On this course you will work on a variety of projects, including live briefs with real clients, with the opportunity to collaborate with a wide range of industry contacts for projects, workshops, talks and studio visits. If you are also interested in how digital design can be used strategically to create exciting and engaging content for aspects such as promotion and advertising, then this is the course for you. After exploring areas of graphic and digital design within your first year, you will have the confidence to respond to projects more independently and within your chosen specialist practice within graphic and digital design in your second year. The course is designed to be responsive to the latest developments in the industry as well as building in the opportunities for you to react creatively to current issues around the world, considering aspects such as globalisation and social design theories. Successful completion of the course will give you the skills and qualifications required to go directly into industry, higher apprenticeships, or progress to a range of degree courses, including: • Graphic design & Communication • Illustration • Digital Design & Advertising • Surface Design The course provides you with the platform to gain a range of work experience through live projects and the great relationships the course team have with local and global design industry contacts, including Better Brand Studio, United by Design, Peter Jones Freelance, EPAM (London & Pennsylvania) and Hugo & Dean (New York). Recent projects include working with NHS (James Cook University Hospital), Head Start (Middlesbrough Council), Future Me, Navigator North and Paul Pensom. Students on this course have progressed to a range of training and higher education institutions, including Manchester Metropolitan University, Northumbria University, Central St Martins, University Arts London and the School’s Higher Education campus.