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Graphic Design Degree?

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  • 29-10-2006 10:17pm
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    LundiMardi
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    Hello peeps, well I’m at that ripe old mature student age and for the last few months I’ve been searching for things I’d like to do in full time education.

    Just recently Graphic Design came to me, so it's on my ''to apply'' list. I was just looking through courses and ones that seemed good at first glance were the BA in Design in Communications in Waterford IT and the BA in Communications (Creative Multimedia) in Dundalk IT.

    Can anyone recommend these courses? Or any others for that matter?

    Now, I know I’d need some kind of portfolio to apply for these, just recently I’ve gotten into photography (also on my ''to apply'' list) so hopefully in time I’ll have some decent shots to included in a portfolio. I was looking for advice on other things I could add?

    I wouldn’t call myself a good drawer (not the worst) but I literally haven't picked up a pencil since school. So I need to improve my skills on other things, I have Photoshop 7.0 and a knowledgeable brother and a lot of literature on the subject, so I believe I have sufficient time to learn some new skills.

    So, apart from photography, what other things can I include in a portfolio? Designs? But of what? Also what other computer applications should I familiarise myself with?

    Any advice on the subject is greatly appreciated,

    Many thanks,
    Dan


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    LundiMardi
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    anyone?


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    cmcweb
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    I would go with Waterford if your serious about specialising in graphic design. I went to DKIT as I live close by and they were heavily into the multimedia aspect. A little too much extra stuff like audio engineering, lighting design, mathematical statistics, even philosophy!!! for my liking. We also did Adobe pshop and illustrator, premier, Macromedia flash, dreamweaver, director, a little film studies and digital photography all from scratch.

    It is a good course if you are not sure what aspect of media to specialise in though, as a 'mature' student of 25 I had already decided.

    I quit after two years for financial reasons and did a couple of night courses, Quark xpress and Adobe indesign to name a a few. I got a job as a graphic designer no probs. The important thing is practical experience and a good portfolio! Good luck!

    P.S. I didn't need a portfolio to get into DKIT is this a new thing?


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