Competency Based Qualification

Digital Media for Interior Designers II: Exhibition

Unit Aim

The aim of this unit is to provide Learners with the knowledge, understanding and skills in digital media for designing exhibition spaces. Building on foundational knowledge, Learners explore customisation tools such as Shell, Morph and Loft to create complex design elements. The unit focuses on precision layer management, advanced 2D and 3D modelling and professional rendering techniques. Through studio-based projects and field visits, Learners develop practical expertise in digital design workflows, enhancing their ability to create immersive and functional exhibition environments.

Unit Content

Be able to apply advanced geometric constructions and customisation tools in exhibition space design.

Advanced geometric constructions

Complex shapes and parametric design

Advanced drawing and editing techniques

Geometric principles in exhibition layouts

Be able to utilise advanced drawing, editing and transformation techniques for complex design elements

Advanced drawing tools and customisation

Shell, morph, loft tools

Editing and transformation techniques

Custom design elements

Be able to manage layers efficiently for organising complex exhibition layouts.

Precision layer management

Layer properties and organisation

Efficient management for complex projects

Be able to implement advanced dimensioning, annotation and detailing techniques for professional documentation.

Advanced dimensioning and annotation

Precision dimensioning

Enhanced annotation styles

Communicating detailed information

Be able to create and manipulate custom blocks, components and parametric elements for modular exhibition design.

Custom blocks and parametric elements

Smart blocks for exhibition design

Customising components

Parametric blocks in layouts

Be able to develop 3D visualisations and render high-quality exhibition space presentations.

Advanced 2D & 3D projects

Comprehensive 2D and 3D plans

Digital media integration

Studio-based project execution

3D visualisation and rendering

Advanced modelling

Rendering and material mapping

Presentation techniques

Recommended Text

Alternative Reading

Ching, F. D. K. (2020). Architectural Graphics (6th ed.). Wiley.

Ambrose, G., & Harris, P. (2018). Basics Design 08: Design Thinking. Bloomsbury Visual Arts.

Kilmer, R., & Kilmer, W. O. (2016). Construction Drawings and Details for Interiors (3rd ed.). Wiley.

Wells, M. (2013). Exhibition Design. Laurence King Publishing.

Porter, T., & Goodman, S. (2013). Design Drawing Techniques. Routledge.

Franz, J. (2018). Interior Design Visual Presentation: A Guide to Graphics, Models, and Presentation Techniques (5th ed.). Wiley.

Zelanski, P., & Fisher, M. P. (2011). The Art of Seeing. Pearson.