HND 3D Design: Model Making for the Creative Industries
Overview
You’ll develop projects from research to complete prototype model, using initial concepts, sketch designs and sketch models, as well as presentation artwork to support your finished model. You’ll learn a variety of traditional hand skills as well as the use of industry standard technology – preparing you for employment or further study.
As part of the course, students have worked with live clients in London and made industrial visits in the UK and Europe to London, Liverpool, Manchester and Barcelona and other centres.
- NC Model Making or a related discipline, OR
- One Higher from Art, Craft & Design, Product Design or Graphic Communication, and English at minimum Intermediate 2, OR
- Related experience and/or examples of your Art & Design work.
More Information
You will have the opportunity to develop your 2D skills using traditional and CAD packages, use a wide variety of hand-tool and specialist equipment in the dedicated workshops. You will be involved in the development, from start to finish, in numerous Design projects where the emphasis will be on the production of 3D work.
You’ll also use a laser cutter to produce architectural and product prototypes.
Career
Many students work as model makers after completing this course. Graduates from this course work all over the UK and abroad including Dubai, Australia and New Zealand.
Continuing study
Previous students have gone directly into second year at University to study Model Making Design and a range of other courses to BA (Hons) level.
Two years, starting in August. You can also leave after one year with a HNC.
City Campus North Hanover Street.
Contact
Gordon Kydd
0141 566 4339
