Graphics & Digital Design

Graphics and digital design is a practical and creative discipline concerned with visual communication across both print and digital media. It encompasses typography, layout, branding, image making, motion graphics, web and interface design, and the digital production processes through which graphic design work is created and delivered. The discipline requires both aesthetic sensibility and technical competence, and the best graphic designers are able to generate creative concepts, execute them with skill and craft, and adapt their work to the requirements of different media and audiences.

At Nottingham Trent University, this two-year foundation degree in Graphics and Digital Design is geared towards creating ambitious graduates ready for the graphic design industry. It is delivered within a creative technologies institute, giving you access to facilities and a professional context that reflects current and future industry practice. You will build a professional portfolio tailored to your aspirations, which is the most important document for securing employment or further study in this field.

The foundation degree format means you can either progress directly into industry on completion or top up to a full honours degree if you wish to continue your academic development.

You will develop skills in visual thinking and conceptual development, typography, layout design, digital imaging, web and motion design, and the industry software used by professional graphic designers. Portfolio development is central throughout, ensuring you graduate with a body of work that demonstrates your creative range and technical ability.

Graduates from graphics and digital design programmes pursue careers as graphic designers, brand designers, web designers, art directors, UX designers, and production artists across design studios, agencies, publishers, and in-house design teams. The top-up option to a full honours degree is available for those who wish to develop further academically before entering the profession. Postgraduate study in graphic design or a related creative discipline is an option for those seeking specialist or research roles.