Graphic Design is a powerful medium used to persuade, advertise or
inform. Develop your skills on this course using visual communication to create
exciting designs for both print and moving image.
Level 3 - Advanced
Graphic Design is a powerful medium used to persuade, advertise or
inform. Develop your skills on this course using visual communication to create
exciting designs for both print and moving image.
On this course you will investigate traditional drawing and mark making
alongside computer packages such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign,
After Effects and Cinema 4D. Graphic Design is about relaying information of any
kind through the use of images, symbols, colours and words. The course offers
the opportunity to communicate visually using both digital and traditional
techniques such as drawing, print making 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. UAL Awarding Body
believes in transformative education. They design and award creative
qualifications that empower and inspire educators to help students reach their
potential. UAL Awarding Body is regulated by Ofqual, Qualifications Wales and
CCEA Regulation and currently offers qualifications in Art and Design, Fashion
Business and Retail, Creative Media Production and Technology, Music Performance
and Production and Performing and Production Arts. They are also the UK’s
leading provider of the Foundation Diploma in Art and Design. Their
qualifications have high retention and achievement rates because they are
flexible, responsive and relevant to industry needs, and facilitate student
progression. University of the Arts London (UAL) is Europe’s largest specialist
art and design university, comprising six renowned
Colleges.
Matthew Boulton College
01-09-2025
Free*
Course Length: 35 Weeks
A minimum of four GCSE grade 4 or above including English, maths can be retaken on the course. You will also need an Art or Design related subject, or a level 2 Diploma with Merit grade in Art and Design, plus a portfolio of art and design work.
Assessment is carried out throughout the diverse range of coursework projects and peer critiques. You will produce sketchbooks, printed and digital portfolios as well as magazines, books and animations or films.
You can progress to the Foundation Art and Design programme, HND Graphic Design, higher education or employment. Career pathways include graphic design, advertising, animation in design studios or into architecture and interior design, or computer games design.
We work with a number of local and national employers, e.g. AWS live project – students working in groups on a live brief set by the Amazon London, Holford Drive Community Sports Hub, Spring Housing Association in Birmingham, Ed Gill from Falmouth Univers