Visual Design
OCTOBER 2010 STARTING DATE
One year Master’s course
Starting date: October 2010
Academic training + internship
Visual Design
Teaching
The Visual Design Master’s course consists of theory lessons, workshops and art direction classes. In this way students will acquire professional skills combined with a methodological awareness of the entire design process.
Characteristics and aims
The SPD Master’s shapes complete professionals through a balanced offering of design workshops, theory, methodology. The training programme takes in different subjects: color management; typography, design history and contemporary languages, technical training (advanced flash classes, photoshop classes and other Adobe applications). The workshops carried out over the year combine research activities with professional projects that simulate the work practice at a design firm. These complete experiences are developed from briefing to production. It is training work for efficiently managing time, design processes and the relationship with the client up to the final presentation of a communication project. Upon selection, the Master’s admits candidates a degree in Visual Design, Graphic design, Communication or their equivalents; students from Visual Art schools, Fine Art Academies, Graphic Design institutes; candidates who have gained significant professional experience in the sector.
Duration
The Visual Design Master's course lasts for one year (from october to november, with a summer break in august).There will be a minimum of 20 hours of lessons per week. Attendance is compulsory and full time
Internship
At the end of lessons, students will start an internship in companies or studios of the sector
Language
The Master's course will be held in English
| Duration | Start date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 1 years | 10-2010 | 12,600 Euro |
Professional openings
The visual designer takes care of graphic and visual aspects of communication. For instance, a visual designer may work in corporate communication, packaging design, editorial design, graphics arts, photography, advertising, architectural graphics. The job market in this field is extremely flexible and in constant evolution. Professionals can enter a design firm or a company; they can also work as freelance collaborators, involved in different projects. The most important visual design companies are to be found in large cities. In Italy international advertising companies, corporate identity networks, visual design firms are located in Milano.
Programmes and teaching staff to be updated