Design Communication

Why choose Design Communication?

Since the establishment of our BA (Hons) Design programmes in 1994, our philosophy recognises innovation and creativity as the key aspects of the Design provision which help you to achieve your creative goals.

Our courses encompass a broad range of creative skills that are vocationally relevant and specifically orientated towards you gaining employment in the creative and related industries.

The design industry is as dynamic as it gets, with new processes, techniques and technologies regularly surfacing. With our courses Design: Communication, Design: Creative Media and Design: Materials, you'll get the chance to investigate these.

Our aim is to produce graduates who can not only combine their conceptual and technical skills in Art, Design and Media, but who are also design practitioners who share a common vision i.e. be able to view things holistically, strategically, objectively, socially, economically as well as creatively.

Designers who can respond creatively to communication problems remain in high demand. We place a strong emphasis on the language of Design through exploration and expression of ideas and use of materials processes and practices.

Our courses promote excellent communication skills and professional practice and encourage innovative and interdisciplinary use of media and materials. There is also a strong emphasis in developing interpersonal skills through collaborative projects and teamwork.

Special features

• Strong vocational programme with outstanding industry links. We have established relationships with industries locally and nationally that enable you to secure excellent work experience opportunities with design agencies and illustration publishers.

• The teaching team are research active practitioners who exhibit their own work both nationally and internationally.

• Great facilities equipped with the latest design industry software, housed in our dedicated art and design school on Regent Street, a Grade Two listed building on the edge of Wrexham town centre.

• Apple certified software training. Become fluent in a wide range of industry standard software.

• Visits and trips abroad to prestigious festivals, such as the International Children's Book Festival in Bologna, galleries, exhibitions and design seminars in London.

• Industrial visits to London-based agencies and publishers.

• The opportunity to enter major national and international design competitions such as the Young Creative Network (YCN), British Design and Art Direction Awards (D&AD) and the Roses and Royal Society of Arts (RSA), Macmillan book competition.

• Work with real clients and real jobs.

• Work collaboratively with students from other disciplines. The University has established relationships with industries of all sizes, both locally and nationally. As a result we welcome visiting practicing artists and designers for lectures and demonstrating and host co-operative projects and industrial sponsorships such as our Creative Futures week.

• Study abroad opportunities through the Erasmus Scheme. We have links with France, Finland, the University of Mataro in Spain, the Polish Academy of Art in Katowice and Renmin University in China.

• Exhibit your work in high profile places. Past graduates have had work on show at the New Designers Exhibition in the Business Design Centre and Young Blood, London.

Career opportunities

Our graduates take on a wide range of opportunities in the design industry. Graphic design and interactive multimedia design graduates are well prepared to pursue careers as designers, art directors, studio managers, multimedia developers, concept artists, interactive developers, web designers, mobile communication designers, technicians, typographic designers.

If your interest is Illustration, career opportunities include general freelance, artists agents, stylists, concept artists, character designers, environment background artists, creative writers, comic book artists, designers and visualisers. Further study opportunities are also available at MA or PGCE level.

Course information

Course content

Our Design Communication degree will equip you with all the skills to be a designer of the future. There is a strong focus on core values of design such as audience and social responsibility, sustainability, environmental awareness, functionalism, ethics, matching appropriate use of materials to cost effective solutions, as well as innovative, aesthetical and cultural values.

You can produce work in graphic design and illustration including interactive multimedia design, web design, branding, advertising, packaging, typography, narrative design, anthropomorphism, character development, general drawing, figure drawing and illustration for a variety of purposes, all using the latest industry standard design software.

You’ll be encouraged to develop your own style, and see how layout, colour and materials can be used to solve design problems.

You will also explore all the different techniques you need to tackle designing for any form of media or audience, from children’s books and adverts, to graphic novels and the world wide web. Combine traditional drawing skills with knowledge of digital media to create powerful, individual ways of communicating your graphic design and illustration ideas.

Emphasis is placed on problem solving and the design process that forms a key part of the work of a designer. You will understand the social, economic and environmental impact of the work you produce and boost your professional skills in industry software and computer applications.

How will I study?

Students will gain instruction through taught software workshops into all the latest industry software. There will be taught sessions and introductions of modules through powerpoint workshops, discussion groups, seminars and the introduction of assignments that relate to specific modules on the programme. As well as private and self directed study days were students are expected to use the colleges resources and library to their full advantage in relation to their project work.

What will I study?

In graphic design a student will get a broad experience at Level 4/Yr 1 to introduce them to as many of the disclines and subject area in graphic design as possible. These range from packaging design, typography, web design and interactive multi-media, advertising and branding and how all these areas relate to the changing technologies in the design industry.

Assessment

Coursework. We will advise you on your level of attainment and direct you towards a strategy for further progression.

