Course summary

Graphic Design is the modern form of storytelling. It has the power to inspire, educate, instruct, entertain, influence and define identity. Our BA (Hons) Graphic Design course enables you to examine the principles of graphic design, encouraging you to explore your own individual creative voice in a progressive, enterprising, playful and curious way. You will be introduced to a broad range of creative communication techniques and be equipped with the tools to help define your future and find an individual voice within the field of visual communication.  You will be given the freedom to explore innovative and experimental methods to develop your practice as a professional designer. Through experimentation and critical enquiry, students are given the opportunity to reflect on the past, challenge the contemporary and influence the creative future of design. Our small class sizes ensure that students receive frequent one-to-one guidance from our highly-skilled lecturers, allowing for a more tailored learning experience. This course is designed to prepare students for a successful career in the design industries. Teaching comprises of set and live project briefs, self-initiated work, hands-on workshops and guest lectures by industry professionals. Please click the following link to find out more about this course: https://www.csvpa.com/course/ba-hons-graphic-design/ WHAT TO EXPECT YEAR ONE The first year of this course is designed to expose you to the fundamentals of the discipline, whilst exploring the breadth of possibilities available within the world of graphic design. Through exciting and engaging practical workshops, diverse project briefs, lectures and crits you will start to develop your own unique visual language through personal idea development.  You will be introduced to the design process and to a wide variety of techniques through embracing discovery, experimentation, idea generation, critical enquiry, visual language using type and image, and storytelling. YEAR TWO In the second year, you will continue to develop your individual visual language. You will take part in live projects and/or collaborations as you examine the subject in greater depth and start to discover the potential area of industry that most appeals to your aspirations. You are encouraged to continue to question convention, disrupt, take risks and use creative thinking throughout. In the second half of the year, you will begin to define the subject from your own perspective and begin to shape your skills and interests for the final year ahead. Creative briefs and specialist workshops will introduce you to the ethics and responsibility of design practice, collaborative practice and methodologies of project management. YEAR THREE Your final year is the link between college and your career in the creative arts. During this year, you will undertake more challenging set briefs and self-initiated work as you examine in depth specific topics of your choosing. Guided by tutors and industry specialists, you will work on a final project, focusing on your individual personal direction, by refining the detail and depth of existing projects or working on new initiatives. This final project should present your final graphic design identity and will contribute to your final body of work from which to select your own professional portfolio.