Communication Design

About this course

Communication design is the discipline of using visual language to convey information, ideas, and meaning across a range of contexts and media. It encompasses graphic design, typography, illustration, photography, and lens-based practice, and it operates across print, digital, environmental, and moving image formats. At its best, communication design combines intellectual rigour with visual intelligence, asking not just how something looks but what it communicates, to whom, and with what effect. The discipline sits at the intersection of art, language, and technology. At the Glasgow School of Art, this four-year, full-time programme is designed to produce graduates who are equipped for the full range of professional and academic possibilities in contemporary design. The first two stages provide a broad-based platform in research, experimentation, and critical thinking, ensuring you deve

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 50% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 65 / 100Web and Multimedia Design Professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 45 / 100Media Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 15% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Science, engineering and technology associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →

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