual world and character development within the broader global landscape across many industries. This course encourages students to independently explore how virtual landscapes, characters, and technologies are shaped culturally, ethically, morally, commercially, and ecologically.

This advanced-level course delves into the intricate relationship between Māori cosmological narratives and their dynamic manifestation within contemporary Māori creative expression. Through an interdisciplinary exploration that encompasses art, design, music, theatre, and dance, students will analyse the evolving role of cosmological narratives, connecting traditional wisdom to modern artistic innovation.

Develop skills and knowledge for a future career in commercial music. Students will be supported in developing professionalism within the context of the music industry.

Students consider their role as designers in the community and how they can utilise their skills and knowledge to engage and foster industry and community relationships.

Learn skills and knowledge to develop sustainable art practice within Aotearoa.

Develop professional skills in preparation for a career in the creative industries. Tauira will be supported in developing professional communication and presentation skills and to continue to strengthen personal growth and engagement in learning at this level.

Develop professional skills in preparation for a career in the creative industries. Tauira will be supported in developing professional communication and presentation skills and to continue to strengthen personal growth and engagement in learning at this level.

This course propels students into the realm of Māori Arts Innovation and Community Leadership. By synthesizing foundational knowledge with advanced theoretical frameworks, innovative artistic projects, and community leadership principles, students will refine their skills as Māori Arts Practitioners and actively contribute to the evolution of Māori arts practices within a contemporary context.

In this studio course students will be introduced to the fundamentals of computer programming as an art and design tool. Students will acquire basic knowledge and fundamental techniques for the creative uses of coding across a range of art and design contexts.

In this studio course students will be introduced to open source and consumer software as a means to produce objects with digital fabrication tools. Through an iterative making process, students will develop an understanding of design considerations, workflows and new methods of creating using contemporary digital technologies.

Explorations in Visualisation explores how creative practitioners comprehend, generate, and communicate ideas. The course provides students with foundational skills and techniques for representing ideas in traditional and digital media. The course will be valuable for students from any creative area who want to communicate their work and thoughts visually.

Explorations in Generative Media Technologies explores how creative practitioners leverage computational concepts as creative tools. Students will acquire basic knowledge and foundational techniques that can be applied across creative practice contexts.

Gain three-dimensional literacy and confidence as you model, sculpt, 3D sketch and fabricate objects. Throughout the course you will experiment with a variety of iterative practices and processes, including sculpture and modelmaking, prototyping and testing. These approaches are applicable to a range of different creative specialisations. Throughout the course you will gain foundational skills and understanding in: • Articulating creative work and ideas as 3-dimensional objects • A range of analogue and digital 3-dimensional materials and methods. • The processes associated with different forms of 3D making

This course focuses on a particular aspect or aspects of creative arts. Offerings change from year to year and the course may not be offered in a particular year.

Engagement with new thinking in creative arts research through a specific lecturer-led project.

In this studio course students will focus on issues and design considerations particular to the interface between technology and people. Principles of usability and interaction will be applied to a range of situations including hand-held, web located, environmental and spatial.

In this course, students from a broad range of creative practices will work together to conceptualise and create innovative offerings to experience and reflect upon collaboration as creative citizens.

This course focuses on a particular aspect or aspects of creative arts. Offerings change from year to year and the course may not be offered in a particular year.

This course focuses on a particular aspect or aspects of creative arts. Offerings change from year to year and the course may not be offered in a particular year.

Engagement with new thinking in creative research through a specific lecturer-led project.

In this studio course students will expand their knowledge and proficiency with specific aspects of human-technology interaction. Students will intensify their focus on areas such as small-screen interface, web-based networking, touch control, reactive environments and spatial interaction.

In this studio course students will learn and apply human-centred design processes to create a multi-dimensional response to a specific brief. Using a human-centred approach, students will negotiate the opportunities and tensions inherent in the design of services and experiences, offering original solutions that explore current paradigms (including the dynamic interplay of production and consumption).

In this course, and in partnership with the course coordinator, the student will identify an academic researcher, external group, mentor or professional to exercise and develop their creative practice while working within a direct collaborative relationship.

Students from a broad range of creative practices will work together to explore conceptual and strategic dimensions of professional practice through engagement with experts from the creative sector. Students will develop an understanding of their position as creative citizens within a broader community.

