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Creative Practice (Art Design & Communication) Diploma Level 3
Level 3 - Advanced
Creative Practice (Art Design & Communication) Diploma Level 3
This
course provides you with the necessary skills required to start a career within
the Creative Industry. Visual
Communication - You will develop skills in a number of areas including
typography, photography, digital graphic design, illustration, advertising, and
moving image. You will work on exciting realistic projects that enable you to
develop a portfolio of sensational work to successfully gain employment as a
junior designer or progress onto an apprenticeship or University. Art
& Design - This broad-based course provides you with an opportunity to study
a range of art and design subjects providing the building blocks needed to help
you specialise in one of the following pathways in fashion & textiles,
graphic design, 3D design or fine art. 3D
Craft, Design & Architecture - The is hands on working in well-equipped,
specialist workshop. Production of 3D prototypes exploring a range of materials,
processes and ideas is supported by digital design and photography. Awarded
by UAL Awarding Body you will achieve a UAL Level 3 Diploma and Extended Diploma
in Creative Practice: Art, Design and Communication on completion of this
course.
You will need 4 GCSEs at 4 or above including English or maths. Alternatively you will need a Level 2 Diploma in a related subject at a Merit or Distinction grade. You will be asked to bring a portfolio of art and design work to interview to make sure this is the right course for you.
The course is 100% course work and you will produce work in 2D and 3D and time based media, research projects, sketchbooks, design sheets, evidence folders and photographs recording processes.
After completing your Diploma you can progress onto a Foundation Diploma, Higher Education or employment. Depending on which pathway you choose job opportunities are:
Visual Communication Pathway: Potential job opportunities within this area are vast and include game designers, book illustrators, web-designers and corporate design.
Fashion & Textiles Pathway: Opportunities exist for you to work within the field of printed textiles, woven textiles, surface pattern, machine knit, fashion photography, fashion illustration, fashion design, theatrical costume, fashion promotion, trend predictions, pattern cutting and garment construction.
3D Craft, Design & Architecture Pathway: You could work as a set designer for theatre, jewellery designer, furniture designer, an architect or in interior design.