The course covers a broad range of traditional techniques including drawing and visualizing, painting, and mixed media. The use of typography is integral to all projects, either hand rendered, or computer generated. Professional graphics packages are used throughout the course, with a focus on Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. There will be opportunities to develop animation and Web Design skills. The course is carefully structured to develop the skills you need and then gives you more freedom to develop your strengths and interests. Students produce work ranges from mixed media illustration, even using 3D elements, to highly technical websites. The meaning and message of the work and the way that it communicates distinguishes this subject from other specialisms in art and design. We have a well-equipped Graphic Design studio and a suite of and desktop computers.
Six GCSEs grade 9–4 including English Language (must include at least two GCSEs at 5 or above for A-Level courses). This course normally requires a student to have achieved Grade 4 or above in a GCSE Art and Design course or Grade 4 in GCSE Design and Technology (Graphic Products or Resistant Materials). Those who have not had the opportunity to study these subjects at GCSE, we will ask you to do a short drawing task as part of the enrolment procedure. This is to ensure you can successfully meet the rigours of the course. It would also be helpful for students to bring with them examples of their creative work on enrolment day.
The course has two components. Over the two years, students put together a portfolio which demonstrates that they can: • Draw together the knowledge, understanding, and skills learned in different parts of the course • Select and present work that demonstrates their strengths across the areas of knowledge and the range of skills and shows their ability to sustain their own lines of inquiry • Bring together and make connections between the areas of knowledge, and the work of artists and designers and apply this to the briefs set. In Component 1, students develop work based on ideas, concepts or themes leading to a finished outcome or a series of related finished outcomes. Practical elements should make connections with some aspect of contemporary or past practice of artists and designers and include written work of no more than 3000 words which supports the practical work. This component is 60% of the overall marks. In Component 2, students respond to a stimulus, provided by AQA, to produce work that provides evidence of their ability to work independently within specified time constraints, developing personal and meaningful design. This is 40% of the overall marks.
About Education Provider
| Region | East Midlands |
| Local Authority | Leicester |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RJ |
The course covers a broad range of traditional techniques including drawing and visualizing, painting, and mixed media. The use of typography is integral to all projects, either hand rendered, or computer generated. Professional graphics packages are used throughout the course, with a focus on Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. There will be opportunities to develop animation and Web Design skills. The course is carefully structured to develop the skills you need and then gives you more freedom to develop your strengths and interests. Students produce work ranges from mixed media illustration, even using 3D elements, to highly technical websites. The meaning and message of the work and the way that it communicates distinguishes this subject from other specialisms in art and design. We have a well-equipped Graphic Design studio and a suite of and desktop computers.
Six GCSEs grade 9–4 including English Language (must include at least two GCSEs at 5 or above for A-Level courses). This course normally requires a student to have achieved Grade 4 or above in a GCSE Art and Design course or Grade 4 in GCSE Design and Technology (Graphic Products or Resistant Materials). Those who have not had the opportunity to study these subjects at GCSE, we will ask you to do a short drawing task as part of the enrolment procedure. This is to ensure you can successfully meet the rigours of the course. It would also be helpful for students to bring with them examples of their creative work on enrolment day.
The course has two components. Over the two years, students put together a portfolio which demonstrates that they can: • Draw together the knowledge, understanding, and skills learned in different parts of the course • Select and present work that demonstrates their strengths across the areas of knowledge and the range of skills and shows their ability to sustain their own lines of inquiry • Bring together and make connections between the areas of knowledge, and the work of artists and designers and apply this to the briefs set. In Component 1, students develop work based on ideas, concepts or themes leading to a finished outcome or a series of related finished outcomes. Practical elements should make connections with some aspect of contemporary or past practice of artists and designers and include written work of no more than 3000 words which supports the practical work. This component is 60% of the overall marks. In Component 2, students respond to a stimulus, provided by AQA, to produce work that provides evidence of their ability to work independently within specified time constraints, developing personal and meaningful design. This is 40% of the overall marks.