Graphic Design
Year 10

This is a one day Graphic Design Taster Day for students in Year 10.

Event details

A digital collage showing the statue of liberty, a starry night sky and a city skyline.

Work with UCA alumni and tutor Flora to discover how graphic designers tell stories through art, the career pathways in graphic design, and experience our university campus and facilities with the support of a current UCA student. This one-day event is a hands-on introduction to graphic design and visual communication through both digital and physical techniques.

Workshop 1 – Digital Collage
This workshop will help develop your skills in Adobe Photoshop by using digital tools to experiment with layout, colour and composition to make unique visual pieces.  Learn how visual mediums can convey messages, stories and ideas by combining text, images and design elements to express your own individual stories.

Workshop 2 – Zines
Once the collages are complete, students will turn them into zines—DIY booklets—based on a theme. These will then be compiled into a group collection that reflects everyone’s individual style. This session is a focus on creativity and having fun with physical techniques like collaging, bringing the digital and analogue world of graphic design together.

All successful applicants will be entered into a prize draw to win one of two artists’ packs!

This event is free for all successful applicants, and lunch is provided. If you require support with transport, please get in touch at outreach@uca.ac.uk.

Applications close Wednesday 16 July at 11:59pm. 

Useful
information

This activity is suitable for students who are studying or have an interest in creative subjects and would like to develop their skills and portfolio. 

The aim of the course is to provide an opportunity for young people to access free art and design tuition from a higher education institution to support them in the development of their portfolio of work. It's also designed for students who may not otherwise have the chance to access such an opportunity. This work is funded through the UCA's Access and Participation Plan's commitment as approved by the Office for Students (OfS). The programme is aimed at supporting students who are under-represented in Higher education. For further information and a list of the under-represented groups, please refer to the OfS approach to access and participation.

We welcome applications from all, however priority will be given to applicants who meet one or more of the following criteria:

  • are the first generation in their family to study at higher education level (e.g. Degree, HND, HNC)
  • are currently eligible for Free School Meals
  • come from a neighbourhood with low overall progression rates to higher education (determined by postcode using POLAR 4 data)
  • are from a black or minority ethnic (BAME) background
  • are in, or have lived under local authority care
  • have caring responsibilities for a family member
  • have a disability
  • are studying without the support of family 
  • are an unaccompanied asylum seeker/refugee
  • are from a military family
  • are from a Gypsy, Roma or Traversal community
  • live in HEON target postcode area

This information will be gathered via the application form and will be assessed by the University’s Outreach Manager and Outreach Officer.

Once the application deadline has passed, we will consider all applications against the priority criteria listed above to determine who will be offered a place. A decision will be sent in writing to confirm whether a place on the programme has been secured, and successful applicants will be asked to confirm their place in writing. Where the programmes are oversubscribed, unplaced applicants who meet the criteria outlined above will be kept on a waiting list and allocated spaces should they become available.

If an applicant decides not to accept their offer, they must inform UCA staff via email as soon as possible so spaces can be reallocated where possible: outreach@uca.ac.uk. 

UCA processes data in accordance with the General Data Protection Rules (GDPR). The university's data protection policies and privacy notices can be viewed here.

Refer to the Outreach & Widening Participation Privacy Notice

You have the right to review information held about you. If you would like to do so or to notify us of a change of your details, please email outreach@uca.ac.uk. If, you believe there is no legitimate reason for us to continue processing your data and wish us to delete it, please contact the Data Protection Officer dpo@uca.ac.uk