Learning Objects

Catalogue of digital curriculum resources

MARCH 2010

Contents

Introduction 3

Learning objects 4 Mixing colours series (Years P–2) 4 Design a layout series (Years 3–4) 5 Design a layout: assessment series (Years 3–4) 6 Manga maker: assessment series (Years 5–7) 8 Manga pro studio: making manga (Years 5–9) 9 Web designer series (Years 5–9) 10 Fashion design series (Years 5–9) 11 Gamemaker series (Years 5–9) 12 Character maker series (Years 5–9) 13 Sonic space (Years 6–10) 14 Sonic time (Years 6–10) 16 Sonic motion (Years 8–10) 17 Found art (Years 7–8) 18 Innovation cycle series (Years 7–9) 19 Creativity: Fifi Colston (Years 7–10) 21 Directional design series (Years 9–10) 22 Directional design (ESL) series (Years 9–10) 23

Digital resources 25 Art Gallery of South Australia 26 Australian Museum 27 Australian War Memorial 28 Australian Children’s Television Foundation 29 australianscreen online 30 Australian Voices 31 Express Media 32 Getty Images 33 Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa 34 Museum Victoria 35 National Archives of Australia 36 National Film and Sound Archive 37 National Gallery of Australia 38 National Library of Australia 39 National Museum of Australia 40 Picture Australia 41 Powerhouse Museum 42

Themes 43 Poster design: Australia and New Zealand 43

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Introduction This catalogue contains details about the Arts and design digital curriculum resources made available by The Le@rning Federation (TLF) to all schools in Australia and New Zealand.

The resources include: hundreds of interactive learning and assessment objects a large and diverse range of digitised items such as images, film clips, maps, songs, posters and documents, all with teachers’ notes.

Learning and assessment objects The Arts and design learning objects focus on creative skills, critical and aesthetic appreciation of artistic techniques and technologies in media, music, and visual and performing arts. Many of the objects also provide opportunities for students to express individual creativity and develop their own artistic abilities.

Learning objects are generally published in series and some are also aggregated into single, larger learning objects. Aggregated learning objects are identified with the symbol.

An asterisk (*) on the series title indicates that not all the learning objects in that series have been released. The remaining learning objects will be released progressively.

Some learning objects contain non-TLF content. See the acknowledgements and conditions of use in the learning objects for details.

Digital resources A remarkable range of digitised items licensed from leading Australian and New Zealand cultural and scientific institutions is also available to teachers and students of Arts and design. These items include:

audio files of interviews, broadcasts and speeches

clips from documentaries, newsreels, television programs and feature films

photographs, paintings, line drawings, maps and documents

collections of images based around particular themes With each item, TLF supplies an educational value statement comprising a description and contextual information to enrich the value of the asset for teachers.

This catalogue contains a representative sample of digital resources relevant to Arts and design licensed from TLF’s partner institutions.

Themes This catalogue also includes examples of how teachers can draw on the extensive range of curriculum content to create thematic collections to challenge and engage students.

Accessing and viewing the content Government and non-government education authorities in each Australian state and territory and in New Zealand have responsibility for facilitating access to the pool of digital content. Full details about how to access the content, including the necessary technical and software requirements for viewing it, can be found on TLF’s website.

www.thelearningfederation.edu.au

Warning: Please be aware that this catalogue and TLF digital content may contain references to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who may have passed away.

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Mixing colours series (Years P–2) Students experiment with mixing primary colours to create new colours to paint predefined pictures. Features include: three levels of difficulty in each learning object an option to print completed pictures showing the proportions of primary colours used to make each colour. Students: are able to add different volumes of paints to create colours that they can then use.

Mixing colours: paint L1116 – Years P–2

Students use the mixing machine to mix primary colours to form different colours. Students can then select from a range of pictures and paint it using the colours they have created.

Mixing colours: match L1117 – Years P–2

Students select a picture and use the mixing machine to create colours to match those in the selected picture. They then paint a replica of their selection.

Mixing colours L686 – Years P–2

This is an aggregated learning object combining the two other learning objects.

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Design a layout series (Years 3–4) Students examine the visual elements of a layout and create a new layout to improve the reader’s response to a text. Features include: models of good layouts a layout software simulator to explore the effect of changes in visual elements on a layout scaffolded activities to develop each student’s skills in manipulating visual elements of a layout to improve readability examples that represent good and poor layouts an option to print the student’s layouts, the model layouts for comparison, and the student’s written reflections on what they learned. Students: explore how the style, size, colour and placement of images, text and other page elements can improve the readability of a text try different layouts to compare the effect compose texts in print form using ICT.

Design a layout: magazine L8743 – Years 3–4

Students examine how visual elements in a magazine page affect reader response. They compare a poor page layout with a good one, then identify how the visual elements in the good layout help to convey meaning to the reader. Students reflect on the elements of a good magazine layout and why they are Images reproduced courtesy of David Wall/Lonely Planet Images and Ralph Hopkins/Lonely Planet important. Images.

Design a layout: advertisement L8744 – Years 3–4

Students compare a poorly created print advertising layout with a good layout and identify how the visual elements in the good layout work better to convey meaning to the reader. They examine the print advertisement’s model layouts and then create a new layout to suit the advertisement’s requirements. Images reproduced courtesy of Photolibrary.com.

Design a layout: movie poster L8745 – Years 3–4

Students examine how visual elements in a movie poster affect reader response. They explore how the style, size, colour and placement of images, text and other page elements can improve the readability of the poster. They try different page layouts and compare the effect to create a new poster. Images reproduced courtesy of Photolibrary.com.

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Design a layout: local newspaper L8746 – Years 3–4

Students examine how visual elements in a newspaper page affect reader response. They compare a poor page layout with a good one, and then identify how the visual elements in the good layout help convey meaning to the reader. Students reflect on what a good layout for a newspaper is and why it is important. Images reproduced courtesy of Photolibrary.com.

This series contains non-TLF Content. See Acknowledgements in the learning objects.

Design a layout: assessment series (Years 3–4) Students are assessed on their understanding of how the visual elements of a text affect reader response. Features include: a page layout software simulator to explore the effect of changes in visual elements on a page scaffolded activities to develop each student’s skills in manipulating visual elements of page layout to improve readability texts that illustrate good and poor page layout an introduction to the terms used in page layout the option to print a report of the student’s performance. Students: explore how the style, size, colour and placement of images, text and other page elements can improve the readability of the page. compose texts in print form using ICT reflect on what they have learned about page layout and why it is important.

Design a layout: magazine: assessment L9683 – Years 3–4

Students compare a poorly created magazine page layout with a good page layout and identify how the visual elements in the good layout work better to convey meaning to the reader. They create a new page layout to suit the magazine’s requirements.

Images reproduced courtesy of Lonley Planet Images.

Design a layout: poster: assessment L9685 – Years 3–4

Students examine how visual elements in a movie poster affect reader response. They compare a poorly created poster layout with a good layout and identify how the visual elements in the good layout work better to convey meaning to the reader.

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Design a layout: advertisement: assessment L9684 – Years 3–4

Students compare a poorly created print advertising layout with a good layout and identify how the visual elements in the good layout work better to convey meaning to the reader. They examine the print advertisement’s exemplar layouts, then create a new layout to suit the advertisement’s requirements. Images reproduced courtesy of Photolibrary.com.

Design a layout: newspaper: assessment L9686 – Years 3–4

Students explore how visual elements on a newspaper page affect reader response. They consider how the style, size, colour and placement of images, text and other page elements can improve the readability of the page, then create a new page layout to match the newspaper’s requirements. Images reproduced courtesy of Photolibrary.com.

