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- FTC
hey,
i am currently looking at Art and Design universitys in the UK, i am not quite sure what it is i want to study, but something along the lines of product design/graphic design.
Central St Martins of london is what i have my sights set on at the moment,
any advice would be all gd, experiences, etcetc
should i do a foundation art course first?
thanks,
- save0
geeze, I feel old!
- nessdog0
Naah don't bother with St Martin's college. I know someone that went there and left- he said it was full of pretentious nobs.
- save0
My ex girlfriend went there and I really don't know how she got in, cos her work was awful.
- nessdog0
Did she over evaluate her work to make it sound good, even though it was shite? I went to a media expo in Leeds and a dude from St Martins did a presentation about some absolute shite work he'd done. A couple of people stood up and gave him shit. It was amazing. You can't beat northerners for being straight up.
- FTC0
lol, im surrounded by pretentious gits at the moment, i think the slade is more renound for its arty farty shit, st martins is made out to be more practical,
well, not sure, : / ahhh
such hassle, pressure, etc.
- patnoodle0
I want to do this:
http://www.rdg.ac.uk/AcaDepts/lt…
If only it was an option :(
Can't give up a job now or I wouldn't be able to pay the bills.
- smellvetica0
you're more than likely to have to do a foundation course mate. i'd recommend it, gives you more of a focus and opens up your eyes to the whole realm of art & design.
regret#1: should have done product design. :/
- save0
She could really talk bull, which is why I guess she got in.
The odd thing is though, I haven't met many Southern designers, they've always been from up North. Weird!
- FTC0
there are plenty of people at A level who over eval their work to make it appear more meaningful than it acctually is, fucking hate it.
er, anyone got any experience with Reading uni?
- mtr0
I would definitly recommend doing a foundation course first, not only will it help you get a good portfolio ready for your degree course, it's also a lot of fun as you can do a bit of everything. This way you can find out what you are really interested in.
I got my degree in graphic design last year at Falmouth, and I was very happy there. Good tutors and work standard and a relaxed atmosphere.
- kwickykoala0
just a quick note about st-martins. last year my college (my class to be more accurate) did a project with the 2nd year students from CSM... i'm not saying that adobe software knowledge is essential... well i might think it's useful to master your tool, but some people in 2nd year had never used xpress, illustrator... people studying graphic design. this is a non sense. i've kept in touch with a 3rd year student, she's doing her BA this year and just got started with illustrator... erm. kinda odd. anyway, come down to switzerland :)
- save0
Im amazed how many students have never used Quark...
What do they do their work in....??? They can't do spreads in ilustrator or freehand...can they??
- spacemonkey0
hi, my 1st post here, what an awesome site.
I'm doin graphic communication at surrey institute of art and design www.surrart.ac.uk at the farnham campus.....very good course, recommend it. Just done 1st year, which covered loads of software learning, image making and experimenting, editorial and web design plus theory side of it (design histroy)
so go there!
- save0
- nessdog0
The website for my old art college is fucking hideous- you'd think they'd pay a bit more attention to stuff like that.
- ozhanlion0
I agree foundation course is a plus. and I wish I studied more into production and interaction design...
ok while we are on the subject do anyone you guys has done any master course in london area? any tips.I know RCA has a decent postgraduate program in interactive design, any takers?
and ravensbourne has an interactive postgrad program as well.
any experience ?
- FTC0
its pretty off track if they havent even used illustrator before,
im really looking into the product design side,
so fucking confusing, everything,
ill take a foundation year, but i need to apply for a uni now so they know im interested, and dont have to eventually pay top up fees or whatever other bullshit the goverment comes up with.
foundation course is best part of 6th months? so i can go travel the other 6, hmm
anyone here acctually been to st,martins?
thanks everyone, really helpful info,
- JamesEngage0
I specialised in Interaction Design for my BA at Ravensbourne... Good course back then, but not sure what it is like now? Think it is all about the technology these days there... We we're allowed into the Mac room in our first term. (For which I got a third!)