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Best places to study graphic design

houston1988

today i choose my specialism for foundation and my tutor and i picked graphic design! (i wanted to do that - but my work i felt was more fine arty)

so now i need 2 think about where 2 study graphics - i live in bristol and would like not 2 move 2 far away but any recommendations? so far im interested in Brighton, Bournemouth and UCCA

i want a graphic design course which doesnt just work on comps - i prefer a hands on approach!

Reply 1

akmd

11

In the London area, places to look at are Central St Martins, LCC and Kingston. Goldsmiths College also have good design courses.

Reply 2

houston1988

OP

ok kool thnx! i was thinkin of london but worried bout the expense of bein there!LCC does look interesting but i dnt kno what pathway 2 choice - either advertising or illustration! id love 2 go2 central st.martins but thats like mega - ill probs wont get in there! goldsmiths doesnt appeal that much 2 me (dnt kno y but it looks bit dull) kingston i dnt kno anythin about!
i saw a graphic arts course at University of east london - is that gd there - is the course gd!?!

(i need somethin which is graphics but fine arty)

Reply 3

akmd

11

I wouldn't recommend going to East London. The uni's very poor and the local area is not very nice. Definitely have a look at LCC though and Kingston: www.kingston.ac.uk.

Reply 4

houston1988

OP

ok thanx - ill av a look there 2 - ill order a prospectus! lol iv gone loads now!

Reply 5

AnnieBell

kingston is not bad at all. goldsmiths is a bit dull, good rep but less hands on from what i heard.

LCC and St martins are obviously good

also look at

Ravensbourne and
Lincoln (thats a bit far maybe!)

xx

Reply 6

aleathiel

16

My friend is applying for graphic desisgn and some of her options are Brighton, LCC and nottingham trent

Reply 7

akmd

11

Those are all good places to study this subject. No worries there!

Reply 8

daftks

im studying foundation at CSM now and am freaking out about applying for graphics... >_@"

have you tried Leeds College of Art? that's quite good too. :smile:

Reply 9

lazydays

12

Sheffield Hallam kept saying they were so into the hands on approach to Graphics. x

Reply 10

Helena224

Thankyou for your very good help every1. i was going to ask a similar thing.

What do you think of Loughborough (sp?) for Graphic design? Also Bournmouth?

Reply 11

BluEyze

I've applied for Graphic Design at:

- Arts Institute at Bournemouth
- Bedfordshire
- De Montfort
- Lincoln
- Nottingham Trent
- Portsmouth

Nottingham Trent and De Montfort are my top two, just through what I've heard. Are any of these particularly bad choices comapred to the others in my list?

I wanted to get out of London. I went to LCC for my National Diploma, the facilities there are great (photo studios, darkrooms, computer suites, huge printing room in the basement), and they're very much hands on. I believe in the Degree/FDA you don't even get to work on computers until you realise what you're gonna do and have planned it by hand first. So I'd recommend that. The only reason I'm not going there is because I wanna experience a new place.

Reply 12

Jessica3973

houston1988

so now i need 2 think about where 2 study graphics - i live in bristol and would like not 2 move 2 far away but any recommendations? so far im interested in Brighton, Bournemouth and UCCA

I really want to go to Brighton to do painting. It just felt like a proper arty place with a real buzz. Ages ago I went to Anglia Ruskin in Cambridge, and that was awful (I know its not a uni known for art subjects). I just went to have a look. It was more like a hospital ward than an art block.
The UCCA is mean't to be good. So I have also put that on my application too.

houston1988

id love 2 go2 central st.martins but thats like mega - ill probs wont get in there! goldsmiths doesnt appeal that much 2 me (dnt kno y but it looks bit dull) kingston i dnt kno anythin about!
(i need somethin which is graphics but fine arty)

I'm glad it's not just me with that opinion about Goldsmiths. I also just have this stereotype of them being slave drivers about the work too.

Reply 13

bluebellegraphic

houston1988

today i choose my specialism for foundation and my tutor and i picked graphic design! (i wanted to do that - but my work i felt was more fine arty)

so now i need 2 think about where 2 study graphics - i live in bristol and would like not 2 move 2 far away but any recommendations? so far im interested in Brighton, Bournemouth and UCCA

i want a graphic design course which doesnt just work on comps - i prefer a hands on approach!

I'm more of a fine artist too but Brighton are looking for graphic artists, not fine artists who also really like graphic art. I was suprised to learn that it was either one or the other. They're really harsh if your portfolio is more fine art-ish.

Brighton isn't that great for graphic design as they really hold the reins so there it's hard to really push forward abstract ideas. Salford and Leeds Met are the best.

Brighton is VERY hard to get into and they hardly look at your work in the interview, they question you more politically and class-wise.

Even though it is a fantastic city and very vibrant, trying to get in there to study is infinately difficult. They have 36 spaces on the course and 800+ applicants so choose wisely because even people who have industry experience and qualifications coming out the wazoo are not getting in (unless they're the right class or if they've studied in Brighton or London)

Best of luck,
BB

Reply 14

Dan Mountford

Brighton isn't that great for graphic design as they really hold the reins so there it's hard to really push forward abstract ideas. Salford and Leeds Met are the best.

Brighton is VERY hard to get into and they hardly look at your work in the interview, they question you more politically and class-wise.

I agree with you when you say "Brighton is VERY hard to get into and they hardly look at your work in the interview, they question you more politically and class-wise." But the first paragraph is incorrect as Brighton is a very experimental university and is quite notable for graphic design.

I recieved an unconditional to Brighton and am very pleased with the university, past students work and placement. I just attended an interview today for Central Saint Martins and am expecting a place so can people give me an opinion on which they would prefer

CSM OR BRIGHTON??????!?!??!?!?!?!?

Reply 15

DANdeLion5

9

I'll add the ones no one else has: Bournemouth and Chelsea.
Chelsea is quite traditional graphics so if you want to do illustration don't apply because they won't let you.
But Bournemouth is quite flexible however, you may prefer to apply to their illustration course as they let you use whatever media you choose.

Reply 16

Hollands

I heard great things about st martins and then saw the prospectus with student work in, it was dreadful. Heard a lot of people say it rests on it's reputation.

Reply 17

DANdeLion5

9

Hollands

I heard great things about st martins and then saw the prospectus with student work in, it was dreadful. Heard a lot of people say it rests on it's reputation.

It's weird how I'm inclined to agree even though I've applied there. But not for the reputation but simply because the course tutor seemed really nice and I will get the chance to blend graphics with illustration. However, Aiko might know more since she attended CSM.

Reply 18

Hollands

Don't you get a horrifficly low amount of studio time per week aswell? Wouldn't be too happy with that.

Reply 19

DANdeLion5

9

Hollands

Don't you get a horrifficly low amount of studio time per week aswell? Wouldn't be too happy with that.

You seem to exaggerate but yeah its not as much as other places. but i think its worth it for the rep. depends on what matters most to you. - the work ain't tiptop but the rep survives.

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