This series contains non-TLF content. See Acknowledgements in the learning objects.

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Manga maker: assessment series (Years 5–7) Students use their understanding of how manga conventions, including text, onomatopoeia and visual elements, fit together to create a manga story. Features include: illustrations of techniques for creating manga storylines, characters, colours and text an introduction to forms and uses of onomatopoeia opportunities to relate dialogue and onomatopoeia (sound words such as ‘Hiss!’ and ‘Bang!’) to body language and other visual elements in cartoon texts a printable report on the manga story assembled by the student. Students: explore elements of manga comics such as storylines, characters, colours, text and bubbles apply text-specific (manga) conventions relate onomatopoeia to non-verbal expressions and actions relate dialogue to visual elements in cartoon texts.

Manga maker: samurai: assessment L8467 – Years 5–7

Students are assessed on their understanding of how manga conventions fit together to complete a story about two boys at home while their mother is out shopping.

Manga maker: skiing: assessment L9808 – Years 5–7

Students are assessed on their understanding of how manga conventions fit together to complete a story about a boy meeting a girl on a ski slope.

Manga maker: birthday cake: assessment L9965 – Years 5–7

Students are assessed on their understanding of how manga conventions fit together to complete a story about a about something that happens at a birthday party.

Manga maker: robot dog: assessment L9966 – Years 5–7

Students are assessed on their understanding of how manga conventions fit together to complete a story about a postman’s encounter with a robot dog.

This series contains non-TLF content. See Acknowledgements in the learning objects.

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Manga pro studio: making manga (Years 5–9) Students play the role of a new employee in a manga design studio. Features include: opportunities to relate dialogue and onomatopoeia to body language and other visual elements in cartoon texts techniques for creating manga storylines, characters, colours, text and bubbles introduction to the forms and uses of onomatopoeia an option to print the student’s manga story sequence. Students: explore elements of manga comics such as storylines, characters, colours, text and bubbles relate onomatopoeia to non-verbal expressions and actions relate dialogue to visual elements in cartoon texts complete their own manga sequence by choosing dialogue and sounds to fit the illustrations.

Manga pro studio: making manga L2111 – Years 5–9 Students gain cultural knowledge of the Manga genre, together with knowledge of generic features of cartoons in Japanese and English. They also encounter the English term ‘onomatopoeia’.

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Web designer series (Years 5–9) Students match material to the type of website it belongs to. Features include: factual and persuasive texts and texts of popular culture identification of the features of texts that identify their purpose and intended context explanations of the form, function, language and design of headings, body text, images and animations a glossary of difficult terms. Students: identify features of language and images that are related to context and text type distinguish between overtly persuasive texts and apparently neutral texts demonstrate their understanding that the choices of language, image and other features are influenced by a variety of factors.

Web designer: Viking Britain level 1 L3268 – Years 5–9

Students look at jumbled web pages, all connected with Vikings. They identify features of the texts; for example, identify past tense verbs such as ‘came’, ‘became’ and ‘settled’. They then determine which parts belong in which sites and make the necessary swaps.

Web designer: Viking Britain level 2 L3267 – Years 5–9

‘Web designer: Viking Britain level 2’ is more complex than level 1, with more items to manage on the site.

Web designer: Dragons level 1 L3270 – Years 5–9

Students look at jumbled web pages, all connected with dragons. They identify features of the texts; for example, identify past tense verbs such as ‘came’, ‘became’ and ‘settled’. They then determine which parts belong in which sites and make the necessary swaps.

Web designer: Dragons level 2 L3269 – Years 5–9

‘Web designer: Dragons level 2’ is more complex than level 1, with more items to manage on the site.

‘Web designer: Viking Britain levels 1 & 2’ (L3267 & L3268) contains non–TLF content. See Acknowledgements in the learning objects.

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Fashion design series (Years 5–9) Students work in a virtual fashion design company called OzKiwi Designs. Features include: multi-choice quizzes to test understanding of key concepts a glossary of difficult terms and their pronunciation. Students: analyse the way purpose and audience shape different community texts, such as scientific reports, catalogues and magazine advertisements recognise that texts (both print and images) use different ways of communicating meaning explore how the choice of words and text structures contribute to how a text portrays particular social groups select textual elements appropriate to a purpose.

Fashion design: market research L295 – Years 5–9

Students examine customer profiles: gender, age, workplace, hobbies and major spending habits. They analyse results of a market survey of people’s clothing preferences and review pie charts and customer interviews. They then compare the current survey results with last year’s.

Fashion design: quality control L296 – Years 5–9

Students test the properties of four fabrics for a fashion design company. They review a lab test summary table and examine the structure of the table and words used. They build a graphic interpretation of the text by adding simple icons. They then identify two fabrics which meet the agency’s needs and choose conclusions based on suitable scientific language.

Fashion design: advertising L297 – Years 5–9

Students help plan an advertising campaign for clothes made by a fashion design company. They review catalogue mock-ups, images and marketing text. They choose the items which best meet the company’s needs. They then compare and contrast three magazines and decide which is best suited for their target market.

Fashion design: studio L298 – Years 5–9

Students explore how a fashion company works to design a range of clothes. They choose words to complete a description about tools of the trade and answer questions about the roles of three departments within the company: market research, advertising and quality control.

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Gamemaker series (Years 5–9) Students explore how video game makers change the look and feel of a game through combinations of sound, image, words and movement. Features include: illustrations to show how electronic games are composed to suit audience preferences demonstrations of how all elements in a multimodal text combine to construct different meanings the concepts of stereotypes and target audiences, and how they contribute to the process of game construction a model game to establish composition techniques and their effects on an audience a selection of game elements for students to assemble, review and edit to suit a given target audience feedback provided by a mentor team on the audience appeal of each game element selection an option to print a certificate summarising key principles of game composition. Students: apply visual, sound, print and movement (action) conventions to construct and shape meaning choose combinations of game elements to suit a target audience explore how multimodal elements in electronic games can be combined to construct different meanings and to influence audience response explore how stereotypes are applied in electronic games.

Gamemaker: level 1 L3271– Years 5–9

Change a mobile phone game to suit a different audience such as Sporty gamers. Choose elements such as background, title, music and play speed.

Gamemaker: level 2 L3272– Years 5–9

Change a mobile phone game to suit a different audience such as Space gamers. Choose elements such as sound effect, images, title and play speed.

This series contains non-TLF content. See Acknowledgements in the learning objects

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Character maker series (Years 5–9) Students discover how characters and animated scenes are assembled to suit audience preferences in the process of making of a TV advertisement. Features include: illustrations of how characters and animated scenes are composed to suit particular purposes a model scene to establish various composition techniques and their effects on an audience a selection of visual, sound or movement elements for students to assemble, review and edit to suit a given target audience feedback on the audience appeal of each student selection via a mentor character an option to print a certificate summarizing the key principles addressed in each learning object. Students: explore the development of an animation scene and contextualisation of a character combine scene elements, such as a main character, sidekick, background, music and sound effects to suit a target audience apply conventions to construct and shape meaning change a set of multimodal elements within a text to alter the meaning of the text as a whole explore how stereotypes are applied in children’s television.

Character maker: visual attributes L2851 – Years 5–9

Students choose characters and colours that will attract a young audience.

Character maker: movement L2852 – Years 5–9

Students choose characters and actions that will attract a young audience.

Character maker: sound L2853 – Years 5–9

Students choose characters and music that will attract a young audience.

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Character maker: creating a scene L2854 – Years 5–9

Students choose characters and scene elements that will attract a young audience.