Entry Requirements

200 points at A Level or equivalent. Your portfolio will be reviewed at interview. It should demonstrate your creative and visual skill, interests and abilities. Students undertaking projects in Illustration for Children’s Publishing will require a CRB check.

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With our courses Design: Communication, Design: Creative Media and Design: Materials, you'll get the chance to investigate these. Our aim is to produce graduates who can not only combine their conceptual and technical skills in Art, Design and Media, but who are also design practitioners who share a common vision i.e. be able to view things holistically, strategically, objectively, socially, economically as well as creatively. Designers who can respond creatively to communication problems remain in high demand. We place a strong emphasis on the language of Design through exploration and expression of ideas and use of materials processes and practices. Our courses promote excellent communication skills and professional practice and encourage innovative and interdisciplinary use of media and materials. There is also a strong emphasis in developing interpersonal skills through collaborative projects and teamwork. Special features • Strong vocational programme with outstanding industry links. We have established relationships with industries locally and nationally that enable you to secure excellent work experience opportunities with design agencies and illustration publishers. • The teaching team are research active practitioners who exhibit their own work both nationally and internationally. • Great facilities equipped with the latest design industry software, housed in our dedicated art and design school on Regent Street, a Grade Two listed building on the edge of Wrexham town centre. • Apple certified software training. Become fluent in a wide range of industry standard software. • Visits and trips abroad to prestigious festivals, such as the International Children's Book Festival in Bologna, galleries, exhibitions and design seminars in London. • Industrial visits to London-based agencies and publishers. • The opportunity to enter major national and international design competitions such as the Young Creative Network (YCN), British Design and Art Direction Awards (D&AD) and the Roses and Royal Society of Arts (RSA), Macmillan book competition. • Work with real clients and real jobs. • Work collaboratively with students from other disciplines. The University has established relationships with industries of all sizes, both locally and nationally. As a result we welcome visiting practicing artists and designers for lectures and demonstrating and host co-operative projects and industrial sponsorships such as our Creative Futures week. • Study abroad opportunities through the Erasmus Scheme. We have links with France, Finland, the University of Mataro in Spain, the Polish Academy of Art in Katowice and Renmin University in China. • Exhibit your work in high profile places. Past graduates have had work on show at the New Designers Exhibition in the Business Design Centre and Young Blood, London. Career opportunities Our graduates take on a wide range of opportunities in the design industry. Graphic design and interactive multimedia design graduates are well prepared to pursue careers as designers, art directors, studio managers, multimedia developers, concept artists, interactive developers, web designers, mobile communication designers, technicians, typographic designers. If your interest is Illustration, career opportunities include general freelance, artists agents, stylists, concept artists, character designers, environment background artists, creative writers, comic book artists, designers and visualisers. Further study opportunities are also available at MA or PGCE level. Course information BA (Hons) Design Communication Course content Our Design Communication degree will equip you with all the skills to be a designer of the future. There is a strong focus on core values of design such as audience and social responsibility, sustainability, environmental awareness, functionalism, ethics, matching appropriate use of materials to cost effective solutions, as well as innovative, aesthetical and cultural values. You can produce work in graphic design and illustration including interactive multimedia design, web design, branding, advertising, packaging, typography, narrative design, anthropomorphism, character development, general drawing, figure drawing and illustration for a variety of purposes, all using the latest industry standard design software. You’ll be encouraged to develop your own style, and see how layout, colour and materials can be used to solve design problems. You will also explore all the different techniques you need to tackle designing for any form of media or audience, from children’s books and adverts, to graphic novels and the world wide web. Combine traditional drawing skills with knowledge of digital media to create powerful, individual ways of communicating your graphic design and illustration ideas. Emphasis is placed on problem solving and the design process that forms a key part of the work of a designer. You will understand the social, economic and environmental impact of the work you produce and boost your professional skills in industry software and computer applications. How will I study? Students will gain instruction through taught software workshops into all the latest industry software. There will be taught sessions and introductions of modules through powerpoint workshops, discussion groups, seminars and the introduction of assignments that relate to specific modules on the programme. As well as private and self directed study days were students are expected to use the colleges resources and library to their full advantage in relation to their project work. What will I study? In graphic design a student will get a broad experience at Level 4/Yr 1 to introduce them to as many of the disclines and subject area in graphic design as possible. These range from packaging design, typography, web design and interactive multi-media, advertising and branding and how all these areas relate to the changing technologies in the design industry. Assessment Coursework. We will advise you on your level of attainment and direct you towards a strategy for further progression. Entry Requirements 200 points at A Level or equivalent. Your portfolio will be reviewed at interview. It should demonstrate your creative and visual skill, interests and abilities. Students undertaking projects in Illustration for Children’s Publishing will require a CRB check. UCAS code Full time: W215 Length Full time: 3 years	Undergraduate courses For more information about our courses please telephone 01978 293439 or email SID@glyndwr.ac.uk
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