Learn foundational skills for creating digital 3d assets. In this course, you will be guided through hands-on creative exercises to develop the skills and knowledge required to produce digital assets that can then be inputted into various software for object-building, world-building and character building across a variety of digital platforms. The approaches and outputs in this course will benefit any creative arts students working in digital technologies. The core 3D skills you will gain include: - Understanding the creative process to make 3D assets - UV mapping – initial process of adding texture/colour to 3D work - Creating textures/colour - Digital lighting - Preparing your assets for animation Explorations in Digital Assets can be used to take your creativity to the next level - especially when paired with other Exploration and studio courses.

Focused on the development of product through a sustainability context, shaped by materials exploration, this studio provides an introduction to product and industrial design practice. Students develop creative and analytical thinking, idea generation, visualisation and making, central to three-dimensional design practice. Students will develop techniques and processes in critique, form-giving, problem solving, user-experience and affective design.

In this studio students will develop three-dimensional design skills in making, prototyping, materiality, ergonomics and user-experience as they design and make furniture. Students will gain an understanding of the theoretical, historical and practical applications of these skills in Product and Industrial Design by exploring the development and production of furniture as products in one-off, batch or mass production contexts.

Introduction to visualisation techniques and processes that are used for the design of tangible products that focus on developing drawing, rendering, concept development and presentation skills across a range of software and traditional media.

In this studio course students will develop skills in the design, development and production of furniture in one-off, batch or mass production. By gaining an understanding of the theoretical, historical and practical applications of the discipline, they will produce a project for a specific design context.

Successful design development requires the integration of individual features and functions to achieve higher levels of design integrity. In this studio course students will explore and articulate creative responses to design challenges through critical awareness of contextual issues, elevating user-experience and perceived user benefits. Students will develop and apply core techniques, skills and processes in Product and Industrial Design.

Accelerating innovation requires strategy and implementation of a range of design activities. Students will gain knowledge, integrating digital and physical three-dimensional workflows for Product and Industrial Design, used in the visualisation, making and design of tangible products. Skills in CAD modelling, rendering, concept development, output methods and presentation are gained across a range of methods synthesising digital and physical contexts.

In this studio course students will explore and articulate creative responses to design challenges through critical inquiry and responsible design, to examine contemporary issues relevant to Industrial design in global contexts. Students will develop and apply core design techniques, skills and processes, along with an understanding of consumer research and its consequence, within the design context.

Students will move beyond designing product concepts to realisable manufactured batch production by articulating issues and considerations particular to developing products for manufacture. Considerations include robust design, design for recovery, costing, planning and manufacturing standards. Through a design and build project students explore and apply their individual and collaborative practices as required for developing a product within a user-experience context.

In this studio course students will explore and articulate issues and design considerations particular to the development of products for manufacture. Through a design and build project, students will explore and apply their individual and collaborative practices required to develop a product from concept to manufacture.

In this studio course students will utilise open design methodologies and digital fabrication tools to produce an open design project. They will explore the possibilities and articulate issues related to an open design philosophy whilst developing skills in making and digital fabrication.

Advanced rendering and visualisation for industrial design, focusing on developing rendering, concept development and presentation skills across a wide range of digital and traditional media.

The landscape of Product and Industrial Design is broad in application and reach. Establishing project scope informs the development of expectations of salient outputs to a design enquiry. Students establish a critical position through individual or collaborative exploration, with opportunities for varied contextual applications. Students consolidate and expand design concepts, techniques, skills and processes in the production of their design.

In this studio students will negotiate a critical position through individual or collaborative professional practices, with opportunities to apply their specialist skills to a range of contexts. In addition to advancing Product and Industrial design concepts, techniques, skills and processes in the production of design work, students will develop and apply transferable skills relevant to professional and industry facing environments.

In this studio course students will be introduced to fundamental patternmaking methods through an applied 3D- 2D developmental process. Students will acquire basic skills for the creation of garment patterns for contemporary fashion design.

In this studio course students will be introduced to specialised apparel industrial machinery, techniques and applied processes of apparel manufacture through construction sampling and prototyping. These industrial methods will enrich understanding of design solutions for garment and product assembly and creative exploration.

