Today, natural light introduces how an amateur DJ can study in CSM, which enjoys an extraordinary international reputation, and how a graduate student can study in RCA, which has been ranked No. 1 in QS Art Academy for four consecutive years? In this issue, our hero Jonny Drewek graduated from CSM Central Saint Martin College BA Graphic Design with a bachelor's degree and won the first class honorary bachelor's degree and two design awards in 2015. Recently, Jonny Drewek successfully won the visual communication offer of graduate student RCA Royal College of Arts. Today, he shared his story with us with his application works.
Jonny Drewek
Successfully passed the CSM Central Saint Martin College of Art and Design Bachelor of Graphic Design
First, let's take a look at the graphic design major of Central Saint Martin:
Introduction to BA (Hons) Graphic Communication Design
Screenshot from the official UAL website
The undergraduate program of CSM Graphic Design of Central Saint Martin College aims to transform traditional media from paper to screen, from digital environment to public space, and make them the most vivid and innovative media form at present. The school cultivates practitioners with multi-functional graphic communication design.
The reason for applying to this school is that Saint Martin supports students to complete strategic graphic communication design from typesetting, coding, illustration, interaction, mobile and brand image and professional methods. On the whole, Saint Martin's graphic design is multi-dimensional and can learn a lot.
In terms of course arrangement:
Introduction to BA (Hons) Graphic Communication Design Course
Screenshot from the official UAL website
Central Saint Martin is a 3-year full-time program. Graphic design and communication design are developed from traditional commercial art painting, advertising and earlier printing industries.
Graphic communication design is an art that produces and spreads visual culture. Its practice is as old as cave painting, but with the emergence of mechanical, photographic and digital reproduction methods, graphic communication design has become a dominant and ubiquitous force in the world, spreading our ideas and norms of visual culture. As a means of recording, informing, promoting and persuading, graphic communication design is responsible for shaping the way people see and act in the world.
This course aims to cultivate students' technical and conceptual skills, and position your practice socially and morally, so that you can have strong technical skills, creativity and understanding of the design ability that affects and shapes human behavior. This is particularly important in the context of unprecedented social, political and environmental changes.
Quick questions and answers:
Q: Can you introduce your undergraduate study experience?
The CSM Graphic Design Undergraduate Program of Central Saint Martin College of Art and Design is a three-year program.
The first year will introduce the vision and basic skills in graphic design. It provides the core language of graphic communication design reading and writing, typesetting and digital introduction through lectures, seminars, seminars and individual and collective projects.
In the second year, each of us has the opportunity to choose a different development direction
There are the following options:
1.Time&Movement
2.Narrative&Voice
3.Information&Systems
4.Experience&Environment
In the second year, we will have the opportunity to cooperate with students in the whole course and the whole college, because our major encourages everyone to explore mixed practice through projects in different professional fields, and expand and explore mixed and disciplinary boundaries. During this period, we will deeply understand the practice and theory of the way we choose, acquire specific skills and participate in various group and individual projects.
In the third year, we will complete the thesis on the theme of our choice and prepare our own Collection of Graphic Design Works Graduation exhibition.
Jonny Drewek
Q: Do you have a lot of group work?
Group work is a key part of CSM. One of the most exciting things about a university like CSM is that it attracts interesting people from all over the world, so that we can have a very exciting dialogue and collaboration between different cultures and perspectives.
Jonny Drewek
Q: Can you introduce your best works in the university?
In college, one of my favorite works is the poster design of the Alexander McQueen retrospective Savage Beauty. I have a heartfelt respect for McQueen's brave design and simple creative style, which has supported me to move forward and finally helped me complete this valuable work.
Jonny Drewek and his award-winning works
Q: How do you deal with any difficulties you encounter during your study?
One thing I struggle with is self doubt; Worried about what I am doing has any value or significance. What I learned is to continue to create and worry about whether there will be any benefits in the future! It's much better to create a bad job than anything else. Every time you fail, you will be better than the last time.
Q: Could you briefly introduce your graduation work?
