Graphic Design Communication

The course philosophy is to enable students to define their individual voice by exploring their influences and contexts. In addition the course encourages students to test their practice with outside practicioners and industry.

The course is open to individual definitions of authorship, encouraging students to explore and realise their singular perspective by providing a supportive and flexible approach to new modes of generating, presenting and disseminating work. This could encompass innovative uses of process or technology, the development of a signature style or an investigation into new models of working. Students are expected to examine their practice within a broader cultural context, considering the roles and responsibilities of a designer in relation to societal, environmental, and ethical issues.

Course Structure

The course has three main phases:

• Phase 1: Analysis of Practice and Exploration of Methodologies
• Phase 2: Development and Consolidation
• Phase 3: Resolution

These phases are set within a credit framework of three assessed units: Studio Practice, Advanced Studio Practice (which run sequentially), and Theoretical Studies, running throughout the course.

Studio Practice involves evolving and developing a personal programme of studio work and related research. Theoretical Studies provides a framework from which you develop a critical research paper, enabling you to locate your ideas and practice in relation to contemporary debate on cultural and theoretical issues.

Throughout the course you participate in individual and group tutorials, develop skills through Personal Professional Development workshops and on-line resources, with postgraduate talks organised to introduce you to a range of visiting artists and practitioners.