‘Character maker: creating a scene’ and ‘Character maker: sound’ contain non-TLF content. See Acknowledgements in the learning objects.

Sonic space (Years 6–10) Students explore noises from home, the city, within the human body, in remote landscapes, in futuristic settings or in the Asia–Pacific region. Features include: a range of noises in a futuristic shopping mall such as synthesised voices and electronic music adjustable visual elements such as colour and size an option to print personal reflections on the creation, production and application of soundscapes. Students: select and arrange the sounds to make a soundscape and record and play back their composition experiment with order, volume, pauses and repetition, and add colour and other visual elements to enhance their work reflect on their own creative work by identifying expressive qualities and reacting to audience feedback explore and manipulate sounds and animated images to compose soundscapes.

Sonic space: city L543 – Years 6–8

Students create a soundscape from noises in a city. Explore sounds such as engine noises and sirens.

Sonic space: travel L887 – Years 6–8

Students create a soundscape from noises in a view from space of Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Explore sounds such as a satellite transmission, gamelan playing and Chinese voices talking.

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Sonic space: home L888– Years 6–8

Students create a soundscape from noises around a family home. Explore sounds such as voices talking and the hum of a washing machine.

Sonic space: micro L884 – Years 8–10

Students create a soundscape from noises in a microscopic view inside human skin. Explore sounds such as a heartbeat and blood flowing.

Sonic space: remote region L885 – Years 8–10

Students create a soundscape from noises around a remote roadhouse. Explore sounds such as a road train idling and an eagle calling.

Sonic space: future mall L886 – Years 8–10

Students create a soundscape from noises in a futuristic shopping mall. Explore sounds such as synthesised voices and electronic music.

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Sonic time (Years 6–10) Students make a soundtrack to accompany a production company’s slide show. Features include: enables students to explore and manipulate sounds and animated images to compose audiovisual slide shows a screening mode to play back and review slide shows an option to print personal reflections on the creation, production and application of audiovisual slide shows promotes experimentation with order, volume, pauses and repetition. Students: select a slide show to work on and choose sounds from a sound palette to make a soundscape to suit the atmosphere of the images portrayed in the slide show plan how to combine sounds with images for a live audiovisual performance create a soundscape to reflect the situation, atmosphere and actions of visual images explore the effects of varying volume, pace, repetition and contrast of sounds reflect on their own creative work by identifying expressive qualities and reacting to audience feedback.

Sonic time: our world L858 – Years 6–8

Make a soundtrack for a slide show on wildlife, sailing or traffic.

Sonic time: fun time L889 – Years 8–10

Make a soundtrack for a slide show on seasons, snowboarding or gears.

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Sonic motion (Years 8–10) In the Sonic motion learning objects, students choose a soundtrack and then make an imagescape by mixing images, visual effects and text to match the mood of the soundtrack. Features include: options for experimentation with order, pace, brightness, repetition and contrast of visual elements a screening mode to play back and review slide shows illustration of how to combine images with sounds or music for a live performance. a free-text tool and a range of visual effects related to water an option to print personal reflections on the creation, production and application of audiovisual slide shows. Students: explore and manipulate sounds, text and animated images to compose audiovisual slide shows select a slide show to work on and choose sounds from a sound palette to make a soundscape to suit the atmosphere of the images portrayed in the slide show plan how to combine the sounds with images for a live audiovisual performance and are required to take notes and reflect on the process compose a sequence of visual effects to reflect the situation, atmosphere and tempo of a soundtrack. experiment with order, pace, brightness, repetition and contrast of the visual elements reflect on their own creative work by identifying expressive qualities and reacting to audience feedback.

Sonic motion: water world L883 – Years 6–8

Make a slide show for a big screen to match a soundtrack with a ‘water’ theme.

Sonic motion: living earth L890 – Years 8–10

Make a slide show for a big screen to match a soundtrack with a theme of living things and soil.

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Found art (Years 7–8) Students bring new and different meaning to found objects as they position them within a new context of understanding and interpretation. Features include: introduction to key concepts related to transformation: juxtaposition, composition, perspective, repetition and contrast a selection of tools (scale, tone, move and rotate) and materials for students to manipulate objects. an interactive workbook and screen captures for students to evaluate and reflect on their own creative process and design. Prompts students to an option for students to print their completed image, design review and reflections on the creative process. Students: manipulate visual properties of found objects and arrange them into new compositions to reflect a theme investigate techniques and methods used to create new meanings in an artistic work bring new meaning to objects by using or positioning them within a new context of understanding use a range of materials to construct an artwork to communicate a specific meaning describe their reasons for choice of theme, selection of objects, use of tools, awareness of site, audience and potential durability of their design evaluate and reflect on their own creative process and evolution of ideas.

Found art: beach L3626 – Years 7–8

Students explore a beach environment and create a design using objects found in rock pools, sand dunes, the tidal zone and a rubbish bin.

Found art: city L3627 – Years 7–8

Students explore a city environment and create a design using objects found in a café, waste bin, kiosk and street gutter.

Found art: park L3628 – Years 7–8

Students explore a park environment and create a design using objects found in a play area, and on a bush track, picnic table and miner’s track.

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Found art: outback L3629 – Years 7–8

Students explore an outback environment and create a design using objects found in the bush, a woolshed, camp fire and on a scrap heap.

Innovation cycle series (Years 7–9) Students explore the different stages of the innovation cycle. They identify and apply research methods to advance an innovative design solution that meets pre-determined requirements. Features include: specific case studies from Australia an interactive notebook to record and collate outcomes and results simulations for interviews, surveys, testing and evaluations models for the steps involved in the required evaluations an option to print a summary of student’s findings. Students: explore the connections between ideas and development of a product through research, developing ideas, prototypes, testing and selling make analyses and evaluations of methods and products based on what they have learnt of research method.

Innovation cycle: idea L2285 – Years 7–9

Students explore ResMed Breathing Aids to learn how innovators develop ideas. They observe a simulated brainstorming session and complete a decision-making tree exercise to determine the most effective response to a problem. They learn to recognise a need or opportunity and creative thinking for problem-solving.

Model photo courtesy of Aflo Foto Agency/Photolibrary.com.

Innovation cycle: research and development L2286 – Years 7–9

Students explore Australian tea tree oil to learn how innovators use research and development to test and develop ideas. They observe simulated laboratory tests of different types of materials and are asked to assess the material most suitable based on a given criteria, then evaluate methods of research and development for an innovation against pre-determined criteria.

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Innovation cycle: design L2289 – Years 7–9

Students explore Sydney 2000 Olympic torch to learn the stages and processes involved in designing an innovative product. They observe simulated field research and laboratory testing to assess the most suitable shape of a product based on appearance and functionality then evaluate the best design of a product Model photo courtesy of Aflo Foto against pre-determined criteria. Agency/Photolibrary.com.

Innovation cycle: patent L2288 – Years 7–9

Students explore the company Bishop Technology Group to learn how innovators use patent to protect innovative ideas. They observe simulated interviews to determine the most appropriate type of Intellectual Property (IP) protection that should be taken on a new type of product. Includes issues of intellectual property, copyright, patent and Trademark ™. They then evaluate types of IP to protect the innovation against pre-determined criteria.

Innovation cycle: resource L2287 – Years 7–9

Students explore the Clean Up Australia innovation to learn how innovators use resources to develop ideas and promote products. They observe simulated interviews to determine the development stage at which a particular product should be outsourced. They then evaluate opportunities for resourcing against pre- determined criteria.

