Art and Design (Graphics)

Course summary

The Art and Design A Level in Graphic Communication is aimed at students who are looking to develop their visual creativity and will encourage them to explore and enhance their design skills using a range of graphic design processes, media, techniques, and workshops that explore graphic visual language. The design skills you develop will include visual communication, printmaking, illustration, typography, advertising, digital media, and animation. In addition to specialist graphic design skills, the course will also give you a solid grounding in several essential skills and the exploration of the formal elements necessary to the successful realization of your design ideas and outcomes. The core graphic communication skills you develop in the course will enable you to gain a solid grounding in several essential approaches to explore the formal elements necessary to successfully realize your design ideas and outcomes. The course has been developed to help you create a graphic-based portfolio, which will aid progression onto university-level art and design-based courses or the HNC/HND in Graphic Design here at the College. The Art and Design A-Level in Graphic Communication is aimed at students who are looking to develop their visual creativity and will encourage them to explore and enhance their design skills using a range of graphics, media, techniques, processes, and workshops that explore graphic visual language. Active workshops form a key part of the course and investigate the relationships between your work and the work of a range of graphic designers and artists. There are also visual imagery workshops and gallery and exhibition visits to support your study and understanding.