Graphic Design (Top-up)

The BDes (Hons) Graphic Design (Top-up) will enable you to challenge yourself with a range of design projects set by tutors, external design agencies, and international design bodies. You will be encouraged to explore, experiment, and innovate as you learn how to turn your ideas into high quality design concepts. Professional industrial knowledge is built into both the practical design aspects of the programme and within the theoretical components. All programme staff actively work within the creative sector allowing for rapid updating of curriculum content based on the needs of the local, regional and national design landscape; keeping the programme and content inspiring and relevant. All programme staff have experience of working on, managing and executing a huge variety of design projects; and are fully conversant with the mechanisms that allow real-world/live assessment briefs to be successfully completed. Working with our industry partners, you'll gain an understanding of contemporary branding and marketing design, and develop skills in typographic/editorial design, print, website, social media, and motion graphic design.