Innovation cycle: make L2290 – Years 7–9

Students explore the Caroma Dual Flush Toilet to learn how innovators manufacture design elements to market innovative ideas. They observe simulated field research and laboratory testing to assess the most suitable manufacturing of a product based on appearance and functionality. They then evaluate production process against pre-determined criteria and choose the preferred one.

Innovation cycle: sell L2291 – Years 7–9

Students explore Victa Lawn Mowers to learn how innovators choose distribution strategies to market innovative ideas. Students learn about the 4 Ps (product, price, place, promotion) of marketing, the use of target marketing, and understanding the buying behaviour of the target market.

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Innovation cycle: service L2292 – Years 7–9

Students explore Incat Catamarans to learn how innovators use service strategies to market their innovative products. They observe simulated animations to determine different types of sales service, such as pre-sales service and after-sales service. They then complete a decision-making tree exercise to determine the most effective type of sales service for a pre-determined problem.

This series contains non-TLF content. See Acknowledgements in the learning objects.

Creativity: Fifi Colston (Years 7–10) Students explore Fifi Colston’s studio and discover how she creates wearable art. Using Fifi as a guide, students are introduced to the creative process including aspects such as inspiration, motivation, planning and techniques. Features include: opportunity to print out their workbook and capture their image to paste into a computer application such as MS Word a selection of tools and materials for students to create their own design that communicates a message. Students: plan a design to communicate a message of their own by creating their own piece of virtual wearable art choose everyday objects and materials to include on a design palette with paint, stamp and pattern painting features evaluate and reflect on an artist’s creative process and evolution of ideas investigate techniques and methods used to create an artistic work evaluate and reflect on their own creative process and artwork explore the creative process of an artist.

Creativity: Fifi Colston L1778 – Years 7–10

Students explore Fifi’s studio and discover how she creates wearable art. They look at aspects such as inspiration, motivation, planning and techniques.

This series contains non-TLF content. See Acknowledgements in the learning objects.

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Directional design series (Years 9–10) Students are given a design brief to build an everyday object found at school or home that is well suited to the built environment and that minimises negative impacts on the natural environment in which it will be used. They design the item then adapt and refine their design on the basis of client feedback. Features include: Illustrations of differences in performance of the products over a one-year and five-year period mechanism for repeated testing of ideas and an interactive approach to design an interactive notebook to capture design specifications, user needs and stakeholder feedback an option to print a report completed by the student. Students: implement core requirements for designing an everyday product, including the minimisation of negative effects on the natural environment investigate the complexity of designed objects and the need to understand them in the context of their actual usage review stakeholder requirements and adapt designs to suit.

Directional design: classroom chair L2962 – Years 9–10

The design requirement focuses on ergonomics.

Directional design: cafeteria chair L3108 – Years 9–10

The design requirement focuses on hygiene and stylishness.

Directional design: computer lab chair L3110 – Years 9–10

The design requirement focuses on ergonomics and durability.

Directional design: study lamp L3112 – Years 9–10

The design requirement focuses on stylishness.

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Directional design: study desk L3114 – Years 9–10

The design requirement focuses on ergonomics, multiuse and style.

Directional design (ESL) series (Years 9–10) Students are given a design brief to build an everyday object found at school or at home. The object’s design must be well-suited to the environment in which it will be used, and minimise negative impacts on the natural environment. Features include: glossaries and language games that highlight a language feature such as the correct use of ‘must’, ‘should’ and ‘might’ supports repeated testing of ideas and an iterative approach to design interactive notebook to capture design specifications, user needs and stakeholder feedback is included, as well as an option to print a report completed by the student. Students: read a design brief about an everyday product and seek information from relevant people regarding which design factors are most important consider the environmental impact of materials and manufacturing processes when choosing between design options use client feedback to refine their design. They evaluate the object’s performance after the first week and after five years.

Directional design: computer lab chair [ESL] L6783 – Years 9–10

The design requirement focus is ergonomics and durability.

Directional design: cafeteria chair [ESL] L6784 – Years 9–10

The design requirement focus is hygiene and stylishness.

Directional design: classroom chair: [ESL] L7630 – Years 9–10

The design requirement focus is ergonomics.

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Directional design: study desk: [ESL] L7631 – Years 9–10

The design requirement focus is ergonomics, multiuse and stylishness.

Directional design: study lamp: [ESL] L7632 – Years 9–10

The design requirement focus is stylishness.

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Digital resources

A remarkable range of digitised items licensed from leading Australian and New Zealand cultural and scientific institutions is available to teachers and students of Arts and design. These items include:

audio files of interviews, broadcasts and speeches

clips from documentaries, newsreels, television programs and feature films

photographs, paintings, line drawings, maps and documents

collections of images based around particular themes

With each item, TLF supplies an Educational value statement comprising a description and contextual information that enriches the value of the asset for the teacher. This catalogue contains a representative sample of Arts and design-related digital resources licensed from TLF’s partner institutions.

Two views of each resource are available – one with the description, educational value statement and acknowledgments, another with the resource and acknowledgments.

View 1 – Resource, description, educational value statement and acknowledgments

‘Wendingen’ journal cover by El Lissitzky, 1921

TLF ID: R6500

View 2 – Resource and acknowledgements

‘Wendingen’ journal cover by El Lissitzky, 1921

TLF ID: R6500

Reproduced courtesy of Powerhouse Museum. Artwork by El Lissitzky.

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Art Gallery of South Australia

The Art Gallery of South Australia holds one of Australia’s finest art collections. The Gallery has made many of its paintings, sculptures, jewellery pieces and furniture items available in digitised form for distribution to schools. A selection of clips useful for Arts and design is described here. You can use the search options in your educational jurisdiction’s gateway to TLF to explore and view the full range of resources available.

‘Early morning, Heidelberg’

TLF ID: This oil painting by Walter Withers R3625 (1854–1914) is an excellent example of a style of Australian impressionist art characterised by a gentleness of mood and subtle colour and tonal exchanges, a lack of prescriptive detail and a preference for soft or low light settings, usually at dawn or in the late evening.

From the collection of the Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide. Artwork by Walter Withers.

Games table, c1880

TLF ID: This is a decorative multi-purpose R4195 games table, made around 1880 from Huon pine. The top of this table can be opened to allow access to and storage of different sets of games (cards, chess and draughts) in the tapered box space beneath.

From the collection of the Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide.

‘The eight Dreamings’, 1991

TLF ID: This painting in synthetic polymer R4933 paint on canvas is a significant work by Michael Nelson Tjakamarra (c1946–) one of the best known and acclaimed of the Western Desert painters.

Michael Nelson Tjakamarra licensed by Aboriginal Artists Agency. From the collection of the Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide. Artwork by Michael Nelson Tjakamarra.

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Australian Museum

The Australian Museum has an international reputation in the fields of natural history and research, community programs and exhibitions. The Museum has made some of its natural science and cultural artefacts available in digitised form to TLF for distribution to schools. A selection of resources that can be used to support the teaching and learning of Arts and design are described here.

Bark painting from Arnhem

TLF ID: Land, 1930s R8780 This is a bark painting depicting a dugout canoe and a Macassan prau or sailing vessel from Yirrkala in Arnhem Land. The unknown artist of this work would have cut bark sheets from stringybark trees then flattened and dried them over a fire or in the sun. The painting is done with brushes made from pieces of soft bark and sticks of various widths, with fine brushes made from human hair allowing Yolngu artists to paint with great detail.

Reproduced courtesy of Australian Museum. Photograph by Australian Museum.

