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GRAPHICS
GRAFFEG
Graphic design is all about visual communication. We see it around us every day in advertising, magazines and books,
on posters, billboards, CD covers and websites. The work of a Graphic Designer is evident when a message or an idea
needs to be conveyed with words or images, or a combination of both.
This course puts an important emphasis on drawing for research, plenty of experimentation and a broad approach. It
includes the study of typography, illustration, photography, branding, advertising, packaging, editorial design, computer-
aided and digital design. Students will be given ‘client briefs’ to work to. They are encouraged to study a wide range of
artists and designers from the past and present, researching and developing their own ideas, and experimenting with
both traditional and contemporary media and processes to create a style of their own.
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