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DIPLOMA IN ART AND DESIGN AS/A2
GRAPHIC DESIGN
AS/A2
TEXTILE DESIGN
AS/A2
PHOTOGRAPHY AS/A2
3D DESIGN
AS/A2
FINE ART
AS/A2 3D Design Exam Board:AQA
What is 3D Design? Students who specialise within 3D Design may extend their skills into the following areas: Interior and Spatial Design; Product Design; Architecture; Glass/Craft/Jewellery. Individuals are encouraged to work with a wide range of materials including paper, wire, wood, metal and glass to produce an extensive range of samples/prototypes and develop these into innovative realisations within their chosen specialism.
What will the course prepare me for?
Diego Mariscal Jimenez A2 3D Design
Many students go on to study the Art Foundation National Diploma, and then access Higher Education. There are many Universities offering 3D Design related courses. The focus of study can vary, from product design, furniture design, interior/spatial design, architecture, lighting design, jewellery, silversmithing, set design, glass and ceramics. The AS/A2 course will develop your manipulative skills within a range of appropriate 3D media as well as allowing you to explore a wide range of art practices within a range of specialisms.
Emily Denton A2 3D Design
Employment opportunities are varied in 3D design including the specialist areas mentioned above.
Hannah Rodick A2 3D Design
Gareth Bulger A2 3D Design
How will I be assessed? At AS Level, you will be introduced to a variety of experiences employing a range of media, processes and techniques appropriate to your chosen area of study.
Meet the Staff Steve Bonati Head of Creative Arts Faculty & Photography Tutor
Deborah Bradley Head of Department Textile Design
Silvana Fair Head of Department 3D Design & Technology
• Unit 1 – Development of a coursework portfolio • Unit 2 – An externally-set assignment
At A2 Level, you are required to build upon the knowledge, understanding and skills gained in the AS with greater depth of study. • Unit 3 – A personal investigation • Unit 4 – An externally-set assignment All Art and Design students are continually monitored and given feedback and assessment sheets. Homework is set weekly and returned with helpful comments. Tutorials are offered regularly to help with coursework and examinations. All units are assessed by the centre and then assessed by AQA/WJEC.
AS/A2 Textile Design Exam Board:AQA
What is Textile Design? Texture, surface, natural form, dreams and cities are a few of the diverse influences used to inspire creative and innovative design ideas within the areas of Textile Design. Students explore visual information to develop creative investigations into textiles and fashion. Experimentation into techniques and processes includes stitch, print, dye, knit and garment construction, to develop understanding of shape, form, pattern, texture and colour.
Nana Ankrah AS Textile Design
Stephanie O’Hara A2 Textile Design
All practical work is underpinned by critical analysis of appropriate sources. Students are encouraged to visit exhibitions and galleries. Research methods including drawing, collecting, and mood boards will be used to generate a wealth of ideas. Students’ diverse and individual approaches can be realised in a variety of outcomes including fine art textiles, fashion design, illustration and textile design.
What will the course prepare me for? Many students go on to study the Art Foundation National Diploma, and then access Higher Education. There are many universities offering courses relating to Textile Design. These may include Women’s Wear, Men’s Wear, Styling, Marketing and Fashion Photography. Niamh Davies AS Textile Design
Beth Craig A2 Textile Design
What support will I receive? A range of supportive measures are designed for you to succeed. Lesson structure places great emphasis on teaching and learning and within Art and Design a one-toone approach is very much in evidence. Lessons are only one aspect of course delivery. Individual tutorials enable students to discuss their progress in more detail. Homework provides the opportunity for a weekly assessment and feedback on progress, whilst unit feedback is more detailed. Opportunities exist for students to work in the studios over lunch, break times and after college. Tutors offer support in suggesting suitable gallery visits and sources of information for research purposes. Technical support is available in terms of support staff who will assist in workshop procedures. Tutors are open and friendly and lessons are lively and engaging. We have received the highest praise for student support in inspections of the department.
