ABOUT THE COURSE
Do you have talent for visual design? Passionate about the fashion industry? Our innovative and unique Fashion Graphics degree will give you the academic, digital and mixed media skills needed to be a successful visual communicator in the fast-paced fashion industry.
This highly creative course encourages you to explore a range of graphic design techniques and fashion innovations. Recent graduates have gone on to amazing careers working for luxury designers such as Kurt Geiger, Ted Baker, Olivia Burton and Sophia Webster, and popular fashion brands such as Motel Rocks, Topshop and Superdry.
Throughout the course you will have access to a range of high specification facilities, such as a Mimaki digital fabric printer for print and surface design projects. You will also have free access to the Media Academy, including Mac suites with the latest Adobe Creative software, photographic studios and large-format printers, plus a wide range of digital equipment ,from the latest cameras to outside lighting kits, to make your portfolio industry-standard.
During your studies, you will have the opportunity to earn while you learn by creating art, design and fashion products to sell in Re:So, Solent’s unique student-run store, located in Southampton’s busy Marlands shopping centre.
The course syllabus is also supplemented by a varied programme of lectures by visiting industry professionals. Students have recently benefitted from talks by Caryn Franklin (TV presenter and i-D editor); Alex Brownless (Artsthread); Hannah Wiltshire and Rachel Taylor (head designers of Fat Face); and Terry Mansfield (CEO, National Magazines).
YOUR FUTURE
Career paths from this degree in the last two years have included:
- Print designer
- Textile designer
- Digital content designer
- Interior digital designer
- Video content designer
- Illustrator
- Branding designer
- Visual merchandiser
- Graphic designer
Upon successful completion, you also have the opportunity to apply for master’s level study at Solent University in areas such as MA Visual Communication and MA Critical Creative Practice.
INDUSTRY LINKS
The course team is made up of academics who have professional experience in a variety of areas in the fashion industry from graphic design to magazine production, print and textile design and branding.
We also have a bank of associate lecturers that work as designers/practitioners in industry for brands including Alexander McQueen, Supreme, Fat Face and Marks & Spencer.
The course team hold a wide range of professional industry contacts, and the course curriculum was developed in conjunction with these to ensure the provision was as forward thinking and relevant as it could be to produce the innovative practitioners so in demand by the fashion industry. These contacts also enable you to benefit from guest lectures and workshops.
PLACEMENTS
The course includes a unit entitled ‘Work Based Learning’ (in level 6) which every student across the School of Art, Design and Fashion must undertake prior to graduation.
The unit is run by a dedicated team of industry experts, and students can use a range of source to find suitable work placements including the University’s alumni network, academic’s industry links, and the Employability and Enterprise team at Solent. Students are also encouraged to take additional work experience opportunities throughout their three years of study.
You are also encouraged to work collaboratively with peers and industry experts on real-world briefs to develop team-working skills and build an invaluable network for future careers.
Recent students have had placement opportunities at:
- Alexander McQueen,
- Ted Baker,
- Kurt Geiger,
- Fat Face,
- Motel Rocks,
- Elle Magazine,
- Superdry,
- Marks & Spencer,
- Time Inc Publishing,
- Dune,
- River Island,
- Women’s Health Magazine,
- The V & A Museum and
- TU Clothing.
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