Discover Programme
The Discover Programme is a range of inspiring talks or lectures delivered by staff from across the School.
Art, Design and Architecture
Welcome
We recognise the value of establishing a meaningful connection with students early in the decision making process involved in applying to university. Our aim is to share our passion and expertise around the subjects we teach to help students reach a considered and informed choice about their future study.
Through our dedicated team of academic, support staff and student ambassadors we offer a wide range of subject-specific activities. Whether you’re an individual considering university as an option, or a teacher looking to arrange activities for your students or colleagues, we have something to engage and inspire.
We have talks and workshops to cover the following subjects: Animation Production, Architecture/Architectural Technology, Built Environment (Construction Project Management and Quantity Surveying), Contemporary Art, Costume Design, Fashion Design, Fashion Communications and Image, Graphic Design, Illustration, Interior Design, Photography, Product Design and Textiles.
Take a look at our Discover talks and practical workshops below or talk to us about what you'd like to do.
Contact us: SAH.Recruitment@hud.ac.uk
Designing for People (3D Design)
Work in groups to create a chair design for specific users based on their needs.
Concept Collage
In this workshop, participants will create a series of collages for interior design.
An introduction to simple animation in Photoshop
An introduction to Adobe Photoshop animation features
Fixing Fashion
Learn how to repair your clothing using simple hand-sewing technique
Costume Illustration
Students will create a collage costume design for their chosen character
Making an A5 Photobook
This workshop is designed to enable learners to create a finished softcover photography book
Fashion Creative Direction
Styling fabrics, colours and prints together
Paper Scrunch Minature Environments
A workshop to explore interior and architectural spaces through paper and the imagination.
Fashion Brand Marketing
Create the brand identity for a new fashion label
International Fashion Buying Management
Complete a comparative shop for a new high-street brand
Hand-stitched Textile Accessories
Create textile-based badges or patches with a political or decorative approach
Resist Transfer Printing
Learn how to create quick resist techniques to create images and patterns through heat transfer printing
Mark-making and Designing
Create a series of paper-based designs focusing on mark-making techniques, cutwork and collage
Presenting Textiles
Pulling your work together for a design board
Branding goes Bananas!
Learn the core values of branding through drawing on bananas!
Concept Environments Workshop
Create a series of paper concept environments turning shape in to space
Portfolio Building for Product Design
Develop elements for your Product Design portfolio and interview, with no previous experience needed!
Chairs and Seating - Product Design
In this workshop, participants will look at the challenge of designing daily life products using a hands-on approach.
Portfolio Building for Interior Design
Develop elements for your Interior Design portfolio and interview, with no previous experience needed!
Costume Characterisation
Using a random object as a starting point, students will develop a character, and consider their costume
Patchwork Textiles
Learn how to do patchwork using the EPP method.
Adobe Photoshop Costume Texture Mapping
Use Photoshop to transform designs for different performers.
Photography - Divergent Thinking
Introduce divergent thinking into your work
Digital Print Making
Simulate the printmaking process in Photoshop.
Introduction to Tapestry Weaving
Learn how to weave around a form and understand weave patterns.
Heart Makers Project
Join the Fashion Design team to create your own 3D fabric heart.
Freehand Sketching for Product Design
Participants will develop freehand sketching skills, linked to the concept of Human-centred design.
An Introduction to 3D Printing...
...in Textiles, Costume and Fashion and Blender software
Tie-dye with coffee and tea
Create patterns on fabric using coffee and tea
Monoprinting DIY
The monoprinting workshop will focus on experimentation
Still movies: Photography and Narrative
This workshop focuses on storytelling through photography.
Photography: The 4 Minute Game
An exploration of photography and working with limitations
Sharpie dyeing yarn and fabric
Learn how to use Sharpie pens to dye textiles.
Beyond the Plain (for weaving)
Colour and weave for fashion fabrics.
Expressive Embroidery Stitches
Consider the range of stitches to create an expressive gesture.
Create your own Masked Singer
Experiment with collage art materials to create costume designs
The Home Photographic Studio
Explore considerations needed when taking photographs at home.
Breaking down costumes
An introduction to enhancing a costume's character
An introduction to pattern making using Photoshop
Make simple pattern repeats using Photoshop.
CPD events for teachers
We are keen to develop continuing professional development opportunities for teaching staff in schools and colleges. If you have a particular need or interest we would love to hear from you.
Email us: SAH.Recruitment@hud.ac.uk
Discover Programme
The Discover Programme is a range of inspiring talks or lectures delivered by staff from across the School. This year, they are designed to introduce the range of options available for study within the arts and creative industries, and to help students prepare for studying these subjects at undergraduate level.
- Course talks for all of our available undergraduate courses
- Building a creative portfolio
- Preparing for an online portfolio review/interview
- Careers in the creative industries
What to expect:
- A talk for your school class or college group
- Takes in school/college (where Covid-19 guidelines allow), or online
- Aimed at Year 12/Year 1 college students, but can be adapted for other year groups (Year 13/Year 2, Access to HE, or younger year groups Year 10 upwards)
To find out more or to book your talk, please email sah.recruitment@hud.ac.uk
Portfolio Building for Product Design
This session looks at the development of a portfolio for application to our Product Design BA/BSc(Hons) course. We will provide you with tips, advice and information on what to include in your portfolio and why.
Duration
This workshop usually works with the following time scale:
- Pre-recorded 10 minute video
- Followed up with a 30 min live-link Q&A on portfolios with one of the Product Design staff team
Delivery
The workshop can be delivered through a pre-recorded video followed by a live, online Q&A session with one of our Product Design team.
