Welcome Guide 2015 BA (Hons) Fashion Design (4 year) Valentina Desideri,
WELCOME WE CREATE FASHION Welcome to BA (Hons) Fashion Design (4 year). In this Welcome Guide you will find all the information you need to help you settle into your studies at this September. As an award winning and internationally recognised course, we are confident that you will find your time with us productive in planning your career in the fashion sector. The course is industry focused - combining live briefs, industry partnerships and a dedicated staff of fashion professionals to deliver a wide range of skills and experiences. The course is also well connected to enable students secure work placements with high profile and internationally recognised brands the majority of year 2 Fashion Design students undertake placements during London Fashion Week alone. The course benefits from numerous facilities, including access to design, pattern and production studios (with specialist industrial machinery enabling you to cut and manufacture garments), an industrystandard computer-aided manufacture facility (Gerber), and a state-of-the-art fashion textiles digital printing resource with silk screen-printing and dye baths for fabric design. Year 0 will be the inaugural year and we are very excited for this addition to our course. You will be introduced to the basics of Fashion Design through dynamic workshops that will cover colour, fabric and design practice. Combined with in-depth research and how to develop a concept, this will give you the perfect platform to enter into Year 1. Wishing you all the best for the summer break and looking forward to welcoming you in September. Kind regards Donna Ives Course Leader dives@ucreative.ac.uk Tel: 01634 888780 If you have any questions, please contact the Campus Registry Office: Shristi Rai, STUDENT PROFILE The tutors have guided me throughout the 3 years with their constant support to help me become the confident designer I am today. The course has provided me with the skills and knowledge required through various projects and internships to be a success in the industry. Lauren Pullen BA (Hons) Fashion Design, Rochester, Year 3 Ann Price Tel: 01634 888710 aprice4@ucreative.ac.uk Jemma Willis - Course Tutor Tel: 01634 888755 jwillis@ucreative.ac.uk An answer phone service is available on all of the above lines for any out of hours enquiries. Before you join us, take a look at our course website: www.fashiondesignrochester.com
PRE-ARRIVAL READING LIST Contextual Studies will play an important part of your degree and it is imperative you continuously research the past, current and future. To start the programme, we would like you to read the following publication: In this section you will find a list of activities that we ask you to complete before you arrive to start your course in September. VISITS Trips to London are an important part of the course and students are expected to make several visits during projects to visit exhibitions, undertake Fashion Trails and source fabric and trims. Overseas trips to Paris and New York are also available and cost 200-800 dependent on numbers and dates of travel. English, Bonnie (2007), 2nd Edition: A Cultural History of Fashion in the Twentieth Century: From the Catwalk to the Sidewalk, Oxford/New York: Berg. EQUIPMENT LIST It is essential for students on BA (Hons) Fashion Design (4 year) to bring with them the following equipment when they join the course in September: These items are available from Staples, WH Smith, UCA Shops and Various Stationery Shops: -Small Perspex Ruler -H + B Pencils (HB, 2H etc) -Set of Coloured Fine Liner Pens -Scotch Tape (Magic Tape) -Pencil Sharpener + Eraser -Thimble (get size to fit middle finger) -Digital Camera for recording processes, demo s etc. Course costs for 2015/16 These are some other costs that students will need to consider whilst studying. Previously, students contributed approximately 175.00 towards the cost of the Internal Fashion Show, held at Camden Town Hall in London. Students also have the chance to show at Graduate Fashion Week in London. Sketchbooks and general art equipment are part of every project. Projects often involve the use of fabrics, which can be bought from the on site shop. Students are also encouraged to source fabrics from other suppliers. Digitally printed fabrics can also be bought on site. The cost of digital print is subsidised and represents excellent value for money compared with commercial bureaus. Corey Thompson, Marijana Jugovic, UCA Rochester
SUMMER PROJECT INDUCTION AND ENROLMENT TIMETABLES Aims -To initiate and explore research methods -To develop an ability to analyse, evaluate and process information Content Learning Outcomes -An ability to apply primary and secondary research techniques -An ability to collate and communicate reference material Deadline In this section you will find your enrolment and induction timetables. Please take careful note of the dates and times you will need to attend during your first week. ACTIVITY AND DATE If you are not able to make any of these dates, please let your campus registry contact know as soon as possible. You can find their contact details at the start of this Welcome Guide. TIME LOCATION You have chosen a career in Fashion. In order to succeed in this competitive field you must have a contemporary awareness of current fashion. It is important you can analyse designers and their aesthetics and have a view on their work. You will be required to present your work on Tuesday 15th September. Bibliography for this Summer Project: MONDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER Day free to arrange banking/medical/housing etc. Welcome drinks 4:00pm - 6:00pm Refectory Task For this task we would like you to look at the 4 main fashion capitals: London, Paris, New York and Milan. We would like you to consider each capital and choose 1 fashion designer from each that you appreciate and/ or admire. They can be similar or very separate in their aesthetic. We would then like you to produce 4 individual considered mood boards that celebrate each designer you have chosen. These should detail their aesthetic, their key looks and images that celebrate their label across the collections. We would also like you to write a paragraph on each designer and why you chose them what is it about them that appeals to you, what do they do well, why do they inspire you and what you feel is their signature look? Daily papers: -The Guardian -The Times -The Daily Telegraph -The Independent -London Evening Standard Weekend papers: -The Observer -The Sunday Times -The Sunday Telegraph -The Independent on Sunday Websites: www.wgsn-edu.com www.style.com www.firstview.com www.hintmag.com www.ashadedview.com Magazines: -Marie Claire -Vogue UK/US/Paris/Italia -Elle -Numero -Tank -Wallpaper -Nylon -V -W -Another Magazine -Flaunt -Pop -Love www.businessoffashion.com www.wwd.com TUESDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER Introduction to course/meet the team/health & safety 10:00am - 11:00am Room 208, Lower 2nd Floor Year 0 briefing/first project/london info Summer Project - please bring your Summer Project work WEDNESDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER 11:15am - 12:15pm 2:00pm - 4:30pm Room 220, Lower 2nd Floor Room 220, Lower 2nd Floor Enrolments Production Induction 10:15am - 11:15am 11:30am - 1:00pm Lecture Theatre 2 Room 226, Lower 2nd Floor Creative Workshop 2:00pm - 4:00pm Room 220, Lower 2nd Floor THURSDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER Fashion Trip - you will be briefed on Tuesday 15th September. All day London Please make sure own way to London. FRIDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER Harrison Thom, M-Z surnames - Library Services Induction Freshers Fayre 10:00am - 11:00am 11:00am - 3:00pm Room 205, Lower 2nd Floor Reception/Foyer A-L surnames - Library Services Induction 3:00pm - 4:00pm Room 205, Lower 2nd Floor International and EU Welcome Event - come to our International and EU welcome event and meet other new students from outside the UK. The event is free and includes a welcome from a member of the leadership team as well as complimentary food and drink. If you are from outside the UK we recommend you attend this event as it gives you a chance to meet new people and make new friends during the first week of term. For more information and booking, visit: www.ucreative.ac.uk/international-admissions For questions regarding the event, email internationalwelcome@ucreative.ac.uk 4:00pm - 6:00pm Lecture Theatre 1
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