Games and Graphic Media Design

This is a creatively demanding course delivered in a traditional Art School environment by academics and industry professionals who have a wide range of relevant industry experience and knowledge. The course provides high quality technical and creative support and provides access to industry standard facilities. It is intended that, by the end of the course you will be ready to engage with dynamic nature of the creative industries. Designed to enable graduates to be well placed to launch a career as a modern Graphic Designer, the course has been specifically designed to develop expertise in design and creativity. It focuses on developing independent and creative thinking. It is challenging artistically and practically and prepares you for the interdisciplinary nature of the design industry. The course offers a range of experiences in design, illustration and communications through a variety of media. We aim to interrelate concepts where possible, for example static to moving images, or traditional to modern technology. This creates a catalyst to reconsider visual language. The overall aims of the course are: to provide a broad based education in graphic design, illustration and digital media; to develop an awareness and understanding of the creative potential of contemporary professional practice in the field of graphic design, illustration and digital media; and to develop an understanding of the different cultural, historical and commercial contexts within which graphic design, illustration and digital media professionals operate today.