Meet the Staff Peter Frost Head of Department Graphic Design
Mark Bradley Fine Art Tutor
Elizabeth Oliver Fine Art & Photography Tutor
David Fox Head of Department Diploma Graphic Design Tutor
AS/A2 Fine Art Exam Board:AQA
What is Fine Art? The broadest of all the individual specialisms, Fine Art covers a wide variety of media and techniques. These include traditional drawing, painting and sculpture alongside the more contemporary installation art, ďŹ lm, photography, printmaking, performance and digital imagery. You will have the opportunity at A2 to develop these interests further. Students are encouraged to explore media to the full in order to best express their ideas.
Chris Parry AS Fine Art
What will the course prepare me for? Many students go on to study the Art Foundation Emma Gifford A2 Fine Art National Diploma, and then access Higher Education. There are many universities offering courses relating to Fine Art including: Printmaking, Painting, Sculpture, Drawing, Performance, and Interactive Arts. The Advanced Level Fine Art course will give you a broad base of art skills and practices.
Sophie Keating AS Fine Art Jenny Simons A2 Fine Art
Meet the Staff Vikki Leech Textile Design Tutor
Claire Penkett Photography Tutor
Technical Support: John Whittingham Katie Shallcross Maxine Lee
What is the Art & Design department like? The Department is certainly busy and has a lively atmosphere, which we believe to be conducive to learning. Students who have been interviewed, without exception, comment on the supportive, friendly nature of the tutors and the progress, satisfaction, enjoyment they have experienced in the department. The tutors are committed to providing the highest quality teaching and learning possible. All art subjects are housed in the recently opened, two-storey Centre for Art and Design offering superbly equipped studios and the latest technology. Computer facilities are available in separate suites. All computers are equipped with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Premiere. There is a dark room, kiln room, dye room, sewing room, and workshop. There are nine specialist art tutors and two technicians in the department. Every effort is made to display student work with the highlight of the year being the Creative Arts Evening which features an exhibition of art and design work. Talented and conscientious students could achieve our annual ďŹ nancial award.
AS/A2 Graphic Design Exam Board:AQA
What is Graphic Design? It’s about communication, sending messages, making things beautiful and meaningful. Graphics is about the visual using words and images, but can also be about sounds and movement. Graphics is grounded in the world, culture and business that surround us. Nearly everything we do involves someone asking us to do it. It is this commercial element that separates us from the more traditional art and design approaches. Using technology alongside other art forms you will explore project-based assignments. Related to the commercial world of graphic design, projects will develop skills in communication, idea generation and conceptualisation and presentation.
David Lea A2 Graphic Design Adam Gargan AS Graphic Design
Students have the opportunity to experience: surface graphics, typography, photography and image manipulation, branding, layout, animation, motion graphics and web design.
What will the course prepare me for? Many students go on to study the Art Foundation National Diploma, and then access Higher Education. Many of our students are successful at direct entry to HE courses. There are many varied Graphic Design courses with the focus of study from Advertising to Illustration, Animation to Creative Direction and Web Design. Employment opportunities are good and varied in graphic design and span the world of publishing, animation, TV, web design, typography and music. We have an enviable record of employment in the industry with former students working on Vogue, Wired and GQ, and working for illustrious firms like Qubic, Spring Studios and Lucid Design.
Aimee Plunkett AS Graphic Design
How can I enrich my studies? The department organises a three day visit to London each year, usually taking in the Turner Prize. Major galleries and museums are visited including Tate Britain and Modern, V&A, National Portrait Gallery, and Whitechapel. You are also encouraged to visit the museums and galleries in the area, including Tate Liverpool, Walker Gallery and: • for 3D Design students, the Bluecoat Display Centre and Whitworth Gallery; • for Textile Design students, the Bluecoat Display Centre, Harris Museum, Platt Museum of Costume, Whitworth Art Gallery; • for Fine Art, Graphic Design and Photography students: Urbis, Cornerhouse and Open Eye.
Alice Hughes AS Graphic Design
AS/A2 Photography (Lens/Light based Media) Exam Board:AQA What is Photography (Lens/Light based Media)?
