Graphic Design

The HND trains students to produce a professional portfolio spanning branding, identity systems, print, advertising, illustration, editorial layouts, type, digital interfaces and motion. Live commissions and visiting practitioners keep the work connected to the profession as it currently operates. The college holds membership of a leading British creative awards body, and its staff maintain contacts with designers in the region and beyond. Near the close of the year, learners put their output on display in their home town and at a prominent London gallery space, as part of a national graduate showcase. Placements become available in the final months, letting students test their skills in an agency or studio before leaving the course. The overall aim is to move graduates into paid design work, and the programme points to its record of placements and prizes as evidence that this aim is realistic.