BA (Hons) Graphic Design

Duration

3 years

Institution code

L28

UCAS Code

W214

Alex Lambert
Alex Lambert

Alex Lambert

Amira Mutiara
Amira Mutiara

Amira Mutiara

Amira Mutiara
Amira Mutiara

Amira Mutiara

Erin Kane
Erin Kane

Erin Kane

Felix Gray
Felix Gray

Felix Gray

James Walton-Jeffrey
James Walton-Jeffrey

James Walton-Jeffrey

James Walton-Jeffrey
James Walton-Jeffrey

James Walton-Jeffrey

Jessica Trout
Jessica Trout

Jessica Trout

Joe Hall
Joe Hall

Joe Hall

Kael Crozier
Kael Crozier

Kael Crozier

Lula Arkley
Lula Arkley

Lula Arkley

Raya Ayoub
Raya Ayoub

Raya Ayoub

Raya Ayoub
Raya Ayoub

Raya Ayoub

Tom Aggett
Tom Aggett

Tom Aggett

The Course

This graphic design degree course offers the opportunity for learners to become creatively capable, critically informed, professionally aware, and culturally sensitive. You will work individually and collaboratively to produce extraordinary work in a modern studio environment.

We offer all our students a unique and engaging learning environment. Investigation takes place practically through materials and process, theoretically through research and analysis, and is rooted in professional practice. The relationship between critical theory, professional contexts, and design is vital. Problem-solving encourages increasingly individual exploration of processes and techniques.

Collaboration is central to our ethos and essential in developing design practice that has a readiness for professional application. We believe that an understanding of the collaborative role of the designer and appreciation of the interdisciplinary nature of contemporary design is significant for a successful engagement with the creative industries.

Our links with studios and agencies are extensive and external engagement is a course strength. We draw a range of industry speakers who represent the diverse creative community and student cohort. Experts run workshops on professional and practice-based specialisms, give studio talks and lectures, and portfolio surgeries. Live briefs are also set by studios, individual practitioners, and organisations within the wider creative sector and beyond.

We encourage engagement with the creative sector, which develops the confidence and understanding to allow you to make informed decisions about the future, whether preparing for this exciting industry or further study.

The Structure

Working in dedicated design spaces, you will focus on the fundamentals of visual language. You will investigate methods and design practice around type, language, image, narrative, meaning, and message. You will also explore typography, print, drawing processes, and screen-based media to form a comprehensive understanding of graphic design.

Course Facilities

BA (Hons) Graphic Design students are based in a large, purpose-built shared studio. Students will have access to a wide range of resources with a drop-in facility so work can be undertaken, provided resource inductions have been completed.

For Graphic Design students this will include print resources which provide excellent facilities for bookmaking and paper-based printmaking using a range of processes; access to industry standard laser cutters; professional-standard, large-format digital printing and print finishing and a vinyl cutter enabling designs to be cut from many types of vinyl.

Computer suites house networks of Apple Mac computers featuring regularly updated, industry-standard software for a wide range of creative applications that support all our courses and a purpose-built specialist library which includes including special collections of artists’ books, photobooks and illustrated books as well as the University archive. Self service facilities are available throughout, supported by a dedicated and experienced team of library staff.

BA (Hons) Graphic Design

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Accolades

Students have won countless awards including D&AD New Blood Award, International Society of Typographic Designers, Penguin Book Awards, YCN Student Awards, RSA Student Design Awards and Starpak Students Awards.

Career Opportunities

Graduates go into a wide range of careers within graphic design which include working within a studio as part of a design team, in house or set up their own studios. Careers include editorial design, branding, packaging, typography, printmaking, design for screen and more! Graduates may also continue to postgraduate study.

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Academic Staff

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Amber Smith

BA (Hons) Graphic Design - Course Leader

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Dr Peter Blagg

BA (Hons) Graphic Design - Senior Lecturer

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Nick Deakin

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Dominique Fletcher

BA (Hons) Graphic Design - Senior Lecturer

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Mary Gibbons

BA (Hons) Graphic Design - Lecturer

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Ben Green

BA (Hons) Graphic Design - Senior Lecturer

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Mike Lewis

BA (Hons) Graphic Design - Lecturer

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Simon Spawforth-Jones

BA (Hons) Graphic Design - Senior Lecturer

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