Graphic Design MA

**Reasons to choose Kingston**<br/><br/><br/>- Your research will be informed by critical thinking, experimental formats and technologies, speculative design and public exhibitions.<br/><br/><br/>- You will collaborate with students from other design-based MA courses, benefitting from interdisciplinary methods and ways of working.<br/><br/><br/>- You will visit studios, work on live projects with local communities and take part in competitions. <br/><br/><br/>**About this course**<br/><br/>The course is taught by design practitioners and researchers, and enriched by national and international visiting tutors from a range of creative industries in an<br/>expanded mode of design. You will explore the role of graphic design as a tool through which to critically investigate current issues and contemporary visual<br/>culture, society, politics, identity, information, education, and technology. Your position as a designer will also be explored through design practice and theory.<br/><br/>You will develop your practice with specialist support through adaptable ‘Platform’ groups such as SociallyEngaged Design, Visual Identity and Branding, Language and Publishing, and Interactive Design. These groups provide a lens through which to respond to briefs in each module, and develop your own research methods and practice through an Expanded Research Project.<br/><br/>**Example modules**<br/><br/><br/>- Designing Research<br/><br/><br/>- Creative Futures<br/><br/><br/>For a full list of modules please visit the Kingston University course webpage.