The faculty provides pathways into two distinct commercial sectors that are connected by the discipline associated with design. One will take you into the world of fashion, while the other opens up career opportunities in manufacturing, advertising, publishing, broadcasting and social media.
Design is pervasive, touching everything and everyone. To acquire the skill of design-thinking is to obtain the key that unlocks the door to every solution. Those who excel shine in their fields, be it industrial, social media or even fashion.
The nature of the creative economy will continue to change, and new sectors could emerge entirely.
Anything that you see out there, whether it is online or printed as magazines, billboards or packaging, behind the vibrant images is a designer who has mastered the use of digital tools to promote products and services. Likewise in the gaming world, they are indispensable.
It's where you learn to create the prototypes of new gadgets, machines, even furniture. It is fun discovering the secrets that made inventors out of those with the passion to pursue an idea to a conclusion. It is a programme that brings out the innovator in you.
The world of fashion is both demanding as well as glamorous. There is so much to learn about cutting techniques, nature of fabrics, and the use of specific tools as well as technology before you can begin planning to launch your own labels. Undoubtedly, it is exciting.
There is an industry side to fashion that enables you to become an entrepreneur or work on the retail side. Skills and knowledge in the fashion field are crucial, for it can determine placement for industrial training which can also lead to career openings in the high-end market.
As new creative and innovative ways to communicate an idea, product or service proliferate, there is a greater demand for graphic designers in the graphic design and advertising industry.
“Having a good idea is one thing, but persuading other people to buy it is quite another. Good inventors are polymaths: they think with their hands and their brains. They’re experts in design, engineering and business.”
British inventor, industrial designer, billionaire entrepreneur