Teaching and assessment for Graphic Design BDes (Hons)

Learn the key technical, conceptual and practical processes behind graphic design.

These will provide the foundation for further exploration of the discipline.

You will work on the development of your own design process. This will also include work on your critical thinking and problem-solving. This will allow you to create aesthetically-pleasing outcomes for audiences.

You will learn additional ways to manipulate type and imagery to visually communicate to an audience.

Empower yourself as a designer through building and enhancing your academic research skills.

Hone your ability to understand and communicate key ideas and theories that are relevant to designers working today.

Find your own voice as a researcher by investigating a topic that is right for you.

You will be learn about the professional environment of graphic design.

You will explore your individual graphic design career ambitions. You will do this practically through projects. You will learn how to apply your core graphic design skills to industry contexts and expectations.

Your main focus on the module will be based in the studio. You will produce a portrait work or series of works.

You will also attend lectures, group crits and seminars. These will explore aspects of the history, practice and importance of portraiture in a broadly based visual practice.

In this module, you will explore contemporary and historical printmaking techniques through printmaking within tutorials specific to your print workshop explorations.

The historical evolution of print will be studied, as well as contemporary printmaking practices through lectures and the writing of a print themed essay.

You will explore comic creation practices and theory using interdisciplinary approaches, and to learn about different options for working professionally in the comics field, while developing your own short-form comic. You will get the chance to practise the skills using both traditional and digital methods.

You will work in interdisciplinary teams to solve real world problems. You will develop your skills as makers and creatives. This will allow you to challenge and consider opportunities within the brief they are set.

You will explore different aspects of photography as an element of art and design practise. You will enhance your skills and options in using the camera as one of the many creative tools at your disposal.

You will be introduced to the principles and practices of moving images, integrating story-telling, narrative development, scripting, sound design, production, and post-production.

These practice-based skills will be underpinned and enhanced by film theory and history, film language, and techniques to give students a holistic understanding of moving images.

You will systematically reflect on your creative processes.

You will also explore innovative AI applications that enhance human creativity.