Kieran Fenney A2 Photography
Caroline Lane A2 Photography
Portraits, still life, landscape, editorial, fashion, photojournalism, reportage, and studio – the list of subjects is endless. Whether digital or wet photography, the results are stunning and almost immediate, that’s the beauty of photography. Digital Photography involves manipulating images using packages such as Adobe Photoshop and we embrace all the new photographic trends. The more traditional dark room methods of producing photographs, developing and printing films in black and white, are still practiced here and appreciated fully. We also have the facilities to develop and print in colour. Jaydene Cheng AS Photography
What will the course prepare me for?
Natalia Walsh AS Photography
Natalie Woodward A2 Photography
Many students go on to study the Art Foundation National Diploma, and then access Higher Education. There are many universities offering Photography and related courses. The focus of study can vary, from Editorial to Experimental, Fashion to Photojournalism. The AS/A2 course will develop your digital photography and ICT skills, as well as allowing you to explore more traditional darkroom techniques. Employment opportunities in Photography are wide-ranging and can allow you to work in a number of exciting areas, including Fashion, Music, Sport and the Media. Many photographers are also artists in their own right and, as well as working on a freelance basis, have their work exhibited regularly in galleries worldwide.
Talented Students exhibit at Bluecoat Gallery 35 Fine Art and Photography students, across the AS and A2 years as well as the Art Foundation Diploma, attended a study day at the Bluecoat Gallery where they viewed the Gina Czarnecki Exhibition. The Bluecoat's Head Curator briefed the students encouraging them to create work in response to the phrase "Niet Normaal" which translates as "Not Normal". The students were allowed to take this brief and relate it to any subject and any medium. On returning to college the students took part in group critiques discussing ideas in response to the theme. Their finished work was then submitted to the curation team who selected pieces to be exhibited at the Bluecoat Gallery over the summer.
Anthony Brown AS Photography
Sian Toolan A2 Fine Art
Kelsey Lea A2 Textile Design
Gareth Bulger A2 3D Design
Jordan Burrows A2 Graphic Design
Diploma in Art and Design Level 3 Diploma/ Extended Diploma Awarding Body: University of the Arts, London
Who is this course for? This is a full time Art and Design course for those who have a strong interest in the visual arts. It provides an opportunity to explore, develop and test your creativity within a qualification structure which is stimulating and demanding and provides a supportive transition to higher education. The entry criteria is 5 grade Cs at GCSE including a C in English and a C in Art and Design.
What will I study? Year 1 – Diploma in Art and Design Unit 1 – Introduction to visual language Unit 2 – Introduction to research Unit 3 – Introduction to critical and contextual awareness Unit 4 – Introduction to materials, processes and technical skills Unit 5 – An integrated approach to 2D problem solving Unit 6 – An integrated approach to 3D problem solving Unit 7 – An integrated approach to time based problem solving Unit 8 – Developing an Art and Design project Unit 9 – Opportunities for progression
Year 2 – Extended Diploma in Art and Design Unit 10 – Characteristics and contexts Unit 11 – Preparation for progression Unit 12 – Engaging with an audience Unit 13 – Project proposal and realisation
Art & Design Student Destinations Some of our A2 student destinations 2012:
More Information Each of the Art & Design course specifications can be found on the exam board websites:
www.aqa.org.uk www.arts.ac.uk/awarding Further examples of students’ work can be found on the college website
www.carmel.ac.uk
Isobel Wood Swansea Met Uni BA Hons Photography Tom Jolley Northumbria Uni BA Hons Transport Design Leah West Salford Uni BA Hons Graphic Design Emily Denton Manchester Met Uni BA Hons 3D Design
Grace Williams University of Huddersfield BA Hons Interior/Architectural Design Andrew Clarke Sheffield Hallam Uni BA Hons Photography Dan Brown Glasgow School of Art BA Hons Architecture
A2 Level exam results 2012: Fine Art Graphic Comm. Photography Textile Design 3D Design
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