Ethel King painting a groper

TLF ID: specimen, 1926 R8813 This is a black-and-white image of scientific artist Ethel King hand painting a mounted specimen of a Queensland groper. Ethel King drew and painted detailed scientific illustrations of plants and animals in the first part of the 20th century. Her drawings and watercolour paintings appeared in art galleries and scientific Reproduced courtesy of Australian Museum. publications. Photograph by Australian Museum.

Rock engraving of an echidna This rock engraving of an echidna TLF ID: R8784 is from the site known as ‘Echidna and Fish’ at West Head in the Ku- ring-gai Chase National Park, less than 25 km from Sydney, New South Wales. Engraved images of ancestral beings, humans, animals and objects such as tools and weapons give some insight into the lives and ceremony of the Guringai people. Reproduced courtesy of Australian Museum. Photograph by Australian Museum.

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Australian War Memorial

The purpose of the Australian War Memorial is to commemorate the sacrifice of those Australians who have died in war. Its mission is to assist Australians to remember, interpret and understand the Australian experience of war and its enduring effect on Australian society. The Memorial has made some of its paintings and memorabilia in digitised form for distribution to schools.

A selection of items useful for Arts and design is described here. You can use the search options in your educational jurisdiction’s gateway to TLF to explore and view the full range of resources available.

‘The beach at Anzac’

TLF ID: This is a painting created by R8589 official war artist Frank Crozier in 1919 showing daily life at Anzac Cove, Turkey, during the First World War some days after the Anzac landing at Gallipoli of 25 April 1915.

Reproduced courtesy of Australian War Memorial. Artwork by Frank Crozier.

‘Anzac, the landing 1915’

TLF ID: This large oil painting on canvas R8586 by an official war artist, George Lambert, depicts the near- impossible task that confronted soldiers of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during the landing at Gallipoli in Turkey on 25 April 1915. Lambert painted the work after a visit to Gallipoli in 1919.

Reproduced courtesy of Australian War Memorial Artwork by George Lambert.

‘Transport driver (Aircraftwoman Florence Miles)’, TLF ID: 1945 R8595 This portrait by Nora Heysen provides a positive representation of civilian women who volunteered to serve Australia in the auxiliary services created during the Second World War (1939–45). Heysen was the first woman in the Second World War to be appointed to the position of official

war artist. Reproduced courtesy of Australian War Memorial. Artwork by Nora Heysen.

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Australian Children’s Television Foundation

The Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF) is committed to developing and producing high-quality, innovative, entertaining and educational television programs for children.

TLF has licensed clips from various ACTF productions for inclusion in the national digital curriculum content pool. Productions clips are drawn from include: ‘I Think …’, ‘Kaboodle’, ‘Lift Off’, ‘Noah and Saskia’, ‘Round the Twist’ and ‘Yolngu Boy’.

‘I Think ...’ – Illusion is all This animated short features the TLF ID: R6074 unscripted voices of a highly articulate group of 5– to 9–year– old children discussing the concepts of magic, stories, reality and illusions. Colourful and imaginative hand-drawn animation incorporating photographs vividly illustrates the children’s comments.

With permission of the Australian Children’s Television Foundation, Film Finance Corporation Australia Limited and Heytesbury Pty Ltd. Animation by Sarah Watt.

‘Lift Off’ title sequence The title sequence from ‘Lift Off’ TLF ID: R8018 uses images and music to foreshadow the content and mood of the program. This clip uses cell animation, in which 24 frames per second are filmed to create the illusion of movement. Each movement change is painted on separate cells and filmed on top of a series of

painted backgrounds. Camera With permission of the Australian Children’s Television Foundation, Film Finance Corporation Australia Ltd and Heytesbury Pty Ltd. Produced by angles and shot sizes create Jollification Studios. Animation by Anne Jolliffe. different perspectives.

The idea This clip shows a young girl who TLF ID: R6763 is having trouble finding an idea for a drawing. The film demonstrates how animation can stimulate imaginative and creative thinking. It invites the viewer to share with the girl the delight of creating something from the imagination.

With permission of the Australian Children’s Television Foundation. Animation by Sue Rendalland and John Skibinski.

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australianscreen online

Created by the Australian Film Commission and now managed by the National Film and Sound Archive, australianscreen online (ASO) is an innovative website with more than 1,000 moving-image clips from Australian feature films, documentaries, newsreels, short films, home movies and animations. As the education partner in this major project, TLF has selected hundreds of clips and provided accompanying teachers’ notes.

A selection of clips useful for Arts and design is described here.

Painting Country, 2000: Maps of country In this clip Indigenous Australian artists explain that their knowledge of TLF ID: country is passed on through paintings. The paintings in the clip trace the R7217 land’s topography, but also contain personal history, mythology and the Dreaming tracks that crisscross the artists’ country. The clip shows that perpetual waterholes, which are essential to survival in remote regions, are recurring motifs in the paintings.

Fashionista – Donna-May Bolinger, 2004: Passionate about shoes This clip shows shoe and accessory designer Donna-May Bolinger in her TLF ID: Sydney showroom talking about her design process. The clip reveals how R10204 Bolinger combines the skills of an artist and a European-trained artisan to produce her handmade shoes and leather accessories. She sketches her ideas, derived from objects and images she has collected from antique shops and markets, and then makes a prototype of the product using the knowledge of shoemaking she learnt in Italy.

Arthur Boyd – Figures in the Landscape, 1985: Painting by hand This clip shows Australian artist Arthur Boyd working in his studio on ‘Bathers TLF ID: and Pulpit Rock’ (1984 85). In voice-over he describes how he uses his R9239 – fingers and the palm of his hand to paint. Boyd says this technique is quicker than using a brush and allows him to get closer to the canvas and to feel his way through the painting. He says the pleasure of painting is ‘very sensual’.

The 8th Wonder of the World, 1973: The Sydney Opera House sails The clip shows multiple views of the newly constructed Sydney Opera House, TLF ID: designed by Jørn Utzon (1918 ), that draw attention to its setting, the R7990 – uniqueness and beauty of its architecture and the technical achievement of its construction. This clip provides an example of a well-funded 1970s sponsored documentary.

Images reproduced courtesy of australianscreen online.

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Australian Voices

The Australian Voices project is a collection of recorded interviews commissioned by TLF that relate directly to other sound, still or moving image items in TLF’s pool of digital curriculum content. Interviews include first-hand accounts from people in fields such as creative arts, science, medicine, sport and politics. They speak about experiences such as war, natural disasters, working and everyday life.

Selections from Australian Voices recordings useful for Arts and design are described here. You can use the search options in your educational jurisdiction’s gateway to TLF to explore and view the resources available.

David Hobson reflects on Joan Sutherland, 2005 This is an edited sound recording of tenor David Hobson recalling the TLF ID: atmosphere in the Sydney Opera House on 2 October 1990 when Dame Joan R8829 Sutherland, the famous opera singer, gave her emotional Australian farewell performance. Hobson speaks of Dame Joan’s sense of humour and her down-

to-earth nature.

Steven Heathcote recalls portraying Ned Kelly, 2005 This is an edited sound recording of leading Australian ballet dancer Steven TLF ID: Heathcote. He is recalling dancing the role of the bushranger Ned Kelly in the R8815 Australian Ballet’s 1990 production of ‘My name is Edward Kelly’. He outlines the mixed public perceptions of the character and the emotional challenges of

the role.

Michael Atchison describes work as a political cartoonist, 2008 This is an edited sound recording of Michael Atchison (1933–), talking about

TLF ID: his work before his recent retirement as chief political cartoonist for the R10096 Advertiser newspaper in Adelaide. He describes the process of getting a ‘feel’ for the main political news of the day, then choosing the topic of each cartoon. He also suggests that the negative public reaction to some of his cartoons was sometimes a result of readers getting his intent ‘completely wrong’.