This course introduces students to the clothing design process, exploring various technical and conceptual skills to inform and support the creative process. Students will explore the relationship between the body and cloth, and the role that clothing plays in constructing identity.

This course provides students with introductory patternmaking and garment construction skills, to gain understanding of the garment development process for realising design ideas.

In this studio course students will be introduced to pattern drafting and basic size grading techniques. Through manual and digital applications, students will development an understanding of block foundation shapes and how they form the basis of garment styles.

Critically explore the way in which ‘fashion’ is communicated to the world. Through creative and technical learning, and an ethical /sustainable fashion lens, students explore experimental fashion illustration, styling, fashion photography, advertising, marketing, and fashion writing through the use of visuals and text.

Develop your fashion design understanding of stretch knit fabrics through critical analysis, design principles and problem solving while learning fashion industry methods and processes of drawing, pattern making and construction. You will apply individual and collaborative practice for an inclusive design project leading to garment realisation.

Students will learn fashion-industry methods of patternmaking and construction for stretch-knit and woven fabrics. Through practice-based research and creative problem solving students will resolve design provocations.

Students will develop critical inquiry and fashion design practice through the examination of historical and contemporary topics. They will focus on fashion research, and idea generation processes through communication, drawing and sampling using woven fabrics.

Explore drape and pattern processes for innovative designs through application of woven fabric directly on the 3-dimensional form. Increase your understanding of fabric behaviour and its relationship to the body, fit, and relevant sampling, pattern making and garment construction methods, in an experimental fashion design brief resulting in garment realisation.

In this studio course the student will investigate and explore creative and innovative design pattern processes through application and manipulation of fabric directly on the three dimensional form Students will expand their pattern processes through critical analysis of drape techniques with increased understanding of fabric behaviour, fit and relationship of the garment to the body.

In this studio course students explore the specialised aspects of pattern development and production in the area of contoured and stretch apparel design.

In this studio course students will apply their understanding of pattern production and grading methods specifically oriented to developing designs for mass manufacture.

Students will design a collection for a proposed brand and a specified consumer market, building on their fashion industry knowledge and production development skills.

Students will build on their structured garment skills through design refinement and tailoring methods to realise tailored garments.

In this studio course students will be introduced to aspects of contemporary painting focusing on colour, surface and structure and developing an awareness of the diversity of painting mediums and techniques. While working to a brief, students are expected to undertake independent investigations and develop individual responses.

In this studio course students will be introduced to aspects of contemporary sculpture with a focus on object making, the exploration of physical materials and applied processes. While working to a brief, students are expected to undertake independent investigations and develop individual responses.

In this studio course students will be introduced to the potential for drawing to become more than a traditional practice of representation. The course will focus on expanding students' observation skills, and modes of expression and representation, in an expanded field of contemporary art and design practice.

Explorations in Drawing introduces students to foundational techniques and practices of observational drawing, drawing as thinking, drawing for ideation. The course guides beginners and skilled practitioners alike through a variety of exercises, introducing students to practices from across the creative arts. Skills taught in this course will be useful for students in all areas creative practice.

In this studio course students will be guided by experts, each with a focus on particular approaches and technologies of drawing. Students will experiment with these different methodologies, and critically reflect on the role of drawing within their own practice.

A creative response to representation of the human body through a prescribed project. Students apply a range of drawing practices and media to the development of individual work.

Engagement with new thinking in creative practice research through a specific lecturer-led project.

Engagement with new thinking in creative research through a specific lecturer-led project.

Engagement with new thinking in creative research through a specific lecturer-led project.

Engagement with new thinking in creative research through a specific lecturer-led project.

Engagement with new thinking in creative practice research through a specific lecturer-led project.

Engagement with new thinking in creative practice research through a specific lecturer-led project.

A negotiated programme of study that provides students with the opportunity to gain experience and practice by working alongside visual arts professionals. Students work through self-directed inquiry and collaboration (as appropriate) towards the development of a project and assigned tasks within the professional environment. Prior approval by the course Coordinator is required.

In this studio course students from all disciplines will gain a grounding in photographic technologies and how they can be utilised in contemporary photographic practice. Students will explore the ongoing relationship photography has with social and political issues.

