BA (Hons) Graphic Design

Duration

3 years

Institution code

L28

UCAS Code

W214

White sheet of paper on a grey stone. The black, uppercase text reads: [The - Creative Report Interviews] Interview series with [designers], location [Leeds - LAU]. There is further text at the bottom of the page that is too small to be read easily.
White sheet of paper on a grey stone. The black, uppercase text reads: [The - Creative Report Interviews] Interview series with [designers], location [Leeds - LAU]. There is further text at the bottom of the page that is too small to be read easily.

Alex Lambert

A digital design of a logo titled “Anbatik” in large red capitlised heading adorned with gold diamond shape stars.
A digital design of a logo titled “Anbatik” in large red capitlised heading adorned with gold diamond shape stars.

Amira Mutiara

A series of web page designs in a red, white and yellow colouring. The first web page features the “Anbatik” logo the rest have the titles “About”, “What”, “Where”, “Now” and “Why”.
A series of web page designs in a red, white and yellow colouring. The first web page features the “Anbatik” logo the rest have the titles “About”, “What”, “Where”, “Now” and “Why”.

Amira Mutiara

Two digital designs side by side, the first has a blue background with white and black zigzags and “steal mixtape” headings at various points. The second has a black and white zig zag design with “steal mixtape” text placed upside down.
Two digital designs side by side, the first has a blue background with white and black zigzags and “steal mixtape” headings at various points. The second has a black and white zig zag design with “steal mixtape” text placed upside down.

Erin Kane

A digital design of a poster with two monochrome abstract designs above a series of paragraphs written in text that is too small to read. On the side of the post is half of vinyl.
A digital design of a poster with two monochrome abstract designs above a series of paragraphs written in text that is too small to read. On the side of the post is half of vinyl.

Felix Gray

A digital monochrome brochure design, the first page has text with a photograph of a window at the top. The second has two larger images containing a patterned square object. On both pages there is a series of text in a small font.
A digital monochrome brochure design, the first page has text with a photograph of a window at the top. The second has two larger images containing a patterned square object. On both pages there is a series of text in a small font.

James Walton-Jeffrey

A digital monochrome brochure design with mainly white pages featuring black polka dots. There are lists of small text with the title “Parc des Ateliers Aries, France”.
A digital monochrome brochure design with mainly white pages featuring black polka dots. There are lists of small text with the title “Parc des Ateliers Aries, France”.

James Walton-Jeffrey

A photograph of a cardboard box with a black alien like figure positioned behind the title in pink lettering “dada”. There is another title in Japanese and paragraphs of pink text.
A photograph of a cardboard box with a black alien like figure positioned behind the title in pink lettering “dada”. There is another title in Japanese and paragraphs of pink text.

Jessica Trout

A digital design showing the left-hand corner of a magazine page, part of a title “Fungg” appears. Below are paragraphs of text behind three overlapping images.
A digital design showing the left-hand corner of a magazine page, part of a title “Fungg” appears. Below are paragraphs of text behind three overlapping images.

Joe Hall

A digital design of a book cover with a yellow background and white receipt roll image with text running horizontally through the cover. The title of the book cover is “A Short History of Everything” and the author’s name is “Bill Bryson”.
A digital design of a book cover with a yellow background and white receipt roll image with text running horizontally through the cover. The title of the book cover is “A Short History of Everything” and the author’s name is “Bill Bryson”.

Kael Crozier

Two digital designs with a collage type effect next to each other. The main colours are black and white with specks of light brown. There are snippets of different text and patterns beside each other.
Two digital designs with a collage type effect next to each other. The main colours are black and white with specks of light brown. There are snippets of different text and patterns beside each other.

Lula Arkley

A digital image of a laptop screen showing a webpage design with red blotches on one side. On the left-hand side are four vertical strips in different colours with writing and images.
A digital image of a laptop screen showing a webpage design with red blotches on one side. On the left-hand side are four vertical strips in different colours with writing and images.

Raya Ayoub

A photograph of an open booklet design, the two opened pages are orange and black. The pages have holes punctured in a linear design and the number 02 on the left-hand page.
A photograph of an open booklet design, the two opened pages are orange and black. The pages have holes punctured in a linear design and the number 02 on the left-hand page.

