Graphic Design Courses in London
Cut, paste, scan, edit, print. Our range of courses in graphic design offer students the opportunity to learn new digital and technical skills alongside an understanding of design theory. Our contemporary courses offer practical experiences with an emphasis on creative thinking, idea generation and experimentation, in both traditional and digital formats.
From beginners to intermediate, we offer short, flexible courses within the areas of typography and design, art illustration and direction, advertising, packaging design as well as getting to grips with Adobe Photoshop, Illustration, and InDesign. Delivered in our fully equipped design studios, students will work alongside industry professionals and other students, collaboratively building a wide-ranging portfolio of creative work to support your next steps.
For more information about courses available, please contact our Visual Arts team at visualarts@citylit.ac.uk
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11 courses available
Introduction to graphic designGraphic Design is everywhere; from books, magazines and newspapers to packaging design and digital media.
In this introductory course, learn how to use image, type and layout to visually communicate ideas in a variety of different ways.
Full fee £399.00 Senior fee £319.00 Concession £259.00- Developing graphic design
Graphic Design is everywhere; from books, magazines and newspapers to packaging design and digital media.
In this developing course, you will further explore the key movements and styles within Graphic Design and explore in more depth layout, typography, colour, shape and pattern and how they can be used to communicate effectively.
Full fee £399.00 Senior fee £319.00 Concession £259.00 - Typography, typefaces and fonts
In this course you will explore the fundamentals and intricate details of typography, typefaces and fonts and how they can be used to communicate in different ways within the world of Graphic Design.
Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00 - Explore: creative collage
Explore the practical and creative skills involved in collaging for graphic design projects. Discover the ways in which the juxtaposition of found materials along with the practical elements of cutting, sticking and pasting them together can create exciting designs.
Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00 - Colour communication for creatives
Colour influences mood, meaning, even decision-making! In short, colour communicates. Learn how to use colour in your creative work, to make it as communicative and influential as possible.
Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00 - Explore: zine making
In this Zine Making course, you will create your own zine from start to finish, from curating the content and designing the publication, exploring typography and experimental approaches to paper folding and zine creation.
Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00 - Explore: creative type
This course will explore the ways in which type can be used in a creative and playful way to communicate ideas and create images.
Keeley Street
Sun 14 Feb 2027Rebecca ThomasFull fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00 - Explore: book cover illustration
On this course, learn all the ingredients of brilliant book cover design, and, most importantly, how to create one for your book - perhaps something you’ve created yourself, or a favourite book you want to pay homage to.
Keeley Street
Sun 11 Apr 2027Alison BarrattFull fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00 - Logo and branding design
On this course you will explore a variety of media and techniques, both analogue and digital to create your own logo/brand and then explore how it can be applied to both printed and digital medias.
Keeley Street
Mon 19 Apr 2027John SmythFull fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00 - Layout and grid design
Learn the skills required to create your own publication in this layout and grid design course. This course will teach you the design principles for layout design, exploring magazine layout and other publication design and empowering you to innovate and create your own publication.
Keeley Street
Thu 22 Apr 2027John SmythFull fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00 - Developing your zine
On this course, you will further explore the fundamentals of zine creation using experimental approaches and explore how to curate and create a small publication using your own content and a range of paper folding techniques.
Keeley Street
Sat 12 Jun 2027John SmythFull fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00
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