BA (Hons) Fashion Graphics (Full Time)

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BA (Hons) Fashion Graphics (Full Time)

Southampton Solent University
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Description

Choose this highly creative course and you’ll focus both on fashion and on developing the graphic design skills to make your innovative ideas shine.

Key elements include:

  • Layout, drawing, design and IT skills, using Adobe InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop
  • In-depth study of the fashion industry, including product branding and identity
  • Illustration of trend ideas
  • Design for editorial and advertising
  • Photography, styling, fashion marketing and design theory
  • Final year work experience opportunities
  • Professional portfolio production
  • Chances to exhibit at high-profile graduate shows
  • Support to help you get ready for work, including CV writing and interview skills
  • Passionate, experie…

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Choose this highly creative course and you’ll focus both on fashion and on developing the graphic design skills to make your innovative ideas shine.

Key elements include:

  • Layout, drawing, design and IT skills, using Adobe InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop
  • In-depth study of the fashion industry, including product branding and identity
  • Illustration of trend ideas
  • Design for editorial and advertising
  • Photography, styling, fashion marketing and design theory
  • Final year work experience opportunities
  • Professional portfolio production
  • Chances to exhibit at high-profile graduate shows
  • Support to help you get ready for work, including CV writing and interview skills
  • Passionate, experienced and supportive tutors.
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Industrial focus

All Solent Fashion courses emphasise employability, and you’ll be encouraged to take part in work experience and live projects with fashion industry partners.

In 2011/12, students:

  • Worked on live projects with Top Man, Fat Face, All Walks Beyond the Catwalk, Mudpie and I Love Dust
  • Gained work experience with Jean-Paul Gaultier, Alberta Ferretti, Cacherel, Urban Outfitters, Heat magazine and Company magazine
  • Heard from guest speakers including Caryn Franklin (TV presenter and i-D editor), Alex Brownless (Artsthread) and National Magazines CEO Terry Mansfield.

Course content

Year 1

Five core units:

  • Fashion Visualisation
  • Design in Context
  • Photography Technique and Presentation
  • Graphic Design Process
  • Design Communication.

Year 2

Four core units and one option:

  • Trend Graphics and Illustration
  • Fashion in Context
  • Graphics, Branding and Identity
  • Fashion Photography: Concept.

Options:

  • Fashion Management and Marketing
  • Professional Communication.

Year 3

Two core units and one option unit:

  • Major Project - Research Proposal
  • Major Project - Production and Evaluation.

Option units:

  • Conceptual Practice: Research
  • Fashion Practice Dissertation
  • Dissertation
  • Fashion Industry Work-based Learning.

Why choose Solent

The Fashion Graphics course at Solent is unique. Students are allowed the freedom to develop creatively as graphic designers for fashion, experimenting with both traditional and new media.

  • Visits include museums and exhibitions in London and field trips to fashion capitals such as New York, Paris and Barcelona.
  • Work experience and fashion industry projects offer a realistic insight into the fashion industry.
  • Students gain awareness of professional practice, collaborating on creative projects.
  • Strong industry links enhance employment opportunities for new graduates.
  • Enthusiastic lecturing staff and technical instructors from fashion industry backgrounds.
  • Industry-standard photographic studios and printing equipment.

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Assessment

Students receive regular feedback in seminar sessions and small group tutorials. Practical skills and creative thinking are assessed through the submission of design projects, sketchbook research and written assignments.

During the final year, students write a dissertation and produce a self-directed final major project, allowing them to explore their interests, strengths and career aims.

Project/Work experience

Formal fashion industry work-based learning option available in final year.

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Key career skills

Creative thinking, copy writing, graphic design for fashion magazines and advertising, web page layout, project management, visual communication, art direction and concept development.

Student quote

Natasha Talliadoros

“Whilst studying at Southampton Solent, I have been involved with the live Paper Eaters project where I produced fashion illustrations for a published magazine and a graphic-based installation for an exhibition.

“This exposure has led to commissions for freelance work, most recently for Supermarket Sarah where I created a one-off embroidered denim jacket. I joined an entrepreneur group at Solent and, after presenting a business plan, I was successful in receiving a grant to start my own business.

“I have also been offered a month-long internship at Alberta Ferretti, New York, in their design and print department.

“Being at Southampton Solent University has given me the drive to succeed and I will continue to follow my dreams.”

Partner Affiliation Network

The Partner Affiliation Network is a group of companies aligned to each course area in the School of Design with the purpose of supporting a range of activities to help students engage with employers and gain relevant industrial experience. This is achieved through live project work, design competitions, work placements and guest speaker programmes.

All students studying on this course programme will have the opportunity to work with industry.

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