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On this course, you’ll learn the basics of the computer programmes needed for effective 2D and 3D design. Programmes taught will include AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Solid Works. It's a course that is very useful for designers and professionals working in 2D and 3D who have had little design software experience. It can also support other studies, if you feel your CAD skills are in need of a boost. To attend this course you must understand basic computer functions and file navigation – this is not a course suitable...

On this practical, Apple Mac-based course, you’ll learn how to experiment with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop to enhance your creativity and technical skills to create innovative digital textile designs and patterns. This course is ideal for textile and fashion print designers at the start of their career. So long as you’ve an interest in textiles, fashion or surface pattern design you’ll be welcome to attend. Ideally you’ll bring to the course textile or fashion print designs that you’re currently working on or which inspire you, so as to ensure you...

On this course, you’ll learn the basics of the computer programmes needed for effective 2D and 3D design on the PC. Programmes taught will include AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Solid Works. It's a course that is very useful for designers and professionals working in 2D and 3D who have had little design software experience. It can also support other studies, if you feel your CAD skills are in need of a boost. To attend this course you must understand basic computer functions and file navigation – this is not...

Explore contemporary approaches to car design on this unique one-week course. The car industry has seen rapid changes to how vehicles are designed: whilst the trend is to use digital technologies to create visuals, every great car design begins with an idea on paper. On this course you’ll build confidence in getting your ideas down on paper and develop fundamental design skills. You’ll take your ideas from sketches into perspective drawings that could be used by 3D modellers in the design process. The course is ideal if you’re interested in...

This course is a series of practical workshops that'll introduce you to product design and innovation, from idea to manufacture. You'll develop your design and interpersonal skills and consider new ways of thinking and better team building – essential tools for successful product design. Several small projects will be completed as individuals and in teams throughout the week, developing your skills as a designer in a variety of different fields. On this course you will: - explore how to develop your innovation skills and provide solutions to design problems -...

Many industry leaders use renders instead of photography now, and for good reason. In this course, you’ll learn how to create stunning renders of 3D CAD models using Keyshot. It’s ideal for product designers, interior and spatial designers and architects who want to use rendering to create visually impactful shots of their designs when studio photography may be unaffordable or inaccessible. This course is suitable for anyone who has basic 3D CAD modelling experience. Rendering is not just a glamourous end to a design process. It can also be used...

This course will help you visualise a space, read and scale down technical drawings, and find solutions to some of the challenges of architectural model making. It's ideal for anyone interested in model making such as hobbyists and architecture professionals as well as theatre set designers, photographers and artists who'll find the skills transferrable to their own practice. To attend this course no previous experience of model making is necessary - just plenty of enthusiasm. It’s taught in NTU’s model making workshops, a well-equipped, dedicated learning space run by experienced...

This course provides you with technical skills related to interior design and, most importantly, the application of computer-aided design within the profession. It’s an ideal opportunity to enhance existing interior design skills, and is perfect if you’re new to CAD and want to add this valuable knowledge to your work and CV. During the three days, the various practical elements will give you an understanding of the key skills required to bring a project together. The step-by-step processes will help you make informed design decisions based on the opportunities and...

Many industry leaders use renders instead of photography now, and for good reason. On this course, you’ll learn how to create stunning renders of 3D CAD models using Keyshot. It’s ideal for product designers, interior and spatial designers and architects who want to use rendering to create visually impactful shots of their designs when studio photography may be unaffordable or inaccessible. This course is suitable for anyone who has basic 3D CAD modelling experience. Rendering is not just a glamourous end to a design process. It can also be used...

I am a commercial textile/surface pattern designer with a wealth of information that spans 40 years. This includes selling to manufacturers and at design trade fairs in USA/NY as well as Europe. My main expertise is furnishing textiles and I taught at Manchester Uni and many colleges, subjects such as surface pattern and textile design. This includes design for greetings cards, all stationery/ ceramics and any other surface that you can put a pattern on! I teach how to put a design into repeat and make colourways as well as...