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Bec · 09-05-2005, 06:43

I've just finished my second year at Leeds Met BA in Graphic arts and design, its a hugely conceptual course where you write a Learning Agreement, a brief you reflect, propose, negoatiate, implement and evaluate which is relevant to your work. For me I'm a typographer though most of my work heavily relies on information graphics and exploring fact.

Before I got into the met I'd already done a Btech in Graphics at Oxford and then I did a years foundation with a A-level in photography and another in animation. When you go to interviews they are more interested in your personal work than the work you churn out of your foundation course. I loved my foundation and it helped me explore all angles but all of my tutors have said that foundations are like a factory of getting you to a standard but they always prefer to see what you do away from college.

I can't deny that my course is bloody hard but I love it, your not spoon fed, you have to think for yourself and you have to get your arse in gear to get your grades. Your not taught how to be a *designer* you can learn that from a book or two weeks working within a studio environment.

I would recommend going to a good university that you feel will benefit your needs for three years, then consider doing your MA at a prestigous college/uni like Goldsmiths or St.Martins or the college of commumication. I'm considering doing my MA at Reading University in Information Design.

If you do apply to Leeds met I won't lie to you and say its easy, 30 people applied from my foundation and only 3 of us got on, one of my tutors told me they had 800 applications last year and the course only has 100 spaces for each year, but goodluck in what ever you decide

Bec

09-05-2005, 06:43	#33 (permalink)
Bec Bec Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 18	I've just finished my second year at Leeds Met BA in Graphic arts and design, its a hugely conceptual course where you write a Learning Agreement, a brief you reflect, propose, negoatiate, implement and evaluate which is relevant to your work. For me I'm a typographer though most of my work heavily relies on information graphics and exploring fact. Before I got into the met I'd already done a Btech in Graphics at Oxford and then I did a years foundation with a A-level in photography and another in animation. When you go to interviews they are more interested in your personal work than the work you churn out of your foundation course. I loved my foundation and it helped me explore all angles but all of my tutors have said that foundations are like a factory of getting you to a standard but they always prefer to see what you do away from college. I can't deny that my course is bloody hard but I love it, your not spoon fed, you have to think for yourself and you have to get your arse in gear to get your grades. Your not taught how to be a designer you can learn that from a book or two weeks working within a studio environment. I would recommend going to a good university that you feel will benefit your needs for three years, then consider doing your MA at a prestigous college/uni like Goldsmiths or St.Martins or the college of commumication. I'm considering doing my MA at Reading University in Information Design. If you do apply to Leeds met I won't lie to you and say its easy, 30 people applied from my foundation and only 3 of us got on, one of my tutors told me they had 800 applications last year and the course only has 100 spaces for each year, but goodluck in what ever you decide Bec