Illustration

About this course

Illustration is a discipline with a long and distinguished history, concerned with the making of images that communicate, narrate, interpret, and give visual form to ideas and stories. Unlike fine art, illustration is typically produced in relation to a brief or context, whether a book, a magazine, an advertising campaign, a game, a film, or a public information project, and the illustrator's skill lies in responding imaginatively and distinctively to that context. Contemporary illustration is an expansive field, encompassing editorial work, children's publishing, graphic novels and comics, character design, surface pattern, map-making, data visualisation, and a growing range of digital and moving image applications. At the University of Derby, this three-year full-time programme includes a foundation year, a sandwich year with placement, and a year abroad, giving you an unusually rich

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 85% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 65 / 100Web and Multimedia Design Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 35 / 100Design occupations · 20% of graduatescards →
• 32 / 100Artistic, literary and media occupations · 35% of graduatescards →
• 18 / 100Teaching Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 5 / 100Elementary occupations · 10% of graduatescards →

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