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Professional development
We have an impressive record of graduate employment. Our students have found jobs in top London agencies such as Carter Wong Tomlinson, The Partners, Together and Enterprise IG, in major publishing houses such as Penguin, Walker Books and Dorling Kindersley, and in design companies across the country.
This success is ensured in part by the Year Three Professional practice module which includes lectures by professional designers and commercial studio projects. These help you learn to work with clients, to cost and schedule a job, to take work through to print and, most importantly, to persuade a client that your ideas should be chosen.
Each year we take students up to the inspirational 4-Designers Conference, a 3-day event in London for graphic design students from UK and abroad
We keep in close touch with the industry through our membership of the international Designers and Art Directors Association (D&AD) – our students exhibit at their UK graduate shows in London each year and have, in the past, won the ‘Best in Show’ award. And each year we take students up to the inspirational 4-Designers Conference, a 3-day event in London for graphic design students from UK and abroad.
The programme offers a number of opportunities to complement and enrich your studies. Compulsory occasional educational trips are planned every year with costs often partly met by the programme but a contribution by students to transportation and accommodation costs (if an overnight stay is involved) is usually required. Generally there are no more than two educational trips (that require student contributions) arranged during each year of study.
The highly-successful Cardiff Design Week, and more recent Cardiff design-lecture series, was initiated by Olwen Moseley who was also voted as one of the top 50 names in design by Design Week. Wendy Keay-Bright has been nominated for a series of awards for her interactive multi-media work with autistic children.
News
W-TWO-ONE-0
We are delighted to launch the inaugural issue of W-TWO-ONE-O design magazine, written and produced by first-year students on the BA Graphic Communication programme at Cardiff School of Art & Design. It reflects both theoretical and practical understandings of the major cultural/visual movements of the last century – revealed through studio projects, articles about designers, and through the design of the magazine itself.
posted 9th Mar '10
New work added
The second year 'sustainable:me' project has been added to the 'Student work & links' page.
For this project, students were asked to focus on the sustainability of their practice as Graphic Communicators.
View a selection of images here.
posted 2nd Mar '10
4-Designers
Our annual student trip to the 4 Designers Conference took place again this year, between 22nd-23rd Feb, and an enjoyable, inspiring time was had by all.
Among the speakers were Patrick Baglee and Lise Brian, and the designers of the SomeOne design agency.
posted 28th Feb '10
UWIC Christmas e-card
This year's UWIC Christmas e-card has been designed by 3rd year Graphic Communication student Jo Hawker. Take a look at it here. Well done Jo!
posted 13th Dec 09
Reflective Journal
A piece of work by Matthew Weeks has been added to the student work and links page, documenting and reflecting on his first term as a Graphics student at CSAD.
posted 8th Dec 09
The inaugural AUCB & CSAD Undergraduate Symposium - November 27 2009
The event was carefully conceived to give all final year graphics students from CSAD and Bournemouth Arts University College a timely opportunity to share, and reflect upon some of their wide-ranging research and academic thought – so often confined to the bound, written submission enjoyed only by examiners.
posted 1st Dec 09
Students work featured
Four designers featured in a new book about Marmite are current students or recent graduates of the BA Graphic Communication programme. 'The Bumper Book of Marmite' published by Absolute Press features work by 2008 graduates Ben Clay and Rebecca Cooke, and current 3rd year students Richie Evans and Harriet Cooper. The book is designed by another BA Graphics graduate and friend of the course, Claire Siggery.
posted 17th Nov 09
Politics Show feature
Third year Graphics students Joanne Hawker and Ritchie Evans have designed a poster for a feature on BBC's The Politics Show being aired this coming Sunday (15th Nov) at 12.15pm. A film crew came and filmed Jo and Ritchie in the studio working on their design. Congratulations to you both.
View the BBC article here.
posted 13th Nov 09
Fice Featured
Andrew Fice, 2006 BAGC graduate and friend of the course, has been featured as a 'rising star' in this weeks Design Week magazine. Currently working for Parker Williams Design, Fice has worked on some big brands such as Waitrose and WKD. View a scan of the article here.
posted 23rd Oct 09
Computer Arts Feature
Third year Jo Hawker has had her portfolio scrutinised by experts in October's Computer Arts magazine. Jo was praised for her ability to generate concepts then design and implement her ideas. Well done Jo! View a scan of the portfolio clinic on the W210 blog.
posted 22nd Oct 09
Student work in Design Festival
Third year work by recent graduates Tom Harle and Alex Scott has been chosen for inclusion in this year's 'exposé' exhibition of graduate work, part of the Cardiff Design Festival. View the work in the 3rd year section of the 'Student work and links' webpage.
posted 18th Oct 09
SLuG becomes W210
Salt has been poured on the SLuG blog, but it's been replaced by the W210 blog - still the same great taste and groaning with interesting links. Take a look here.
posted 15th Sept 09
New Blood 2009
A few images from the New Blood 2009 Exhibition have been added to the SLuG blog.
posted 14th July 09
YCN Commendation
Chris Welsby has received a commendation for his entry into YCN National Portrait Gallery competition.
posted 29th May 09
Insight
Congratulations to Libby Morgan, Andrew Penny, Gareth Dunt and Francis Daly, winners of awards at this year's second year show.
posted 26th May 09
