Art and Design (Graphics)

Course summary

Do you possess a lively, enquiring mind? Do you enjoy developing your ideas through drawing and utilizing a range of processes towards a final product? You will learn to develop design solutions, exploring the power of visual communication as an invaluable commercial tool. You will begin with a range of varied and challenging workshops developing fundamental skills and knowledge integral to the world of illustration and design including a mix of traditional and contemporary processes. You will develop skills in industry-standard software including Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. Other aspects include typography, thumbnail sketches, layout design, and mixed media. You will research a range of illustrative and graphic styles, applying this knowledge to develop your practice. You can progress directly from A-Level to an arts degree such as Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Illustration, Games Design, and Multi-Media Design. Employment as a graphic designer is the clearest route but this course also offers a way into illustration or, with further study, animation; you could work for the media, an advertising company, or a design agency.