Is Kingston University illustration really good? Today, we will introduce the Illustrational MA/Master's Illustration Design of Kingston University. As a world famous university, Kingston ranks first in London and sixth in the UK in this year's Guardian University Alliance ranking. It is also rated as the best university in the field of British design and handicrafts, and has absolute voice in the field of visual design. It can be called the "aristocrat" of British famous universities The best looking member of the team.

Source: London Kingston University Official website

Kingston College of Arts has a high reputation at home and abroad, and has cultivated a large number of talents active in the art and business fields. The graduates have been ranked first in the employment rate of British graduate entrepreneurship companies for many consecutive years, which shows Kingston's ability to cultivate students' commerciality and creativity.

Although Kingston has absolute influence in fashion, animation and interior design, let's take illustration design, which best represents Kingston's top teaching position in the field of visual design, as an example for careful analysis.

        Is Kingston University illustration really good?

　　Communication Design:Illustration

Kingston's illustration design belongs to one direction of the communication design discipline, and the other direction is graphic design. Not only students majoring in communication can share courses and co create, but as part of the postgraduate training plan of Kingston Design College, students can cooperate extensively with furniture, products, sustainable design and other majors.

Kingston places students majoring in illustration in an integrated learning environment to develop and explore their interest in illustration, so as to fully understand the value and role of interdisciplinary theories and working methods. Interdisciplinary practice is also one of the most important characteristics of Kingston's visual arts major.

Works of students majoring in Kingston Illustration

Source: official website of Kingston University, London

Another key point of training is commercialization. The curriculum is mainly based on projects and practice, which helps students understand illustrations and design to play a role in the changing global technical and social environment, so as to obtain good employment opportunities in the future.

　　 Kingston's courses are divided into three teaching modes according to students' willingness to practice:

　　 Full time 1 year, at least 2 days a week

　　 Full time 2 years, at least 2 days a week, part-time internship

　　 Part time work for 2 years, one day a week, and full-time work is optional

In the project based curriculum, students will study the importance of illustration design practice, and gradually build their own visual language and "tools". At the final stage of the curriculum, students will develop their own independent projects. The school will arrange experienced scholars and professional instructors in the industry for students as tutors to deepen students' understanding of illustration, text Understanding of the relationship between pictures and their communication and expression.

The process of the whole course of Kingston Master of Illustrations: What, How, Why and Who, four directions are the key factors in cultivating students' design thinking. This also represents the transformation of students from the traditional definition of design and illustration as the expression of problems to active attention and problem solving.

The purpose of the Master of Illustrations in Kingston is to help students develop their ability to study independently and lead, which is why the employment rate of Kingston graduates is so high. The university encourages students to vigorously develop their own style, and emphasizes the unity of academics and skills. In addition to efforts in training methods, Kingston University has provided great help for the future development of students through the teachers and business resources accumulated over a hundred years!

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