Compared with AP and IB courses, the A-level Art and Design track has significantly more course options, including:
There are 6 tracks in pure art, art/craft design, graphic communication design, textile design, photography, and 3D design, but there is no dedicated jewelry/accessories course.
If you want to apply for jewelry/accessories majors with A-level, the most recommended course is actually 3D design!
What exactly do you learn about 3D design, and what other undergraduate courses do you take in addition to jewelry/accessories?
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The most targeted courses
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Compared with pure arts, textiles, photography and other majors, the undergraduate majors corresponding to 3D design courses are the broadest in terms of quantity and direction;
Therefore, there are more "undergraduate optional majors" corresponding to it, including:
Industrial/Product Design, Jewelry/Accessories Design, Space Environment Design (Architecture/Landscape/Interior/Stage), Ceramic/Glass Art, etc.
Industrial/Product Design
Industrial/product design is the subject that everyone can think of in 3D design courses:
This major is a discipline that focuses on three-dimensional industrial product modeling, supplemented by visual design, and proposes solutions by designing an object.
If you want to enter the industrial design or product design major, applicants not only need to have 3D stereoscopic thinking, but also have clear logical thinking, and be able to learn new technical knowledge in the design process and improve the product through continuous iteration.
With the development of industrial design disciplines, design output is no longer limited to 3D products, but includes content such as interaction design, experience design, service design, etc.
Jewelry/Accessory Design
The jewelry/accessories major itself is actually based on product design to add thinking about fashion concepts and functionality, and the underlying design ideas are common to product design.
Although jewelry design and accessory design are often talked about together, there are differences between the two: the former is an artistic creation around metals and minerals, and the latter is a crafts design that focuses on functionality.
Although the positioning, material, function and wearing method of the two are different, they all require designers to carefully design on a limited size of 3D materials, so it is also one of the main directions corresponding to the 3D design course.
In terms of the requirements of institutions, although applicants are generally not specified as "required to take a particular course",
However, taking Lunyi Jewelry Design as an example, applicants are required to include at least one of the three A-level courses in the category of "Art, Art and Design, Design and Technology".
Among these courses, the best way to demonstrate the ability of jewelry/accessories design is undoubtedly 3D design.
In order to help more high school students who are interested in studying art and design to realize their dreams of overseas prestigious schools, Wenlan Art has also set up a "Wenlan A-Level Intensive Course" specifically for art and design, which also includes 3D design.
A former student of Wenlan Art once used a combination of paper and wooden sticks to make a 3D model, and then used a combination of KT board and wood board to present his ideas, fully demonstrating his hands-on ability and ability to select and use materials, and successfully applied for a famous overseas art school.
So in the A-level 3D design work,
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Spatial environment design
Whether it is industry/products, or jewelry/accessories, the research object is "how to design on 3D materials", and the Alevel 3D design course will also lead students to think about "how to design in 3D space";
Therefore, the undergraduate majors corresponding to 3D design also include spatial environment majors such as architectural design, landscape design, interior design, stage design, etc.
Although these disciplines have their own design objects and design methods, the underlying design logic is to think about how to transform the spatial environment in the 3D space to meet people's needs for space functions.
Specifically:
Architectural design requires designers to design the façade and function of the building according to the construction tasks and needs, and propose solutions to the problems that may exist in the process of construction and use.
Although it does not require a high background in mathematics and other courses like architecture majors, it still requires students to have strong 3D three-dimensional thinking and logical thinking skills compared to other spatial design majors.
Landscape design is a typical interdisciplinary discipline, focusing on the comprehensive design of space and objects formed in a certain scale of the site, focusing on the expression of culture, decoration and art, while taking into account the functionality, user experience, construction technology, etc.
According to the different scales, landscape design can be divided into landscape design, landscape architecture, urban design and planning at the master's level, but at the undergraduate level, there is generally no specific direction distinction.
Interior design is one of the most misunderstood art majors by domestic students and parents, and many people equate it with a renovation plan, but this is obviously one-sided.
In foreign countries, interior design is generally divided into:
It focuses on the interior design of the interior function of the building, the interior architectural design that pays attention to the rationality of the design structure, and the interior space design that thinks about the interaction between people and the interior space.
The stage design major is also a discipline that studies the spatial environment, but it is essentially a secondary creation, which requires designers to analyze scripts and characters to restore and adjust the 3D scene or stage.
In this process, designers need to communicate with the staff including sets, screenwriters, costumes, lighting, sound effects, etc., so students need to have a strong sense of cross-border communication.
Ceramic/glass art
Ceramic/glass art is a very niche art study abroad direction, and there are not many colleges and universities that open it, taking the UK as an example, only two institutions, Lunyi-Central Saint Martins and the University of Creative Arts, offer undergraduate courses.
Due to the difficulty of secondary processing of ceramic materials, this major requires students to have a very clear understanding of the 3D structure of the exterior and interior of the product before making it.
Of course, 3D design is not enough, and the recommended A-level courses for jewelry/accessories majors include:
English, Mathematics, Fine Arts, Textiles, Arts/Crafts/Design, etc.
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Post-undergraduate planning
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Compared with the emphasis on craftsmanship at the undergraduate level, most of the master's degree in jewelry/accessories will pay more attention to the expression of concepts, and some famous universities will also cooperate with famous enterprises at the master's level to provide students with internship and exhibition opportunities;
Therefore, most students majoring in jewelry/accessories will also continue their postgraduate studies after completing their undergraduate studies.
The choice of a school at the graduate level of jewelry/accessories may be more important than the choice of an undergraduate school, not only to look at the course schedule, but also to pay attention to the business or social resources of the institution!
For example, the Jewellery Design programme at the Royal College of Art, which stands for Jewellery & Metals, encourages an open and flexible approach to exploring innovative skills that can lead the field.
The head of the department - Jonathan Boyd, whose works have been included in the Victoria and Albert Museum in the United Kingdom and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, etc.;
Several other tutors, such as Max Warren, Michael Rowe, Rebecca de Quin, etc., also have their own workshops in London and other places, which are all learning resources at the fingertips of professional students.
In addition to Royal Art, there are many universities in the UK that offer master's courses in jewelry design.
For example, Birmingham City University (BCU), located in Birmingham, the second largest city in the UK, may be a better choice for students who are preparing to apply for postgraduate studies in jewellery design than most institutions in London.
The BCU School of Jewellery is the largest jewellery design school in Europe: a jewellery school occupies a single building, which is difficult to achieve with any other school.
Not only that, but the jewellery school is located near Birmingham's famous jewellery district, which is one of the most famous places for jewellers in the UK and Europe, and is very famous for 40% of all jewellery made in the UK.
After more than 130 years of development, it is now the undisputed Top 1 in the UK in terms of school scale and teaching quality.
In addition to the two mentioned institutions, these include:
University of Edinburgh, Lunyi-Central Saint Martins, University of Creative Arts, UK;
Rhode Island School of Design, Fashion Institute of Technology, Savannah College of Art and Design, USA;
IED European Institute of Design, Italy;
Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp, Belgium
and other institutions of jewelry/accessories master's programs, which are also well-known in the world.
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