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Criteria

Achievement	Achievement with Merit	Achievement with Excellence
Use Advanced techniques to develop a digital media Outcome.	Use Advanced techniques to develop an informed digital media Outcome.	Use Advanced techniques to develop a refined digital media Outcome.
Use appropriate tools and techniques for the purpose and end users.	Use information from Testing procedures to improve the quality of the Outcome.	Show iterative improvement throughout the entire Design, development, and Testing process to produce a high-quality Outcome.
Apply appropriate Data Integrity and Testing procedures.	Apply relevant Conventions to improve the quality of the Outcome.	Use efficient tools and techniques in the Outcome’s production (e.g., asset management, media optimisation, stylesheets, templates).
Use relevant Conventions for the chosen media type.	Address relevant Design implications (show how your Design actively resolves them).
Explain relevant Design implications (e.g., Legal, Accessibility, Usability).

Relevant Implications

Advanced techniques include (but are not limited to):

• creating or customising scripts, code or presets
• using a combination of steps to manipulate or Enhance elements
• using a third-party library
• using composite effects.

Examples of efficient tools and techniques include:

• management of assets
• using stylesheets
• master pages or student developed templates
• commenting
• Character formatting controls
• reusing objects, styles and/or frames
• html/css validation procedures
• optimisation of media assets.

Guide

AS91893 (Version 1): Use Advanced techniques to develop a digital media Outcome is worth 4 internal credits. This standard expects you to build a sophisticated digital media product — such as a Complex multi-page website, a highly-edited video with composite visual effects, an interactive animation, or a high-end digital print publication.

To score an Excellence, you can’t just build it at the end; you Need to show how you refined it over time using professional workflow habits. Here is a step-by-step roadmap to Guide you through the process.

The Step-by-Step Guide

1. Define Your Purpose, End Users, and Implications

Before touching any editing or coding software, write a clear Brief. Who is your target audience? What is the goal of this media Outcome?

You must also Explain and Address at least three relevant implications (e.g., Accessibility for visually impaired users, Legal issues regarding Copyright/Intellectual Property, or privacy controls).

• For Achieved: Explain what these implications mean for your Project.
• For Merit/Excellence: Explicitly show how you designed your product to actively resolve or accommodate these issues.

2. Select and Master Your Advanced Techniques

This standard requires Advanced techniques. Doing Basic tasks won’t cut it. Decide on your media type and pick tools that let you work efficiently:

• Web Design: Writing custom HTML/CSS, implementing a third-party framework (like Tailwind or Bootstrap), or creating custom JavaScript scripts.
• Video/Animation: Multi-track editing, Complex green-screen chroma keying, custom audio mixing, kinetic typography, or composite visual effects.
• Print/Graphic Design: Designing custom vector master templates, executing Complex multi-layered image compositions, or building strict stylesheets.

3. Establish Efficient Workflow Habits

Excellence explicitly requires “efficient tools and techniques.” Set these up at the very beginning of your building process:

• Asset Management: Organise all files in a logical folder structure (e.g., /images, /assets, /styles). Give files clear, descriptive names.
• Code/Design Efficiency: Use CSS stylesheets instead of inline styles, use master pages/templates, use paragraph styles in print layout tools, and write clear code comments explaining your logic.
• Media Optimisation: Crop, compress, and format your images, videos, or audio tracks before putting them into the final Project (e.g., converting heavy .png files to web-optimized .webp formats).

4. Build, Test, and Document Iteratively

Do not build the whole Project and test it at the end. An Excellence grade hinges on iterative improvement—meaning you build a feature, test it, find a Bug or user Issue, fix it, and repeat.

• Keep a Testing log (a digital journal or table) as you work.
• Document screenshots or video clips of what went wrong, what your test revealed (e.g., broken links, text clipping on small screens, mismatched color contrast), and how you modified the Project to fix it.

5. Apply Conventions and Finalise

Every media type has established Design rules called Conventions. Your final Outcome must adhere strictly to these to look professional.

• For websites: Consistent navigation bar, responsive layout, clear typographic hierarchy.
• For games: Control schemes, UI and HUD, Environmental Signposting, Audio.
• For video: The rule of thirds, clean audio transitions, color grading continuity.
• Prove that you applied these Conventions intentionally to lift the aesthetic and Usability of your Project.