How do we photographically ‘see’ the world? How does photography function in your world and the wider culture you live within? Through an introduction to the fundamentals of photography you will consider these questions and acquire specific skills and processes in digital photographic image making. You will use creative and analytical skills and idea generation to develop a practical project.

How are analogue darkroom technologies employed in contemporary photographic practice? Through experimentation with materials and engagement with the wider world you will develop a practical project. You will be introduced to selected darkroom and wet-based analogue photographic techniques and consider how you will make them relevant to your practice.

In this studio course students will learn controlled lighting techniques (in the studio and on location). They will develop a self-initiated lighting project in order to enrich other strands of their creative practice.

In this studio course students will be introduced to photographic digital image manipulation techniques within a broader discussion of the veracity and consumption of digital photographs. They will develop a self-initiated project in response to their specific area of creative practice.

In this studio course students will be introduced to a variety of photographic analogue processes, which they will employ to produce a body of work. Selected darkroom and wet-based photographic techniques will be explored.

By engaging with the attributes of light you will become articulate in understanding and influencing photographic meaning. You will develop skills in conventional and experimental photographic lighting technologies, within and beyond the lighting studio. Through photographic or moving image work, you will employ this knowledge in a self-directed project.

You will explore how ongoing developments in digital technologies within wider visual culture affect photography and lens-based practice. Working with Photoshop and related technologies, you will apply research and experimentation to your own and others work. You will consider how an understanding of the discourse around digital photographic technologies and how photography functions as a language will impact your practice.

Students will engage with practice-based learning informed by research and experimentation to explore the photographic archive as a cultural repository. Investigating social, political, personal, and historical uses of photography students will respond to an archive through a creative photographic project. Content includes principles of archival collection and management, film scanning and creative use of archival material.

How can creative practitioners formulate positions on critical issues associated with photographic representation and agency? You will develop strategic and ethically based explorations for a practical photographic outcome honouring the complexities of your chosen subject. You consider issues specific to making photographs in 21st century Aotearoa, including Te Tiriti, the gendered gaze and representation of people and whenua.

This studio course engages with the human form as subject in photography and examines principles of lighting. It also explores the history of representation of the human form, taking in photographic portraiture and approaches to fashion photography along with the central and sometimes controversial history of the nude.

This studio course provides students from all disciplines with advanced knowledge in digital photographic technologies and how they can be utilised in contemporary photographic practice. Particular attention will be paid to colour theory, colour management and advanced photographic manipulation and output strategies.

Engage with the histories of photography by applying analogue processes in studio. Workshops will include cyanotype and advanced darkroom printing, as well as the construction of digital negatives. We will also visit photographic archives to study original materials. All of which will help you create an experimental final project using methods of your choice.

In this course we investigate the photographic book as a vehicle for exploring visual narrative. You will develop a self-directed theme into a photographic project, experiment with materiality, and construct a photobook. Visual language will be informed by encounters with innovative published work and consideration of audience. The course covers methods and strategies for book design, material considerations and production.

Engaging with practice-based learning informed by research and experimentation you will extend photographic technologies and their possibilities. You will creatively engage with a self-selected photographic technology, considering both historical and current photographic approaches. Digital, moving image, lighting studio and analogue technologies can all be used within individual projects. Advanced analogue photography workshops will be delivered.

In this studio course students will focus on issues and design considerations particular to printmaking. Students will acquire specific printmaking techniques, skills and processes to gain competence in this hands-on medium.

In this course students will be introduced to fundamental graphic design principles, understanding rhetorical approaches and building visual language. Students will explore a specific topic and develop content and compositions that are compelling and persuasive and communicate a clear and engaging message for both print-based, and dynamic interactive/motion graphic outputs. This course introduces core skills for all designers communicating visually.

In this course students will be introduced to typography, the foundational design skill of arranging type, exploring the interplay of content and meaning. Students will gain an understanding of fonts, the language of letterforms and the power of structuring written words through developing layout systems and information hierarchies to make information accessible and engaging. This course will be instrumental for all designers who deal with words and images for print, screen and beyond.

