Creative and Digital Media

VCE VET Creative and Digital Media students produce digital works that encompass web development, multimedia design, content writing, audio, film and video, photography, static design and animation. The works selected for this exhibition demonstrate a range of capabilities, from traditional creative skills to engagement with contemporary technologies and concepts.

Hamish Baird

Mildura Senior College, Mildura
First Peoples of the Millewa-Mallee, being Latji Latji and Ngintait Traditional Owners

Opening frame of an animated video, with blue text reading 'Anabranch Preschool' and illustrations including a sun, monkey and palm tree.
Anabranch Pre-School by Hamish Baird, Top Designs 2024. Courtesy of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority.

Anabranch Pre-School | Animation

Photoshop, Adobe Animate, Premiere Pro, Word

My animation is designed to promote a fictional pre-school that I created. The animation includes values that are appealing to parents, and uses exciting colours and sounds to engage potential students. Both demographics make up my target audience. The animation is also made to take the viewer on a journey of wonder, to entice creativity within the audience and encourage curiosity.

Units of Competency
CUAANM301 Create 2D digital animations
CUADIG304 Create visual design components

Chloe Clayton

Galen Catholic College, Wangaratta
Yorta Yorta Country

Illustrated character design of a skateboarder with blonde spikey hair and an orange jacket, skating in a half pipe.
Makisig the Skater Boy by Chloe Clayton, Top Designs 2024. Courtesy of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority.

Makisig the Skater Boy | Portfolio

Ibis Paint X

Makisig is a character inspired by Filipino street fashion, the works of artist Jamie Hewlett, and famous skateboarders like Keegan Palmer, Margielyn Didal and Momiji Nishiya. With his self-bleached hair and colourful attire, Makisig is not afraid to stand out. This image was hand drawn using an Apple Pencil in Ibis Paint X on an iPad. It makes use of a single light source, reflective light and a simple background.

Unit of Competency
CUADES302 Explore and apply the creative design process to 2D forms

Chloe Clayton

Galen Catholic College, Wangaratta
Yorta Yorta Country

Frame from an animation, showing two characters wearing helmets and elbow pads. A crowd cheer in the background.
sk8 by Chloe Clayton, Top Designs 2024. Courtesy of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority.

sk8 | Animation

Ibis Paint X, Adobe Animate

I have created 'sk8', a short 2D animated trailer made in Adobe Animate. It follows a young woman who is training for a roller derby tournament. The changing of colour palettes indicate the passing of time. As she finally slows down, the audio follows her breath and it transitions into game day. She is lined up as a front blocker, but when the game is about to start, the camera cuts out dramatically.

Unit of Competency
CUAANM301 Create 2D digital animations

Alyssa Cunanan

Bayside P-12 College, Newport
Williamstown High School, Williamstown
Bunurong Boonwurrung Country

Page from a website with blue, red and orange graphics incorporated in its design. Text on the page reads 'elements'.
FUSCO by Alyssa Cunanan, Top Designs 2024. Courtesy of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority.

FUSCO | Website

Adobe Animate, Dreamwaver, Photoshop, Illustrator

My website is for FUSCO, a business that runs after school design classes for children. FUSCO aims to nurture a culture of creativity for these children and teach the basics of design from an early age. This includes design elements, principles and typography. Fun visuals and colours are utilised to stimulate younger children and get them involved with learning about design. The website also acknowledges FUSCO's sponsor, 'XYZ', a children’s television program.

Unit of Competency
CUADES302 Explore and apply the creative design process to 2D forms
CUADIG312 Author interactive sequences

Alyssa Cunanan

Bayside P-12 College, Newport
Williamstown High School, Williamstown
Bunurong Boonwurrung Country

Illustration of a cat sleeping on a windowsill next to a potted plant.
XYZ by Alyssa Cunanan, Top Designs 2024. Courtesy of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority.

XYZ | Animation

Adobe Animate, Paint Tool SAI

XYZ is a TV program aimed at young children. My animation is the brand identity for XYZ, in the form of a clip used for intermission breaks and advertising. In order to best represent the brand, vivid colours, bouncy sound effects, and playful shapes are utilised to engage children as the target audience.

Unit of Competency
CUAANM301 Create 2D digital animations

Kieran Ford

Academy of Mary Immaculate, Fitzroy
Wurundjeri Country

Illustration of three unicorns standing in a green field with pink flowers.
Fantasy Zoo by Kieran Ford, Top Designs 2024. Courtesy of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority.

