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What is Digital Design?

Digital design is an evolving and exciting multi-disciplinary field that underlies many of today’s fast-growing industries: from advertising to entertainment to print to web-based communication. Digital design can be seen everywhere in the pixel landscapes around you – in movies and on television, in video games, in magazine ads, in expos and trade show and even museum exhibits, and of course, the internet. It involves everything from the virtual sets created for a game to the special effects in movies to the design of online advertising campaigns.

What is a Digital Designer?

A Digital Designer is many things:

A creative thinker with a broad knowledge base and skill set.
An artist exploring aesthetic solutions through form, colour, motion and time.
A person comfortable working collaboratively and individually in a technologically rich environment.
An entrepreneur observing market trends, exploiting innovation and creating intellectual property.

What do you need to be a Digital Designer?

If you can answer a resounding “Yes!” to many or all of the points below, then you are right for this field – and you are possibly making the best decision of your life to study here:

• Your passion is design, creativity and the art of design.
• Shapes, forms, and colours are music to your eyes.
• You are imaginative and creative.
• You can paint, draw, visualize, and conceptualize.
• Ideas come to you easily and you can communicate your ideas through images and layouts.
• You want to work in advertising, print, web design, multimedia production design or graphic design.
• You want to be the best you can be, nothing less will do.
• You’re a self-motivated and creative spirit.
• You have the will and discipline to succeed.
• You take pride in your work and you are meticulous.
• You have an open mind and can work with other creative people.
• You can give 100% to realize the vision of a client, which often means working and reworking a design.
• You produce your finest work under pressure, and you don’t mind crazy hours.

What can you do with these studies?

Friends of Design offers a 2 year full time course in digital design that will prepare you to work in the industry. The study programme consist of two 1 year courses consisting of many exciting modules that equip you with the knowledge and technical skills to be a success in your chosen genre of digital design, be it Print design & Publishing, Web Design and Publishing or Motion Graphic design.

Depending on your individual flair and talent, and dedicated hard work, you could end up in a variety of exciting fields including:

Conceptual Game Design
Web site Design
Graphic Design
Digital Video Pre or Post-Production
2D Animation and Motion Design
Digital Special Effects
Virtual Exhibit Design
Exhibit Design
Communication Design
Advertising
Medical Imaging
Corporate Presentations & Roadshows
Educational Software Design
Educational Installations
Interactive Art Installations

So, Why study with us?

We have industry experienced, Adobe and Apple Certified Training staff.
We have International lecturers and students.
We integrate interesting live projects into your curriculum.
We focus on your developing a comprehensive portfolio of work.
We teach you work skills and the confidence to sell your ideas.
We work with state of the art equipment and facilities.
We offer you the experience of working with our visiting European students, tutors and interns.

Enrolment & Info for 2011

As seats are limited, please ensure that your applications for 2011 reach us timeously.

Download a PDF on the 2 year Digital Design full time course here.

Download a PDF on the 1 year Print Design & Publishing Higher Certificate full time course here.

Download a PDF on the 1 year Web Design & Interactive Media full time course here.

HERE IS OUR SIMPLE 6 STEP ENROLMENT PROCESS:

Take the following steps to enrol on our exciting Full time Digital Design courses:

Get the relevant course application forms:
Download one of the enrolment forms below, pertaining to the course you are interested in. If you have problems, please call our Student Liason officer, Claire Balchin, on (021) 402 0303. for assistance.

2 year Full time Digital Design course

Download the Enrolment form for 2011 here.

1 year Full time Print Publishing & Design only

Download the Enrolment form for 2011 here.

1 year Full time Web Design & Interactive Media only

Download the Enrolment form for 2011 here.

Fill out the details required on the Enrolment form:
Provide us with your personal details plus the details and signatures of those of the person/s responsible for the payment of your fees.
Select your preferred payment option. (Info on Scholarships & Bursaries for 2011, here)
Option 1 – Full payment upfront. (This can qualify you for a discounted course fee, but conditions apply, so please contact us for more details).
Option 2 – Two bi-annual payments.
Option 3 – 11 equal monthly payments.
Provide us with a certified copy of your Grade 12 Senior (Matric) Certificate, or an equivalent qualification.
Include a certified copy of your Identity Document:
to prove that you are 18 years or older.
Two black/white or colour ID or passport size photos:
One is for our student records and one for your student card.
Hand deliver or post your application to:
Friends of Design Academy of Digital Arts,
P.O. Box 961, Green Point, Cape Town, 8051.

You will be contacted for a interview as soon as your application is processed.
Expect a call within a few working days from our Student Liaison officer, Claire Balchin.

Semester dates for 2010/2011

2010

Semester 1: 2nd Feb – 10th Jun
Semester 2: 13th Jul – 26th Nov

2011

Semester 1: 1st Feb – 24th Jun
Semester 2: 25th Jul – 25th Nov

Times

Daily (Mon – Fri) 8:30am – 12:30pm

For more information, contact us on 021 402 0303 or email us

You are in: Daily Student Life Written by Eva Csernyanszky: On November - 8 - 2009

Daily Student Life

Every day life at Friends of Design is fun – really. Aside from the fact that you are in lovely Cape Town, mixing with like-minded and creative people who hail from near and far – you are also are challenged daily to develop your innate inventiveness and creativity by trainers who are indusry pro’s. Add to that – access to the regular speakers and live projects, plus top of the range technology, and you got a fun, intense and rewarding experience ahead of you.

No day is ever the same and it’s up to you to make it happen!