John Collins recalls illustrations by Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker), 2007 TLF ID: John Collins recalls the way the Indigenous poet Oodgeroo Noonuccal R8853 produced illustrations for her book ‘Father sky and mother earth’. He reveals how Noonuccal did not require expensive art materials to produce her

illustrations – she did the drawings with only a set of felt-tip pens. The drawings called upon traditional Indigenous styles of artwork such as dots and cross hatching.

Rolf Harris gives tips on how to be a performer, 2008 In this recording, Rolf Harris (1930–) explains important aspects of performing TLF ID: to a live audience. Harris outlines how he learned that it was best to engage R10246 with an audience by making eye contact with them. He suggests that a live performer can also win over an audience by making impromptu remarks that

acknowledge small incidents taking place, such as a person sneezing, but should not to attempt to ridicule members of the audience with ‘clever’ remarks.

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Express Media

Express Media provides support and development opportunities for young Australians in writing and media. A key project for Express Media is the magazine Voiceworks, a quarterly magazine showcasing the poems, short stories, articles and artworks of Australian writers and artists under the age of 25.

This project features 30 of these works. The educational value statements have been written by young writers, providing a contemporary’s commentary on the work.

Interview with Mandy Ord by Benjamin Teicher and comic strip TLF ID: by Mandy Ord R9594 This work comprises the transcript of an interview between artist Mandy Ord and writer Benjamin Teicher, and a 12-panel black-and-white comic strip by Mandy Ord. In the interview Ord talks about the inspirations for her work and about her passion for the comic strip medium as a platform for social commentary. The comic is an autobiographical narrative about the need for an artist to make her work available to a wider audience and being treated as a ‘product’. In the interview Ord talks about ideas that are also explored in the comic strip, including identity and the role of

the artist. With permission of Mandy Ord, Benjamin Teicher and Marc Martin. Reproduced courtesy of Express Media. Written by Benjamin Teicher and Mandy Ord. Artwork by Mandy Ord. Design by Marc Martin.

‘Leave us alone’ by Mel Stringer ‘Leave us alone’, a greyscale pen- TLF ID: and-ink illustration by Mel Stringer, R9530 comments on the effect of intimate relationships on creativity. The work may be read as a reflection on the ways that romantic relationships may compete with – and lose to – the creative impulse. Although the woman could be inspiring a bout of creativity, she is also stamping out access to the outside world. The drawing raises the question of whether the man is inspired by her or unable to commit to her as fully as she would like given the multitude of activities undertaken by his wandering arms.

. With permission of Mel Stringer. Reproduced courtesy of Express Media. Artwork by Mel Stringer.

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Getty Images TLF has licensed hundreds of high-quality images from the extensive Getty Images collection to include in the digital curriculum content pool.

Some Getty Images items useful for Arts and design are described here. You can use the search options in your educational jurisdiction’s gateway to TLF to explore and view the resources available.

Michelangelo’s statue of David This is a colour image of TLF ID: R8422 Renaissance artist Michelangelo Buonarroti’s marble statue of the biblical figure David, completed in 1504 and on display at the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence, Italy.

Reproduced courtesy of Getty Images. Sculpture by Michelangelo Buonarroti. Photograph by David Silverman.

‘Mona Lisa’ (or ‘La Gioconda’)

TLF ID: by Leonardo da Vinci R8421 This is a colour image of the ‘Mona Lisa’, a portrait painted by Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci between 1503 and 1506 that hangs at the Louvre Museum in Paris.

Reproduced courtesy of Stuart Gregory and Getty Images. Artwork by Leonardo da Vinci. Photograph by Stuart Gregory.

Kylie Minogue’s ‘Showgirl

TLF ID: Homecoming Tour’, 2006 R8390 Minogue appeared on stage in this elaborate pink costume and headdress designed by John Galliano. The intricate and detailed corset-style dress features feathers and hand-sewn jewels and has since been displayed in the ‘Kylie Exhibition’, coordinated by the Arts Centre in Melbourne.

Reproduced courtesy of Getty Images Photograph by Dave Hogan.

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa’s key tasks are to preserve and present the taonga (treasures) of New Zealand’s peoples and to interpret the country’s heritage for national and international audiences. TLF has licensed many digitised exhibits from the museum to include in the pool of digital curriculum content.

A selection of Te Papa images useful for Arts and design is described here. You can use the search options in your educational jurisdiction’s gateway to TLF to view the content.

‘Antipodean bowl with albatross

TLF ID: II’, 1991 R6115 This deep, cone-shaped, translucent crystal glass bowl with an ice-like hue and finish was made by Ann Robinson, a leading New Zealand glass artist and significant innovator in the field of glass-making.

Reproduced courtesy of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Artwork by Ann Robinson.

Eharo (dance mask), 20th

TLF ID: century R6108 This is an inverted conical mask made by the Western Elema people of the Papuan Gulf. The eharo is a dance mask worn during Hevehe, a grand cycle of ceremonies that dominated the ritual and artistic lives of the Elema people during the early 20th century.

Reproduced courtesy of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.

Mana Pasifika mural

TLF ID: This is a coloured pencil drawing R8531 on paper created in 1996 by the Pacific artist Michel Tuffery (1966–) for an exhibition called Mana Pasifika at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Tuffery sourced motifs and patterns from a range of Pacific cultures.

Reproduced courtesy of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Artwork by Michel Tuffery.

Museum Victoria

Museum Victoria is responsible for Victoria’s scientific and cultural collections. TLF has licensed many digitised items from the Museum’s science, Indigenous, history and technology collections for inclusion in the pool of digital curriculum content.

Gagadju bark painting, c1912

TLF ID: This bark painting that depicts the R7733 ancestor ‘Yungwalia’ was created in about 1912 by a Gagadju artist. Occupying a single sheet of stringybark, this artwork was painted directly onto the wall of a bark shelter that the Indigenous people of the Alligator River area built and lived in during the wet season. The artist used natural pigments of white clay and coloured ochres to create the painting.

Reproduced courtesy of Museum Victoria.

Sutton panoramic camera,

TLF ID: c1861 R6388 This panoramic camera was the first to use a wide-angle lens to capture a field of view wider than that of the human eye. This innovation in camera design increased the photographer’s creative potential by making it possible to create panoramic images of subjects not static and

to capture a more evocative Reproduced courtesy of Museum Victoria. landscape than was possible with a flat-plate camera.

‘The dawn of art’, 1880s The drawings illustrate the styles TLF ID: R6645 and techniques traditionally used in rock art. For example, the kangaroo in the work on the top left clearly shows internal organs in the X-ray style of early rock paintings. As in rock art, the main forms and lines were first outlined in one colour. The artists whose work is shown here used black,

red and blue coloured pencils Reproduced courtesy of Museum Victoria. Artwork by Mindilpilpil, Billiamook and Ilontereba and a white colour obtained from the paper itself.

National Archives of Australia

The vast collection of items in the National Archives of Australia reflects the actions, decisions and interactions of the Australian Government. TLF has licensed hundreds of these items for inclusion in the pool of digital curriculum content.

Use the search options in your educational jurisdiction’s gateway to TLF to view the full list of TLF digital content available from the National Archives of Australia.

Selections from the National Archives of Australia relevant to Arts and design are described here.