Fantasy Zoo | Animation

Adobe Animate, Fire Alpaca

My product is a promotional advertisement for a fantasy zoo. The animation depicts several mythical creatures that can be found at the zoo and provides information about where it is located. I created the animation using frame-by-frame and motion tween techniques. The voiceover is by my friend, Emily.

Units of Competency
CUADES302 Explore and apply the creative design process to 2D forms
CUAANM301 Create 2D digital animations

Sophie Hui

Mentone Girls’ Grammar School, Mentone
Bunurong Boonwurrung Country

Illustration of a white mannequin falling, set against a black background.
Mannequin by Sophie Hui, Top Designs 2024. Courtesy of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority.

Mannequin | Animation

Adobe Animate, Adobe Audition

My animation portrays the discrimination faced by the young LGBTQ+ community today, and the effects this has on their mental wellbeing. I have used mannequins as a metaphor. Much like a mannequin, the protagonist of the story was pressured to act and dress in a certain way. She dressed to hide her identity, with the clothing representing self-doubt and self-hatred. The animation highlights the importance of inclusivity, respect and acceptance, urging the audience to be a helping hand in times of need.

Unit of Competency
CUAANM301 Create 2D digital animations

Kayley Irvine

Salesian College, Sunbury
Wurundjeri Country

Illustrated scene for 'Wattle' shows a smiling quoll standing in front of rocks, trees and houses.
Wattle by Kayley Irvine, Top Designs 2024. Courtesy of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority.

Wattle | Animation

Adobe

My animation is a trailer for the fictional video game Wattle. It illustrates a funny quoll, named Wattle, and her scramble to escape from a Tasmanian Devil after stealing its waratah flower. I utilised screen and animation principles as the backbone for my extensive research, storyboard and animatic process.

Units of Competency
CUAANM301 Create 2D digital animations
CUADIG304 Create visual design components

Kayley Irvine

Salesian College, Sunbury
Wurundjeri Country

Animated quoll holding a small spade and looking at a flower.
Wattle by Kayley Irvine, Top Designs 2024. Courtesy of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority.

Wattle | Portfolio

Procreate

Wattle is a cartoon character design based on an Eastern quoll. Her exaggerated appearance helps emphasise a silly, laid-back attitude. Utilising character design principles such as shape language, silhouette, and simplification, her design is made suitable for animation.

Unit of Competency
CUADES302 Explore and apply the creative design process to 2D forms

Amber Klepacovski

Taylors Lakes Secondary College, Taylors Lakes
Wurundjeri Country

Illustrated night club scene with two people standing in front of DJ decks.
The Dangers of Vaping by Amber Klepacovski, Top Designs 2024. Courtesy of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority.

The Dangers of Vaping | Animation

Adobe Animate, Adobe Illustrator, Final Cut Pro

The Dangers of Vaping is a short animation about the negative impacts of vaping, particularly for young people who may be easily influenced. I portrayed this through the character Sam, who experiences the different stages of addiction and finds it difficult to overcomes this. Using Adobe Animate, I utilised the lip-sync feature, frame-by-frame animation, and tweening techniques.

Units of Competency
CUAANM301 Create 2D digital animations
CUAWRT301 Write content for a range of media

Johnny McDermott

Mildura Senior College, Mildura
First Peoples of the Millewa-Mallee, being Latji Latji and Ngintait Traditional Owners

Illustration of two cartoonish characters holding hands, set against a purple and orange background.
CAT + RABBIT by Johnny McDermott, Top Designs 2024. Courtesy of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority.

CAT + RABBIT | Portfolio

Ibis Paint X

CAT + RABBIT are characters I created to tell the story of a duo surviving their daily lives in a dying city. I wanted to create two characters that complemented, yet contrasted, each other. I targeted my audience, teenagers and young adults, by featuring both cartoon-like and mature design aspects in the characters. To achieve this, I explored various silhouette possibilities, colour pallets and themes before refining my ideas and deciding on my final designs.

Units of Competency
CUADES302 Explore and apply the creative design process to 2D forms

Sophie Price

Mentone Girls' Grammar School, Mentone
Bunurong Boonwurrung Country

Illustrated person with an anxious expression.
Dysphoria by Sophie Price, Top Designs 2024. Courtesy of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority.

Dysphoria | Animation

Adobe Animate

This animation was created to show some aspects of gender dysphoria that transgender individuals, specifically those assigned female at birth, experience primarily before transitioning. I used research and some of my own personal experiences as inspiration for this work.

Units of Competency
CUAANM301 Create 2D digital animations

 

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