On Friday 6 May, Visual Arts staff took the VCE Visual Communication and Design students to the Melbourne Museum where they viewed the Top Designs 2021 exhibition. The exhibition displays the top designs from a range of works across many subjects at VCE level in 2021.
It is always a fantastic opportunity for students to see what the best and brightest can achieve in their final year of school. Many students found it very interesting and looked through the whole collection of work, taking photographs and discussing the most appealing designs.
Visual Arts Prefect Cooper Murray (Year 12 Purple) said:
Top Designs was a great experience, particularly for the Year 12s who are starting our own SATs in the coming weeks. I found a lot of inspiration looking through the pages of the students' folios and getting to see all the development and work that goes towards producing a final design. Following their creative processes from start to finish provides a unique appreciation for all the work that goes into a final piece. Top Designs definitely set the bar high for the standard of work this year, but it was rewarding to see how it paid off for these talented VCE Design students.
Year 11 Visual Communication and Design student Elle Enright (Year 11 Gold) said:
The Year 11 and 12 Visual Communication and Design classes attended the Top Designs exhibition. Our classes looked at the most popular and favourable designs created by Year 12 students from different schools. There was a diverse selection of design areas on display ranging from Vis Com, Woodwork, Textiles and Media. It was really fantastic to finally be able to go on such a beneficial excursion for the first time in two years. I found it very inspiring and helpful to have a look at what will be required from me next year and also to start thinking about some possible ideas I could look into to further my learning this year. It was also really good to be with the Year 12 class for the excursion. It gave us the opportunity to talk to the Year 12s about what they had been doing in the class, gaining some extra tips and advice. Overall the experience was so much fun and worthwhile.
