Graphic Design (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons)

Why choose this course?<br/>The Graphic Design degree will help you develop both your graphical style and flair for creative image-making. The course covers the practical, professional, and artistic sides of working as a graphic designer with an individual artistic voice, equipping you for a successful career in the creative industries.<br/><br/>You will:<br/>- Learn how to create compelling images, work to professional standards, and understand how your work fits into the industry.<br/><br/><br/>- Be introduced to a broad range of creative skills, from the generation of ideas to their technical production through printmaking, traditional and digital media, with an emphasis on design and the development of a unique personal style.<br/><br/><br/>- Be introduced to professional creative processes and encouraged to expand your abilities through workshops and practical projects.<br/><br/><br/>- Learn how to interpret a brief, identify, and solve problems, develop creative individuality, and produce a professional portfolio.<br/><br/><br/>- Gain personal, professional, and entrepreneurial skills including working as a freelance designer: from marketing and self-promotion to contracts, invoices and working with clients.<br/><br/><br/>- Be encouraged to work on live briefs and competitions.<br/><br/><br/>Key Course Features: <br/>- You will be part of a vibrant and creative community of commercial artists including illustrators, animators, and comic artists.<br/><br/><br/>- You will be taught by a teaching team with a broad range of experience working professionally in the design and creative industries.<br/><br/><br/>- We encourage you to take on commissions and learn how to produce high-quality production prototypes to pitch to clients.<br/><br/><br/>- Be part of an end of year degree show exhibition - view the 2022 Degree Show e-magazine, Unjammed. <br/>