ART & DESIGN
ART & DESIGN & THE WORLD OF WORK
Employment prospects:
Year on year the creative sector continues to be a growth industry. It currently
contributes over £100 Billion pounds annually to the UK economy (£11.5 Million per
hour!). The Scottish Government identified the creative Industries as one of its main
economic growth sectors.
Is it for me? You will enjoy this subject if you:
Have a keen eye for accuracy, detail and quality
Enjoy learning about new ideas and ways of working
Are able to organise yourself and manage your time
effectively
Are driven, self-motivated and actively engaged in
your learning
What will I learn? You will develop skills and knowledge in:
Creating preliminary sketches and compositional
developments, all experimenting with a variety of art
media/approaches.
Creating a design brief and following a professional
design process; moving from research and
development, to ideas generation and the
manufacture of a final design outcome.
What can I do with it?
Further Education in NC, HNC, HND and degree level
courses
Art Therapist, Community Arts Worker, Conservator,
Exhibition Designer, Fashion Designer, Game
Designer, Illustrator, Jewellery Designer, Make-up
Artist, Stylist
Link to SQA Documents
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