Career Opportunities
The objective of the Design Formation program is to give students a foundation in three areas of design: design knowledge, design skills, and design practice.
Knowledge gives context for the designer’s practice. This includes history, contemporary trends, research, materials, and technology. In addition, students obtain a basic tool set through learningskills in areas such as sketching, drafting, model making, computer software, and fabrication. Finally, students will become familiar with ideas of design practice which are essential to becoming a passionate and effective designer. Practice includes ideation, concept development, design development, and execution.
Students gain foundation skills in design which will lead to opportunities in these areas:
· Design for presentation centres
· Exhibit design
· Environmental graphic design
· Museum design
· Product presentation
· Props: design & build
· Retail visual presentation
· Retail merchandising
· Retail store planning
· Set design for film & theatre
· Special events design
· Tradeshow design
. Communication design (entry level)
