Where to study graphic design?

Basically I'm looking to apply for Graphic Design this year without doing a foundation to see if I could get in anywhere good. My only problem is I don't know where to apply & have no idea where is considered prestigious etc.

A few places that I have considered so far are:

- Central St.Martins (UAL in general)
- Manchester School of Art
- Nottingham Trent
- Leeds College of Art

I have an online portfolio atm which I believe some places do take into account. Looking to re-vamp it and get some more illustrations on there soon though:

www.aidenoconnell.com

If anyone on here has any experience or could give me some advice I would be very grateful :smile:

Thanks,
Aiden.

Reply 1

babsiloi

Original post by aidzey

Thanks,
Aiden.

hi aiden,
I think that for all those places that you mentioned the portfolio is the thing they are mostly interested in, and your website is really quite nicely made. if you show enough maturity in your work without having done a foundation, I guess they won't care so much about whether or not you have done one...but putting more of your illustration work is definitely a good idea!

Reply 2

aidzey

Hi, thanks for the reply!

I'm aware how important the portfolio is so I want to get it right. Hopefully I can produce some good stuff this year at A2. Do you think it's best to show a range of work or show off a more refined style?

Thanks.

Reply 3

chloeburling

Original post by aidzey

Okay look at Kingston, Brighton, Reading, Portsmouth, De Montfort, Nottingham Trent, Leeds.

Also add a range of different things in your portfolio but have an emphasis on Graphic Design, such as if you had 20 pieces for example, have about 12 pieces of graphics, 2 photography, 2 paintings/drawings, 2 mixed media and a experimentation sheets, plus a few strong sketchbooks.

Reply 4

University for the Creative Arts

Original post by aidzey

Thanks,
Aiden.

Hello! My name is Eliel and I am UCA representative and also a current student there. I have been doing photography for 2 years now.

I read you were asking about Graphic Design courses across the UK and though you would be interested in our degree programs at UCA. I don't know if you have heard of UCA before. The University for the Creative Arts is one of the leading providers of specialist art and design education in Europe. We are a diverse community of about 7,000 students from more than 70 countries and are based around five campuses in Surrey and Kent.

We have a total of 4 Graphic Design courses across our Farnham, Canterbury and Epsom campuses. You can find more information about each one by clicking in the following links:

- UCA Epsom, BA (Hons) Graphic Design: New Media - http://www.ucreative.ac.uk/ba-graphic-design-new-media
- UCA Epsom, BA (Hons) Graphic Design - http://www.ucreative.ac.uk/ba-graphic-design
- UCA Canterbury, BA (Hons) Graphic Design: Visual Communications - http://www.ucreative.ac.uk/ba-graphi...communications
- UCA Farnham, BA (Hons) Graphic Communication - http://www.ucreative.ac.uk/ba-graphic-communication

As I said before, I am a current student at UCA and have been for almost 2 years now so if you have any questions rewarding student life or anything else please don't hesitate to ask.

Hope you find this useful.

Eliel.

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