Sketch for a Tom Roberts

TLF ID: painting R2212 This is a photograph of a colour oil sketch made by the celebrated Australian artist Tom Roberts (1856–1931) at the opening of the first Federal Parliament in Melbourne’s Royal Exhibition Building on 9 May 1901. It shows the grandeur and formality of the

scene in impressionistic style. From the collection of the National Archives of Australia. Artwork by Tom Roberts.

Melbourne fashions during the

TLF ID: 1956 Olympics R3186 This photograph shows women wearing evening frocks typical of those worn at social functions at the time of the 1956 Olympic Games. Although many women still made their own clothes in the mid-1950s, mass production and affluence enabled more women to buy designer styles, copied from the European fashion houses.

From the collection of the National Archives of Australia. Photograph by Australian News and Information Bureau.

National Film and Sound Archive

The National Film and Sound Archive holds more than 1 million audiovisual items dating from the 1890s to the present day. Newsreels, songs, home-movie footage and early silent- era films that document aspects of the Australian experience are represented within the collection. TLF has licensed hundreds of items for inclusion in the pool of digital curriculum content. Use the search options in your educational jurisdiction’s gateway to TLF to view the full list of TLF digital content available from the National Film and Sound Archive.

Form-fitting furniture, 1953 –

TLF ID: asset 1 R5264 This clip from a Cinesound Review newsreel shows examples of the ‘Contour’ series of chairs designed and manufactured in Australia from 1951 to 1955.

Stock Footage supplied courtesy of Film World Pty Ltd and Cinesound Movietone Productions. Reproduced courtesy of National Film and Sound Archive. Produced by Cinesound Productions.

Ugg boots made from

TLF ID: sheepskin, 1971 – asset 2 R5081 The clip shows the Shane Surfboards factory, located in Sydney, which had diversified to make sheepskin boots for winter. It provides an example of innovation and diversification of a seasonal manufacturing operation.

Stock Footage supplied courtesy of Film World Pty Ltd and Cinesound Movietone Productions. Produced by Cinesound Movietone Productions.

‘New home from outer space’,

TLF ID: 1971 R5292 This clip featured in the weekly black-and-white newsreel, Australian Movie Magazine, depicts the ‘Futuro’, a dwelling imported from Scandinavia in 1971 and described as the only one of its kind in Australia – it was originally conceived by Finnish architect Matti Suuronen (1933–)

as a ski cabin that would be ‘quick Stock Footage supplied courtesy of Film World Pty Ltd and Cinesound Movietone Productions. Produced by Cinesound Movietone Productions. to heat and easy to construct in rough terrain’.

National Gallery of Australia

The National Gallery of Australia strives to foster a greater understanding and knowledge of visual art and the creative process as well as increase sensitivity to cultural differences and cultural identity. The National Gallery of Australia provides a wide variety of online resources including: Australian art Indigenous Australia art American and European art Asian and Pacific art. Some artwork from the National Gallery of Australia features an interactive zoom tool allowing users to examine the intricate details of visual art pieces.

‘Mount Arapiles and the Mitre Rock’, 1863 TLF ID: This oil painting by Nicholas R7959 Chevalier of geological features near Horsham in western Victoria presents the toweringly impressive grandeur of nature. Chevalier (1828–1902), a European artist, was familiar with the aesthetic idea of ‘the sublime’. Art that gave pleasure was called beautiful, but art that caused viewers to experience

awe at the infinite power of Reproduced courtesy of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. Artwork nature was called sublime. by Nicholas Chevalier.

‘Flamingoes’, c1905–06 Sydney Long (1871–1955) was TLF ID: the leading proponent of the art R8225 nouveau style in Australian painting and ‘Flamingoes’ is a splendid example of his work. Art Nouveau, which is French for ‘new art’, was an artistic . movement of a highly decorative Reproduced with the kind permission of the Ophthalmic Research Institute of style in architecture, interior Australia and the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. Artwork by Sydney Long design, furniture, painting and illustration that was popular from about 1890 to 1914. ‘’

‘Corrugated Gioconda’, 1976 This painting by Jeffrey Smart TLF ID: shows a poster with the image R8212 of the Mona Lisa (‘La Gioconda’) surrounded by contemporary banality – one poster upon another, obscuring meaning yet offering the viewer many opportunities for interpretation.

Reproduced courtesy of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. Artwork by Jeffrey Smart.

National Library of Australia

As Australia’s largest reference library, the National Library of Australia preserves a wide variety of Australian artefacts and national treasures. It holds a comprehensive collection ranging from iconic photographs and prints, to sheet music and ephemera. TLF has licensed hundreds of these items for inclusion in the pool of digital curriculum content.

A selection of items from the National Library of Australia useful for Arts and design is described here. You can use the search options in your educational jurisdiction’s gateway to TLF to view the content.

Borovansky Ballet’s ‘The black

TLF ID: swan’, 1951 R4407 This photograph shows the Borovansky Ballet performing a scene from ‘The black swan’. The Boravansky Ballet was Australia’s main ballet company before the formation of The Australian Ballet in 1962.

Reproduced courtesy of National Library of Australia.

‘Take me to that Tango

TLF ID: Tea’, 1914 R3216 This is a sepia-toned postcard advertising a theatrical act based on a new fad, the Tango Tea, featuring actors and singers Josephine Davis and Billy Geller.

Reproduced courtesy of National Library of Australia.

Joan Sutherland’s farewell

TLF ID: performance, Sydney, 1990 R3758 This is a colour photograph of the streamer-covered stage of the concert hall at the Sydney Opera House on 2 October 1990, after the Australian farewell performance of the famous opera singer Dame Joan Sutherland.

Reproduced courtesy of National Library of Australia. Photograph by Don McMurdo.

National Museum of Australia

The National Museum of Australia is a museum of social history that explores the land, nation and people of Australia, including: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture Australia’s history and society since European settlement in 1788 the interaction of people with the environment.

‘Carpet Snake Dreaming’ by Toby Brown Tjampitjinpa, 1976 TLF ID: This painting depicts the Dreamtime R9946 story of the Carpet Snake. From Alcootha, the Carpet Snake travelled west to Yuendumu and then turned back to his own country, searching for one of his countrymen with whom he could share some food. Eventually he met another countryman, exchanged ceremonial greetings and then they went their separate ways. Toby Brown Tjampitjinpa (c1920–86) was a

member of the Aboriginal Arts Board Copyright the artist licensed by Aboriginal Artists Agency 2009. Artwork by Toby Brown Tjampitjinpa. and an artist for Papunya Tula in the mid 1970s.

‘Flying Dingoes’ by Mick Namararri Tjapaltjarri, 1974 TLF ID: This acrylic painting has a design R9948 superimposed on a map of the escarpment where the dingo became a landform. The central series of motifs reveal the dingo’s body, with tracks on either side representing its paw marks. The dingo’s long ears, depicted as elongated arcs on either side of the concentric circles, enabled it to fly.

Picture Australia

Picture Australia provides access to images from libraries, galleries, museums, and archives that cover all aspects of Australian life and identity. Picture Australia’s extensive collections include: paintings, drawings, prints and posters of abstract art, fine art and portraits photographs capturing people, places and events sculptures, scrimshaw, bark and costumes.

‘Advertising Australia’, 1880s–1954 ‘Advertising Australia’ is a collection of TLF ID: Australian advertisements that feature R10620 the work of some of the country’s best known advertising agencies and designers. Organised chronologically from the 1870s until 1954 the advertisements clearly reflect the changing nature of Australian society.

Reproduced courtesy of Australian National University. Artwork by S and J and Gunn Slides.