In this course students will be introduced to interaction design, and develop understanding of user experience design (UX) through the design of user interfaces (UI) in a web design context. Students will gain knowledge of prototyping and user testing practices through designing a digital interface, learning how information can be effectively communicated in online media. This course will be useful for all students interested in graphic design for interactive environments.

In this studio course students will explore and articulate issues and design considerations particular to letterpress technologies. Students will develop and apply techniques, skills and processes in letterpress typography and print production.

In this studio course students will learn history and methods particular to practices of brand positioning and marketing communication. Students will apply fundamentals of brand strategy to the process of differentiating branded offerings through design.

In this studio course students will explore and articulate issues and creative considerations particular to narration and narrative theory. Students will develop and apply techniques, skills and processes in the use of storytelling in their creative practice.

In this studio course students will explore the unique area of character creation, design and production. Following an investigative process, students will develop an original character that is meaningfully placed within a social or fantastical context.

In this studio course students will explore and articulate issues and design considerations particular to managing complex information. Students will develop and apply techniques, skills and processes in communicating through text, symbol, colour and form.

In this studio course students will learn how to create visual narratives in sequential form. The emphasis will be on visual narrative construction for the picture book, with some contextual history of the genre. Production aspects include analogue and design techniques, continuity and image and text relationships.

In this studio course students will learn how to represent ideas, characters, moods, scenes and scenarios which could be used in film, games or animations. Within this area of pre-production students will use both divergent and convergent approaches that will result in multiple concept options as well as technically resolved images.

In this studio course students will explore and articulate design considerations particular to managing editorial content. Students will develop and apply techniques, skills and processes in communicating through advanced typographic techniques and image composition.

In this studio course students will explore information design concepts and expand information design theory and practice. Complex information will be interpreted and translated into precise and accessible form for specific audiences.

In this course students will extend skills for managing complex editorial content for a curated reading experiences. Students will find that this course helps them develop their skills in typographic detailing, document structure, grids and hierarchy, alongside hands-on format, print-finishing and binding techniques. This course will be valuable for students interested in book/publication design, and those wanting to advance their typographic skills for any medium.

In this course, students will extend their understanding of the role of branding in the context of the overall marketing and communication mix. Working with a studio group, students will create a cohesive brand narrative and apply it across a comprehensive range of touchpoints. This will be of particular appeal to students interested in branding, marketing and transmedia narrative, with opportunities for detailed exploration and application of graphic design, typography, motion graphics, photography, illustration and video.

In this course students will extend their knowledge of web, service and experience design. Students will apply a robust user centred design process to create a comprehensive digital service through experience design. This course will be valuable to those interested in advancing their graphic design and service and experience design skills through digital media practice.

In this studio course, students develop foundational weaving literacies, including structural techniques, fibre knowledge, yarn exploration, and loom equipment. Learning progresses from technical skill acquisition to exploratory innovation and contemporary practice research. The course grounds students interested in spatial, fashion, industrial, and textile design, and supports fine arts students pursuing craft-based practices through hands-on workshops and guided studio experimentation processes.

This studio course introduces textile print processes and required inductions for access to the Textile Print studio. Students develop techniques through mark‑making, colour, composition, and drawing for textile design and making. Emphasis is placed on discussion and evaluation of individual and peer work. Workshops support pre-requisites for Textile Studio 2.2 (223.264). Suitable for design and fine arts students expanding drawing-based practice.

In this studio course students will be introduced to identification and testing of materials for design and performance. Students will analyse innovative, technical, and industrial materials for a wide range of design products and contexts through workshops and interaction with industry.

This studio course introduces the design and creation of textiles for apparel. Students will explore a variety of textile techniques and processes, and their creative fashion application.

In this course students will gain knowledge in knitted textiles and co-creation concepts. Students will develop a range of knitted samples and be introduced to dye techniques for wool yarns. Students interested in constructed materials will find that the course helps them develop understanding of how interlocking loops can be manipulated for multiple applications.

Students interested in process-based design develop skills translating ideas through sustainable and commercial screen-print processes. The course focuses on textile development through colouration and surface design, using classic repeat structures. It introduces practices relevant to fashion, film, interiors, and the arts, supporting conceptual development, technical proficiency, and informed experimentation within contemporary print and surface design contexts across diverse creative industries. This course is a pre-requisite to Textile design studio 3.2 (223.368).

