CUAGRD616 — Develop graphic designs for packaging

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What an assessment for CUAGRD616 must cover

47 assessable components: 6 elements (23 performance criteria), 6 performance evidence and 8 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 10 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Interpret creative briefs

1.1Analyse creative briefs in terms of key communication objectives
1.2Evaluate the broader context for the packaging design work
1.3Confirm schedule and budgetary requirements
1.4Obtain information required to support the design process

2 Evaluate packaging design considerations

2.1Consider current and developing packaging trends and ideas and their impact on the project
2.2Consider the ways that customers engage with packaging
2.3Examine customer and product requirements
2.4Identify production factors that affect the creation of graphic designs for packaging
2.5Evaluate key sustainability issues for incorporation into design
2.6Assess and respond to regulatory requirements that affect packaging design

3 Generate and assess ideas

3.1Identify references to support the design process
3.2Explore different three-dimensional design ideas and processes
3.3Generate design ideas for packaging
3.4Evaluate ideas for technical, creative and budgetary implications
3.5Refine and select approaches that best balance the overall needs of the brief

4 Create packaging designs

4.1Develop designs according to production and design requirements
4.2Realise designs according to production and design requirements

5 Finalise designs for packaging

5.1Modify designs as required after receiving feedback
5.2Develop documentation required for the production process
5.3Present final designs and documentation to required personnel

6 Evaluate design work and process

6.1Evaluate completed design against design objectives
6.2Analyse and evaluate feedback from others.
6.3Note and develop strategies for future improvement of skills

Performance evidence

develop at least two packaging designs according to production requirements.
interpret objectives and requirements of packaging design project brief
conceive and realise graphic design solutions that fulfil creative, technical, regulatory and budgetary requirements for product packaging
communicate and collaborate effectively with required personnel in: concept development, design production and refinement, presentation and review
review and evaluate work for success in meeting creative, technical and client objectives
identify opportunities to further develop own skills.

Knowledge evidence

key people involved in the packaging design process and their typical roles, responsibilities and relationships with the graphic designer
different types of packaging design projects and the particular considerations that apply
ways in which consumers respond to packaging
sources of ideas for packaging designs
ways visual impact is achieved in the context of packaging design
use of critical and creative thinking techniques in the design process
intellectual property issues, regulatory requirements and legislation in relation to designs for packaging
sustainability issues for product packaging and their impact on graphic design.

Foundation skills

Learning: Reflects on own performance to identify strategies for further skill enhancement
Reading: Interprets and assesses complex textual and visual information to develop responses to creative briefs
Writing: Composes and edits text to communicate effectively with project personnel selecting appropriate vocabulary, structure and format Develops detailed documentation to convey all production process requirements and outcomes
Oral Communication: Participates in discussions with others to determine project objectives and related information using appropriate, detailed and clear language Uses listening and questioning skills to clarify and confirm understanding Presents detailed information using language, tone and pace appropriate to audience and purpose
Numeracy: Interprets numerical information and applies calculations to accommodate work within budgetary considerations and workplace schedules
Self-management: Evaluates the implications of legal, sustainability and regulatory safety requirements when negotiating, planning and undertaking work with the assistance of expert opinion Takes responsibility for own workload
Teamwork: Selects and uses appropriate communication techniques to foster a collaborative approach to project work, clarifying objectives, negotiating shared outcomes, seeking feedback and specialist advice
Planning and organising: Plans sequential stages of production and applies creative and technical skills and judgment to execute feasible designs that are refined, modified and amended with input from others Evaluates development and realisation of packaging designs for success in meeting project objectives, considering project parameters and feedback, and identifies improvement opportunities
Problem solving: Analyses information to solve problems
Initiative and enterprise: Explores and develops new and innovative ideas through analysis and critical thinking to develop and improve the approaches to packaging design

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