Graphic Design Essential Building Blocks Short Course

The Graphic Design Essential Building Blocks Short Course introduces students to the essential skills required to fulfil a professional design brief. The course focuses on conceptual development and ideas and students have the opportunity to experiment with photography, collage and illustration whilst also developing and practising their presentation skills. During the course, students work on a commercial graphic design brief and develop their practice. Students utilise simple drawing and rough work to generate ideas quickly and gain confidence to express them clearly. The course covers a number of topics including typography, branding, publishing, packaging, advertising, use of colour and type, logo design and image editing. By the end of the course, students will have improved their decision-making process and learnt how to present ideas and concepts effectively. They will finish the course with strong projects to add to a design portfolio that will show their visual thinking, individuality and skills.