You can submit many smaller projects, not just one large project. One of my many small projects is this large "balloon self portrait", which is also my main work at the degree exhibition. This work not only celebrates life with colors, but also my attitude towards life. I want people to see my works with a knowing smile, instead of taking art too seriously! It's nice to see people playing with balloons and taking selfies with my work! At the same time, I also completed some video works as part of my graduation design.
Jonny Drewek
In fact, this CD is a huge USB flash drive, which collects some short film works designed by Jonny Drewek, and it is this work that made me successfully obtain a first-class degree in St. Martin.
Successfully obtained RCA visual communication offer from Royal Academy of Arts
After working for a period of time, Jonny had the idea of continuing to read, so he decided to Application to the Royal Academy of Arts And successfully obtained the RCA Visual Communication offer.
Speaking of graphic design, we have to say that the Royal Academy of Arts has advanced teaching modes and resources. The Visual Communication visual specialty of the Royal Academy of Arts has three directions in total. Graphic design, illustration and experimental communication are affiliated to the RCA's Communication School.
Introduction to Visual Communication of Royal Academy of Arts
Screenshot from RCA official website
RCA is an academic college like Stanford, and is known as the source of artistic creativity. The Royal Academy of Arts is the only fully research-based university. Unlike other universities in the UK, the Royal Academy of Arts has a one-year master's degree.
The course will give full consideration to the combination of emerging technologies and traditional communication, explore the diverse changing relationship between designers and the social environment, and fully consider the difference between product manufacturing and concept innovation. The school is committed to defining and creating a better world through the development of technology and innovative ideas, combined with powerful actions.
When Jonny mentioned that he had won the offer of Huangyi, he said that the inspiration of this set of visual communication works that moved the RCA Huangyi interviewer came from - shit.
Looking at my surprised expression, Jonny smiled and said, "Yes, I got inspiration from dog shit. It looks like a letter, so I Collection research , and finally designed a set of input methods. Finally, Jonny took this set of works to participate in the interview of RCA visual communication, and successfully received the favor of Huangyi Tutor.
Jonny Drewek introduces his application works
Quick questions and answers:
About interview details:
I clearly remember that Huangyi's application started in October. I spent nine months preparing my RCA visual communication works collection, and then I waited for Huangyi's application to open. So, at the midnight when Huangyi just opened the application page, I did not hesitate to submit my application.
Because Huangyi only enrolls graduate students, you will study with a specific tutor. Therefore, in addition to understanding the details of the course, it is very important for you to focus on understanding the details of the relevant instructors. You should understand the design style of the instructors in this major to judge whether they will be interested in you.
Relevant interview questions:
Huang Yi's teacher asked me: Why this major? What you trying to do with this work？
I am very interested in the topic of communication, because it is the most basic way for us to understand human beings. If you know a communication skill who is a very excellent person, you can better understand his life and the story behind him.
At the beginning, I was addicted to the improvement of skills in college, but after accumulating certain skills, I found that I began to focus on a specific field, focusing on the creation in the field of my passion.
Jonny Drewek said that he thought the most important thing was to balance your study and life. "You don't need to stay up late, because you can learn to create better by taking a good rest."
When asked about his study time: Jonny Drewek answered firmly that from 9 to 5 on Monday to Friday, because you need to take learning as your work, you need to take it seriously.
Jonny Drewek introduces his works
Amateur DJs and charity workers
In addition to obtaining the first class degree of Saint Martin with excellent results, Jonny Drewek also participated in many jobs during his study, including freelance designer, charity worker, DJ, Because "tuition is too expensive", Jonny Drewek said with a smile, and DJ also provided a lot of inspiration for my creation. At the same time, I also met many interesting people during my work - don't limit yourself, which is bad for your designer.
Since 2015, Jonny has served as an art director for charity organizations after work. He hopes to use his own strength to let more people know about art.
DJ works of Jonny Drewek
Jonny Drewek's work on charity
The above is what Jonny Drewek brought to you. I hope that with the introduction of Jonny Drewek, I can better understand the difference and progressive relationship between the graphic design major of Central Saint Martin University and the visual communication major of RCA Royal Academy of Arts. I also remind you that if you want to successfully enter your favorite school, We must take learning seriously, and let ourselves be full of love and curiosity for life. We should not limit our possibilities, nor let anything around us that can see the shadow of art.
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