Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to determine decoration requirements, research product options and make recommendations for specifying artwork within a project.
This unit applies to individuals providing advice in a retail, consulting or design studio environment. They analyse and compare product information from a wide range of different sources to develop a design solution.
No licensing or certification requirements exist at the time of publication. Relevant legislation, industry standards and codes of practice within Australia must be applied.
Elements and Performance Criteria
Elements | Performance Criteria |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Determine project requirements | 1.1 Evaluate project specifications, parameters and constraints, and confirm with client 1.2 Select work resources based on the needs of the project 1.3 Identify and assess aspects of the space that impact on potential solutions 1.4 Analyse and review intended application for the artwork in the available space 1.5 Identify and investigate the most appropriate method of display in artwork within the existing space 1.6 Identify key project stakeholders and establish required communication protocols |
2. Research artwork options | 2.1 Source and analyse relevant information about potential artwork and artists 2.2 Assess and compare aesthetic requirements of the artwork with surrounding site and design elements 2.3 Analyse and evaluate properties of the materials used in the production of artwork 2.4 Assess elements and principles of design used in the creation of the artwork in relation to the available site 2.5 Source and compare information about costs and availability against the project brief 2.6 Identify and integrate potential sustainability features or issues into the research process |
3. Refine ideas and select preferred solution | 3.1 Explore, integrate and refine different options through a process of reflection and testing 3.2 Choose a preferred solution based on research findings and the key objectives of the project brief |
4. Recommend artwork | 4.1 Prepare a visual representation that communicates the key aspects of the preferred solution 4.2 Present recommendations in a format and level of detail suited to the client and scope of the project 4.3 Clearly articulate and present rationale for the chosen solution to the client 4.4 Provide client with realistic cost estimates for purchasing or hiring and/or exhibiting the artwork within the site 4.5 Seek client feedback on the proposed solution 4.6 Make adjustments to the final design solution based on feedback 4.7 Evaluate work through feedback and own reflection and identify potential improvements for use in future projects. |
Foundation Skills
The Foundation Skills describe those required skills (such as, language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills) that are essential to performance:
technology skills to research artwork options and present recommendations using digital media.
Other foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.
Sectors
Interior Decoration and Design