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HNC: Visual Communication

This course is for those with artistic inclination interested in digital graphics and marketing. Graphic Designers create content for various platforms, including social media and product packaging, requiring problem-solving skills and creativity in colour, typography, and texture for effective branding and imaging.

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Level:

SCQF Level 7

Duration:

  • One year full-time
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Who is this course for?

This course is ideal for individuals with a passion for art and design, particularly in digital graphics and promotional materials. Graphic Designers and Visual Communicators create content for various mediums like social media, advertising, packaging, and merchandise. Problem-solving and creative skills in color, typography, and texture are essential for success in this field.

What skills will I learn?

You will work on a range of challenging project briefs from packaging, corporate identity, illustration, posters and magazine design to designing for digital and new media, creativity, design, attention to detail, imagination and curiosity are essential skills that you will develop to help get the meaning of the message across to the viewer/ consumer. You will work on a range of challenging project briefs from packaging, corporate identity, illustration, posters and magazine design to designing for digital and new media. You will develop many creative and work related skills including;
  • Planning
  • Resourcing
  • Collaboration
  • Evaluation
  • Presenting
  • Pitching
  • Working independently

What will I study?

  • Creative project
  • Creative industries
  • Typography
  • Graphic design
  • Mixed media
  • Creative process
  • Web design
  • Design production
  • Typography project
  • Graphic design project
  • Digital Imaging

You will undertake a group of projects designed to develop your individual, practical and team working skills while working to client briefs. Potential projects include working with commercial clients, schools, community partnerships, and more. From Community and Consumer to Local/ National businesses, Health and Wellbeing, Magazine Articles and Posters, Social Media, Digital Signage to 48 Sheet Posters, Local Bands to National Theatre Companies and more.

Application Information

What further study options are available?

  • It is possible to progress on to a degree at university from this course - see our HE and Degree Pathways guide for more information
  • HND Visual Communication

What career opportunities are there?

  • Graphic Designer
  • Visual Communicator
  • Digital Design assistant
  • Digital Media Content Creator