Students will gain knowledge of fibre and yarn properties and create a range of woven textiles. Students interested in communicating through cloth will find that the course helps them to translate intangible resonances into textile designs.

Students interested in digital processes for textile design will be introduced to digital print, digital embroidery processes, advanced repeat systems for textile surface design and an introduction to industry trends, market and collection building.

In this studio course students will design and develop collections for wallpaper and wall coverings, with emphasis on creative investigation and forecasting.

In this studio course, students explore the design and development of printed textiles for a specific performance, installation or exhibition.

In this studio course students will extend their competency of textile structures through advanced digital and analogue technologies. Gaining knowledge of warp design and material testing, students will produce knitted and woven textiles to address current and future needs, problems or opportunities.

Students will gain advanced technical knowledge towards large-format printing and colouration processes while innovating existing knowledge on textile repeat structures. Additional learning will include an introduction to digital visualization using various techniques.

In this studio course students will be introduced to skills and processes to design physical, temporal, and digital spatial environments. They will explore core spatial design principles of site, time, light, and movement to create a digital spatial design. Students will develop creative and analytical thinking as well as idea generation and visualisation skills for spatial design practice.

In this studio course students will be introduced to performance and inhabitation. They will investigate the relationship between individual and collective rituals and the way they shape the interaction between people, places and objects. In a live-lab environment students will engage with moving image technologies, lighting, sound and material making towards the realisation of an immersive spatial experience.

In this studio course students will explore the design and making of performances and their settings. Students will apply their investigations through the design or production of performance experiences and events.

In this studio course students will investigate concepts for display and design strategies for exhibitions as temporary interventions in public space.

In this studio course students will explore and design spaces for communities. Through an adaptive reuse project students learn about strategies for community engagement and urban experiences to begin to understand the importance of co-design and the shared nature of public places and facilities. Students are introduced to drawing and mapping techniques for spatial design practice including site analysis, architectural drawing conventions and 3D visualisations.

In this studio course students will explore sensory perception in physical and digital space. They will develop an understanding of the production of atmospheres and experiences through investigations of bodies, space and light. In a live-lab environment, students will work between physical and digital modalities and apply immersive technologies to generate spatial installations.

In this studio course students will investigate a range of adaptive reuse and spatial planning strategies through digital and physical modelling. They will develop an understanding of the dynamic relationship between communities, built environments and their spatial requirements to design an interior architectural mixed-use space. Students will gain knowledge of building materials, codes and structures alongside skills in creating architectural drawings.

In this studio course students will investigate materials, how they matter and their application in the built environment. They will explore materials and light to develop processes and concepts for the creation of spatial experiences. Students will gain knowledge about material specification and detailing, surface finishes, architectural lighting codes, acoustics and the conventions employed to express and communicate these.

In this advanced studio course students will critically engage with spatial ecologies and regenerative practices. Through inquiry-based learning students will explore the interconnected and relational condition of communities, the built environment and landscapes. Students will consolidate and expand spatial design concepts, techniques, skills and processes in the production of their creative work.

In this advanced studio course students will critically engage with spatial ecologies and the formation of agency. Through inquiry-based learning students will explore the dynamic and relational condition of cultural, social and historical concerns in spatial design practice. Students will consolidate and expand spatial design concepts, techniques, skills and processes in the production of their creative work.

An introduction to the development of personal forms of expression though an engagement with the values, concepts, traditions, art/design forms and structures of the whare whakairo.

An introduction to critical thinking through key contemporary topics and debates related to the production and reception of art. Students will have the opportunity to investigate a range of contemporary art practices and texts, in order to recognise and gain insights of their own values and processes as creative practitioners. Examples will be drawn from both Aotearoa and international contexts.

The development of individual work that grows out of the investigation of a select range of Māori concepts, art forms, imagery, values and approaches that reflect a Māori world view.

Further development of individual work that grows out of the investigation of a select range of Māori concepts, art forms, imagery, values and approaches that reflect a Māori world view.

An exploration of diverse perspectives to develop critical responses relevant to contemporary art in Aotearoa. Students will examine cultural, theoretical, political, social, and ethical issues that are contributing to the shaping of contemporary art. The understandings gained will contextualise the student's own practice in relation to local and global shifts in cultural production that have taken place over the past two decades.