‘Colonial life in art’, c1808–95 ‘Colonial life in art’ is a collection of oil TLF ID: paintings, watercolours, drawings and R10632 lithographs by 19th-century Australian artists. There are portraits, miniatures, landscapes and scenes of rural and city life as well as representations of significant events. The images provide a view of life in the Australian colonies.

Reproduced courtesy of State Library of New South Wales. Artwork by F G Lewis.

‘Cartoons and caricatures’, 1786– 1950 TLF ID: This is a collection of cartoons and R10622 caricatures that appeared in magazines, journals, newspapers and books from 1786 to 1950. The collection includes different artistic styles. Items range from simple amusing examples to images filled with complex symbolism, intended to inform and stimulate. The work of some of Australia’s best known cartoonists is featured and the collection includes

many exquisitely designed and Reproduced courtesy of National Library of Australia. executed items. Artwork by George Henry Dancey.

Powerhouse Museum

Powerhouse Museum holds a unique and diverse collection of more than 385,000 objects that span history, science, technology, design, industry, decorative arts, music, transport and space exploration. TLF has licensed hundreds of these items for inclusion in the pool of digital curriculum content.

A selection of Powerhouse Museum items useful for Arts and design is described here. You can use the search options in your educational jurisdiction’s gateway to TLF to view the content.

Plate designed by El Lissitzky, c1923 TLF ID: The design reflects the particular R6247 influence of Suprematism, an art movement that emerged in Russia in 1913. A utilitarian approach to applied experimental design is reflected in the piece. In 1921, Suprematism fractured into two groups of artists; one group believed that art should be about creating models of a utopian future, while the other believed that art should be essentially

utilitarian and have a direct Reproduced courtesy of Powerhouse Museum. Designed by El Lissitzky. application to daily life.

Lucien Henry, ‘Verandah pillar, entablature and railing’ TLF ID: bookplate, c1890 R6281 This is a bookplate designed by French-born artist and designer Lucien Henry in Sydney between 1889 and 1891, and rendered in watercolour and gouache over a pencil design.

Reproduced courtesy of Powerhouse Museum. Designed by Lucien Henry.

Mintons ‘The seasons’ tiles by John Moyr Smith, TLF ID: c1878–85 R6252 These tiles make specific reference to the Aesthetic Movement, a loosely defined movement in art and literature in late 19th–century Britain that rejected the concept of art as utilitarian (useful), moral or

didactic, taking the view that art Reproduced courtesy of Powerhouse Museum. Designed by John Moyr was concerned only with beauty. Smith.

Poster design: Australia and New Zealand

This selection of posters from TLF’s collection enables students to see a range of design styles used for different purposes and in different time periods in Australia and New Zealand.

TEAL poster This is a Tasman Empire Airways Limited TLF ID: R2049 (TEAL) advertising poster produced in the 1950s to encourage travellers from Australia to fly to New Zealand and take advantage of recreational activities such as skiing – at this time, there were seven return flights weekly, with a flight taking about eight hours each way.

Reproduced courtesy of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Designed by Arthur Thomas.

‘Protect New Zealand’ This poster produced by the New Zealand TLF ID: R4693 National Savings Committee highlights the kind of poster produced by graphic artists employed by government agencies set up to support New Zealand’s war effort in the Second World War – in this case, the poster is encouraging New Zealanders to invest in what were known as ‘victory loans’.

Reproduced courtesy of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.

Southern Cross migration poster, 1928

TLF ID: This poster, designed to encourage British R2648 migration to Australia, provides an example of advertising techniques of the 1920s. During this time advertising became more prolific, persuasive and aggressive with a greater use of emotive language and motifs.

From the collection of the National Archives of Australia.

‘Come on lads let’s give ‘em a break’, 1944

TLF ID: This polychrome poster highlights the role of art R4692 as a propaganda technique – posters similar to this one were used to encourage people to enlist in the armed services, and poster-like artworks by the official war artist portrayed the typical Kiwi soldier as ‘an ordinary bloke doing his bit’ and therefore worthy of emulation and support.

Reproduced courtesy of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Artwork by Marcus King.

Department of Commerce poster, 1942

TLF ID: This black-and-white poster from the Second R2731 World War issued by the Department of Commerce, and produced by the Commonwealth Advertising Division encouraged readers to serve Australian lamb, bacon, apples and pears, dairy produce and wine at their dinner tables to support the war effort.

From the collection of the National Archives of Australia.

The dinkum bloke

TLF ID: This poster advertises the 1923 silent-era R1558 romantic comedy film ‘The dinkum bloke’, a film that was considered by experts at the time to be artistically comparable to the best American imported films.

Reproduced courtesy of National Film and Sound Archive.

Federalism poster, c1895

TLF ID: This is a colour lithographic poster satirising the R8048 initiatives towards Federation in Australia that were taking place in 1895. The poster purports to be an advertisement for an Art Union or lottery and the various prizes on offer are outlined around the map.

Reproduced courtesy of National Library of Australia.

Chung Ling Soo, poster, 1905–18

TLF ID: This colour-lithograph poster titled ‘Chung Ling R3916 Soo, the Marvellous Chinese Conjurer’ advertises one of Australia’s most successful early shows on tour. Posters were a popular form of giving messages to the general public in the days before film and television.

Reproduced courtesy of State Library of Victoria.

Health stamps poster

TLF ID: This full-colour poster is an example of the R2033 type of poster that was produced to promote the sale of postage stamps to help fund New Zealand’s health camps for children.

Reproduced courtesy of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Designed by Marmaduke Matthews.

‘There’s a man’s job for you in Australia’,

TLF ID: c1947 R3172 This poster produced by the Australian Department of Information around 1947 features a strong, bronzed man, wearing a slouch hat, singlet and trousers, walking over cultivated rolling hills. In the background are images of farming and manufacturing industries. The poster illustrates the emotive appeal to prospective immigrants – that there were opportunities in the wide open spaces of Australia, including the chance to be part of building new industries in the manufacturing, engineering and farming sectors.

Reproduced courtesy of National Library of Australia.

Poster for women’s Test cricket, 1937

TLF ID: This is a poster from the Women’s Cricket R4503 Association advertising a 1937 Test match between Australia and England at The Oval, London, on 10, 12 and 13 July. There was considerable interest in the 1937 Australia women’s cricket tour of England – 10,000 people turned up to see the Australians play in

their final game against the English county of Reproduced courtesy of the National Museum of Surrey. Australia.

Poster advertising New Zealand apples,

TLF ID: 1940s–50s R5387 This 1940s–50s poster shows part of an advertising campaign that paid particular attention to the healthy child, with apples promoted as the means to achieving physical health and wellbeing. The healthy glow of the apple is translated to the healthy glow in the cheeks of the father and son and with the healthy father the perfect illustration of what the future holds for the boy if he continues to

Reproduced courtesy of the Museum of New Zealand eat his apples. Te Papa Tongarewa. Artwork by Edward Cole.

‘No nukes in the Pacific’ poster, 1984 This screenprinted protest poster is a product TLF ID: R6114 of a peace movement that became aligned with the anti-nuclear movement – the boat on the shirt has a peace symbol on its sail; the peace movement opposed nuclear testing in the Pacific and visits by nuclear-armed and powered ships.

Reproduced courtesy Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Artwork by Pam Debenham.

Poster for Mambo This is a colour promotional poster designed TLF ID: R4765 by Reg Mombassa in 1984 for the Mambo Graphics clothing company. It is typical of the irreverent, sometimes considered offensive, designs that made Mambo so popular with young people in the 1980s and 1990s.

Reproduced courtesy Mambo Graphics Pty Ltd. Designed by Reg Mombassa (Chris O’Doherty).