Raya Ayoub

A digital design of a cassette tape cover.The first image shows the tape cover with a large orange and pink “A”, the second image shows the middle of the tape cover. The third image shows the back of a tape cover with an orange tape inside.
A digital design of a cassette tape cover.The first image shows the tape cover with a large orange and pink “A”, the second image shows the middle of the tape cover. The third image shows the back of a tape cover with an orange tape inside.

Tom Aggett

The Course

This course offers the opportunity to become creatively capable, critically informed, professionally aware, and culturally sensitive. You will work individually and collaboratively to produce extraordinary work in a modern studio environment.

We offer all our students a unique and engaging learning environment. Investigation takes place practically through materials and process, theoretically through research and analysis, and is rooted in professional practice. The relationship between critical theory, professional contexts, and design is vital. Problem-solving encourages increasingly individual exploration of processes and techniques.

Collaboration is central to our ethos and essential in developing design practice that has a readiness for professional application. We believe that an understanding of the collaborative role of the designer and appreciation of the interdisciplinary nature of contemporary design is significant for a successful engagement with the creative industries.

Our links with studios and agencies are extensive and external engagement is a course strength. We draw from a range of industry speakers who represent the diverse creative community and student cohort. Experts run workshops on professional and practice-based specialisms, give studio talks and lectures, and portfolio surgeries. Live briefs are also set by studios, individual practitioners, and organisations within the wider creative sector and beyond.

We encourage engagement with the creative sector, which develops the confidence and understanding to allow you to make informed decisions about the future, whether preparing for this exciting industry or further study.

The Structure

Working in dedicated design spaces, you will focus on the fundamentals of visual language. You will investigate methods and design practice around type, language, image, narrative, meaning, and message. You will also explore typography, print, drawing processes, and screen-based media to form a comprehensive understanding of graphic design.

Course Facilities

BA (Hons) Graphic Design students are based in a large, purpose-built shared studio. Students will have access to a wide range of resources with a drop-in facility so work can be undertaken, provided resource inductions have been completed.

For Graphic Design students this will include print resources which provide excellent facilities for bookmaking and paper-based printmaking using a range of processes; access to industry standard laser cutters; professional-standard, large-format digital printing and print finishing and a vinyl cutter enabling designs to be cut from many types of vinyl.

Computer suites house networks of Apple Mac computers featuring regularly updated, industry-standard software for a wide range of creative applications that support all our courses and a purpose-built specialist library which includes including special collections of artists’ books, photobooks and illustrated books as well as the University archive. Self service facilities are available throughout, supported by a dedicated and experienced team of library staff.

BA (Hons) Graphic Design

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Study Abroad

Studying abroad can help Leeds Arts University students gain valuable experience, broaden their horizons, develop international networks and experience their practice from a different perspective. Leeds Arts University has a global network of international partner universities in 15 different countries. Students can apply for a semester abroad in their second year of study.

Accolades

Students have won countless awards including D&AD New Blood Award, International Society of Typographic Designers, Penguin Book Awards, YCN Student Awards, RSA Student Design Awards and Starpak Students Awards.

Career Opportunities

Graduates go into a wide range of careers within graphic design which include working within a studio as part of a design team, in-house or set up their own studios. Careers include editorial design, branding, packaging, typography, printmaking, design for screen and more. Graduates may also continue to postgraduate study.

Academic Staff

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Dr Amber Smith

BA (Hons) Graphic Design - Course Leader

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Dr Peter Blagg

BA (Hons) Graphic Design - Senior Lecturer

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Nick Deakin

BA (Hons) Graphic Design - Senior Lecturer

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Dominique Fletcher

BA (Hons) Graphic Design - Senior Lecturer

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Mary Gibbons

BA (Hons) Graphic Design - Lecturer

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Ben Green

BA (Hons) Graphic Design - Senior Lecturer

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Mike Lewis

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Dr Simon Spawforth-Jones

BA (Hons) Graphic Design - Senior Lecturer

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