GRAPHIC DESIGN
BTEC
Graphic Design is an exciting and diverse course which builds practical skills to prepare you for a career in the Creative industry. Whilst studying the course you will be introduced to a range of resources and techniques, both hands on as well as digital.
You will be assigned a number of briefs and work with real life clients to gain an authentic feel of working within a design studio. This year, students have designed for the Music Industry, working with Northern Ruin Records, producing vinyl album covers and promotional materials for a number of artists and bands.
PRINCE & PAUPER BRIEF
In March, students were asked by clothing range, Prince & Pauper, to design advertisements for their new collection and website. This formed a series of digital images with planning and market research into exisiting campaigns for that age range.
THE HOBBIT
- BOOK REDESIGN BRIEF
If you are a creative thinker, enjoy using a range of artistic materials and work well to a brief, Graphic Design would be an ideal course for you. Over the first term you will be introduced to elements of illustration, Photography, collage, typography, print making, PhotoShop and image manipulation. You will then be expected to apply these techniques to suit your client's requirements when working towards brief deadlines.
As the course is strutted to reflect the Design Industry, there is no written exam to the course, instead you will be assessed solely on your practical skills and ability to present your ideas. As well as freelance design work, students have gone onto to study and work in fields such as:
Fashion Marketing and brand design.
Journalism and print design.
Commercial illustration (traditional and digital).
Product and packaging design.
Promotion and Marketing.
Lens based image making such as Film Production.
Website Design.