Developing visual responses to the exploration of issues (social, political, environmental, global) significant to Māori people and their communities.

Further development of a range of visual responses to issues (social, political, environmental, global) of significance to Māori people and their communities.

This course examines and appraises ideas that contribute to a critical understanding of contemporary art. Students will evaluate a range of content in relation to their own creative practice as well as the wider contemporary art world. The relation between artists and their processes and approaches will be explored through topics such as race, gender, intersectionality, decolonisation, popular culture, politics, social justice, and others.

Explorations in Narrative introduces students to the processes of analysing, interpreting, and creating stories with the intent of realising the material through various creative practices. With the option of producing written or visual narratives, students will gain a foundation in storytelling that can be applicable to diverse creative practices.

Explorations in Image and Meaning explores how creative practitioners capture, construct and manipulate two-dimensional imagery. The course provides students with foundational skills and techniques to construct and analyse two dimensional images.

This course provides students with the foundational knowledge and skills to understand and apply colour in their creative practice. Students will experiment with mixing pigments in analogue and digital environments and consider colour’s cultural, communicative, and evocative potential.

Explore how creative practice intersects with pressing social, cultural and environmental challenges. This course invites students from all creative backgrounds to consider how their practice addresses these challenges.

Explore how creative practice intersects with pressing social, cultural and environmental challenges. This course invites students from all creative backgrounds to consider how their practice addresses these challenges.

Explore how creative practice intersects with pressing social, cultural and environmental challenges. This course invites students from all creative backgrounds to consider how their practice addresses these challenges.

Explore how creative practice intersects with pressing social, cultural and environmental challenges. This course invites students from all creative backgrounds to consider how their practice addresses these challenges.

Explore how creative practice intersects with pressing social, cultural and environmental challenges. This course invites students from all creative backgrounds to consider how their practice addresses these challenges.

Explore how creative practice intersects with pressing social, cultural and environmental challenges. This course invites students from all creative backgrounds to consider how their practice addresses these challenges.

In this studio course students will be introduced to creative and analytical thinking skills, idea generation and visualisation central to concept design as a practice. They will begin to acquire specific techniques, skills and processes for investigating and responding to imagined characters and stories through iterative drawing, referencing and digital painting.

In this studio course, students will experiment with creative and analytical thinking skills, idea generation and visualisation central to concept design as a practice. They will develop specific techniques, skills and processes for investigating and defining worldbuilding techniques through storytelling and the creative practice of iterative digital modelling, prototyping and digital matte painting.

In this studio course, students will explore and articulate creative responses to design challenges through critical awareness of character and environment design, and production. Students will develop and apply core 2D and 3D concept design skills, processes and techniques to create original character and environment designs for an entertainment license.

In this studio course, students will explore and articulate creative responses to design challenges through critical awareness of prop and creature design and production. Students will develop and apply core 2D and 3D concept design skills, processes and techniques to create original prop and creature designs for an entertainment license.

In this studio, students will collaborate to explore and articulate the relationship between narrative and design for an animation or game design context. Students will engage critically through tone, genre and aesthetic studies, applying these through their creative responses using core concept design techniques. The final output will be a curated presentation of these finished ideas with consideration of both audience, client and medium.

In this studio, students will explore the design process from concept through to fabrication. Students will critically engage with the role of designer and fabricator using core concept design techniques, methods of manufacture, digital and physical fabrication techniques, and production drawings to communicate concept intention and realisation. The design will be resolved in the form of a tangible output.

In this studio course, students will develop a proof-of-concept design proposal for a given text through the comparative lens of Concept Design for Animation and Game. Students will establish a critical position through individual and collaborative creative exploration and articulation to expand on concept design concepts, techniques, skills and processes in the production of their creative work.

In this studio course, students will develop a proof-of-concept design proposal for a given text through the comparative lens of Concept Design for live-action film and immersive experiences. Students will establish a critical position through individual and collaborative creative exploration and articulation to expand on concept design concepts, techniques, skills and processes in the production of their creative work.

An introduction to the development of personal forms of expression though an engagement with the values, concepts, traditions, art/design forms and structures of the whare whakairo.