Why Graphic Design in Arnhem?
Graphic Design Arnhem (GDA) is a leading international bachelor’s programme. The department is world-renowned for its emphasis on typography, editorial design, and critical design research. The department has educated graphic designers whose work stands out for being socially engaged as well as formally innovative. GDA offers an inspiring environment where you will develop creative skills and sharpen a critical eye. Students draw on a range of mediums from print to moving image, interactive tools, performance and installation.
A future-oriented field
Orientation and speculation of the future can take many forms. Graphic design as a practice is constantly evolving. New technologies, communication platforms and changing audiences are blurring boundaries and creating new opportunities. The role and perspective of designers are continually being redefined.
Research, curiosity and method
The Bachelor Graphic Design in Arnhem is a four-year programme for students who are highly motivated and have an open mindset. GDA attracts students from a range of cultural and social backgrounds. What they have in common is a curiosity for learning and the potential to propose new vantage points on and contribute to the field of graphic design.
Broad and in-depth
The programme gives you room to grow through subjects such as Type & Typography, Design Research, Creativity & Motion, Co-Lab, Interactive Media and Theory & Context. You will become a strong designer, author and researcher who is flexible and can initiate new perspectives.
A community that learns together
Within the department there is a strong emphasis on learning to thrive in collaborative and unconventional contexts. The GDA tutor team is ambitious, critical, and at the forefront of creative practices. The student learning experience is central to all decision-making within the department. Cohesion, flexibility, equality and unity between students and lecturers form the foundation of the programme.
Alumni with vision and resilience
Graduates of GDA stand out for their conceptual, analytical and visual strength, as well as their broad understanding of graphic design. They know how to make their practice resilient and respond to the rapidly changing working conditions of the art and design field.
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