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Year 1:

• Skill Building Phase
• Personal Project: Choose to develop the area you are most interested in

Year 2:

• Component 1: Personal Investigation (60% of A Level Grade)听
• Component 2: Externally Set Assignment (40% of A Level Grade)

You will take part in skills workshops looking at graphic design and illustration materials and areas such as:

• hand-drawn and digital illustration
• printmaking - including monoprint, intaglio printing, lino printing, screenprinting
• collage
• photoshop and digital design
• digital photography and darkroom practice
• spraypainting 鈼� handmade and digital typography
• website design
• ideas generation

These workshops will help you to discover the type of visual communicator you are. Working in sketchbooks and on websites, you will apply the skills you have learned in briefs, using research, development of ideas and refinement to work towards finished pieces. More advanced techniques and skills are also taught and developed including animation, further Photoshop, InDesign and Procreate.

University Destinations & Courses

There are many Graphic Design/Visual Communication courses across the UK including Leeds Art University, University of Huddersfield, Manchester Metropolitan University, University of Salford, UCLan (Preston), Sheffield Hallam , Liverpool John Moores, University of Hull.

Many of these offer combinations with animation or moving image/illustration/creative advertising with sandwich years (where you may be able to work in industry or travel abroad as part of your studies).

Apprenticeships are available within design-led environments - schemes are available such BBC Get In, The Juice Academy, 4Creatives and opportunities via the Eric App.

Possible Career Pathways

• Graphic Designer within an agency
• Creative Advertising within an Agency
• Working within the Film & TV industries
• Advertising
• Prop and graphic design maker for film & TV
• Typographer
• Packaging designer
• Illustrator (freelance or within an agency)
• Set designer within film/tv/theatre
• Web Designer
• Medical illustrator
• Games Designer
• Tattoo Artist
• Digital Marketing
• Teacher
• Art director
• Animator
• Artworker
• Concept artist
• Exhibition designer
• Creative director
• CuratorFine artist听
• Interior and spatial designer
• Printmaker
• Urban designer
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Personal Investigation: internally-assessed coursework: sketchbooks and final pieces with Exam Board Moderation

Externally Set Assignment: sketchbooks and final pieces with Exam Board Moderation

鈼徧�听听听听听 Cross-Departmental New York Trip: Art and Performing Arts听

鈼徧�听听听听听 Regular visits to Graphic/Illustration Exhibitions in the North West

鈼徧�听听听听听 Field trips to local venues as inspiration for projects

鈼徧�听听听听听 Partnership with the Courtauld Gallery in London

鈼徧�听听听听听 Industry Speakers: hear from people about their careers in Graphics, Illustration and Advertising

鈼徧�听听听听听 Alumni talks and Uni application support/portfolio guidance: get in to your top university choice

鈼徧�听听听听听 Live briefs and competition opportunities