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HND : Visual Communications
Full-time
G
Graphic designers and visual communicators work creatively to convey a message or to enhance the user and / or consumer experience . Whether it is graphic design for online or printed , infographics , digital advertising , or more traditional mediums such as magazines , books , posters , webpages , packaging etc ., creativity , design skills , and imagination are essential to help ‘ amplify the message ’. This course will develop traditional skills in drawing and illustration , as well as software skills using industry standard Apple Macs with the latest Adobe Creative Suite of software packages to prepare you for working in this exciting industry .
Entry Requirements
Must achieve 15 Credits from HNC : Visual Communication SCQF Level 7
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HND : Media and Communication
SCQF : Level 8
Full-time
G
This course is for you if you want to develop your media production skills and join the world of content creation so you can take your radio shows , vlogging , podcasting , or livestreaming to the next level .
If you want to become expert at working with clients to produce engaging content , then this course will help you do that in our state-of-the-art facilities . Learn how to take the content you already make and build a successful brand around it . Learn how to take an idea and apply multiple content solutions to it , taking your work from one online format into many . Learn how to maximise the online promotion of your ideas and turn them into business and into careers .
Entry requirements
You must achieve at least a B pass for the Graded Unit and have achieved 15 Credits in HNC Media and Communication
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Deborah Dey
HND : Visual Communication
The course covered so much , from design rules and theory , Digital Design , Graphic Design , Typography , Children ’ s Illustration , Photography , Animation , Web Design and more .
The lecturers were great and always encouraging me to push myself out of my comfort zone and to believe in myself and my abilities . As I progressed through the courses my confidence grew and I was doing things that I ’ d never thought I would be able to do .
The course teaches you how to design visual solutions to a clients ’ brief , starting from quick initial ideas , through the stages of development , presenting developed ideas to the clients and finalising the design and saving all files in the correct format for whatever purpose they were required for .
I decided to start my own small design business , I took part in North East Open Studios for a couple of years which helped me to get known in the area . I now have my own studio at home and a website with an online shop where I sell my designs as prints , greeting cards , stickers , small gifts etc .
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“ I would definitely recommend this course to others , you really don ’ t realise the amount of skills and knowledge that you are actually picking up at the time .” |