What is the outcome of the workshop?
Viewers will understand how to compile a portfolio for a Product Design interview without having any prior knowledge or experience of the subject.
Fashion Creative Direction
We are calling all students who have a passion for fashion and enjoy been creative, especially when it comes to styling various fabrics, colours and prints together.
Students are required to style their chosen tutor, or it could even be the headmaster (if you dare)
We want students to create a consumer profile of their client and then create three styling boards for different events.
Tutors please start the session by letting the students gain some information from their chosen profile. This could be done as a question time activity allowing students to ask questions based on the below.
Students, you will need to gain an understanding of your client. Ask questions related to lifestyle, hobbies, age, tastes. Even what finding out what brands, styles and colours your client likes to wear now.
Once you have collected this information, it’s time to get creative, go online or if you can visit shops and take photos to help create 3 styling options,
1 - Work wear
2 - Weekend adventures
3 - Evening dining
Make sure you include prices and where the items are from.
You could any computer package to put these together, or print and stick.
If you don't have access to computers feel free to draw these styling options and label with which brands they would be.
Tutors, your students can work individually or in teams depending on your preference.
Once all teams have completed the task, it’s time to start to sell your creations to the profile you have chosen.
Students will require:
- Computer/internet
- Drawing template (supplied by us!)
- Pencils
Duration
- 15 minute Q&A
- 30 minute research/creative styling
- 15 minute critique and discussion
Delivery
This workshop can be offered to your school or college online or face-to-face.
We can start the workshop with a live introduction to our course leader from Fashion Creative Direction or we can email you personally with a list of materials and guidelines.
What is the outcome of the workshop?
The student will have a styling document and profile which can be discussed in portfolios or interviews when applying to the Fashion Creative Direction course.
Fashion Brand Marketing
Course Leader Charlie Goldthorpe has a new client who is looking for support when starting a new Fashion Label.
They want to work with students to bring together a brand concept for the new fashion label. They will give you an insight into the brand so far, including the name and where they position themselves in the industry.
They would like you to create the brand identity, including a logo, packaging, celebrity endorser and find out who their main competitors will be (competitor analysis diagram).
This workshop usually works with the following time scale:
- 20 minute introduction to the customer
- 40 minutes to complete the new brand concept
- 10 minute pitch
Delivery
This workshop is for a live audience, online or face-to-face.
What is the outcome of the workshop?
After gaining insight to what the customer requires, you will have the knowledge and understanding of how a new fashion label is going to brand their product. You will learn different marketing techniques and tactics.
This workshop and the material will be great for your portfolio and interview when applying for university.
International Fashion Buying Management
When planning new ranges, buyers perform a comparative shop. This means they go around similar stores to see what similar items other retailers are offering.
Students must complete a comparative shop for new high-street brand Bingo (made up brand). They are wanting to launch a new organic white t-shirt that is sustainably made and long lasting.
They need to check out who else is doing what in the market, the quality, composition of fabric and for how much.
This can easily be done by researching online.
We will provide you with a comparative shop table where you can compare other brands white t-shirt ranges and then work out your own prices, where it would be made and from what material.
Additional brownie points go to those who can identify various factories and where things are produced around the world to see who is the most ethical and sustainable.
Duration
No time allocated, but we normally work on the below timeline:
- 10 minute introduction to the brand, its aims, objectives and ethos
- TBC - students need to take time to research competitors and pull together a comparative shop table
- 10 minute presentation
Delivery
This can be presented to your students live online or we can send out the guidance and materials directly to your school.
What will be the outcome of the workshop?
When looking at your comparative shop table, you have started to understand what a customer is looking for when researching and introducing new brands.
The information you have created during the workshop can be presented and discussed when you come for an interview. We will look to see what your understanding and findings were when taking part in the workshop.
Making an A5 Photobook
This workshop is designed to enable learners to create a finished softcover photography book. Photographic content will be created via engagement with a photographic task where a series of images will be created by learners as they engage with the world immediately around them. The photographs produced will then be edited, sequenced and designed as a book using Adobe InDesign or alternative open source software.
Once the books have been designed using InDesign, college or school tutors will export and email the digital documents to the University. The books will then be printed, bound and delivered back to the college or school.
Students will require:
- Camera/Mobile Phone
- InDesign/Open Source Digital Publishing Software
- Printing/Binding facilities (provided by the University)
Duration
This workshop takes approximately 2.5 hours, as learners will need time to produce images.
Delivery
There will be 4 pre-recorded videos:
- Introduction to task including physical visual example of an existing A5 photobook .
- What is Editing? How to edit down your images to reach a smaller selection of successful photos.
- What is sequencing? How to begin thinking about the order of your photographs within the book.
- A brief intro to Adobe InDesign
What is the outcome of the workshop?
The finished product will be a printed and bound (either hand stitched or stapled) A5 photography book/zine.
Hand-stitched textile accessories
Create textile-based badges or patches with a political or decorative approach.
This workshop can be about being quick or it could turn into a mini labour of love, it can make use of a collection of new materials and yarns or might focus on a re-use/upcycle approach.
Students will require:
- Paper
- Pens
- Safety pins (if making badges)
- Felt (or any fabric that is a little stiffer)
- Scissors
- Needle and thread
Everything else is a bonus/optional:
- Sequins
- Yarns
- Fabric scraps
- Beads
- Anything that could be used as a bead (has a hole in it!)
Duration
This workshop usually works with the following time scale:
- 15 minute introduction
- 10 - 15 minutes designing/planning
- 40 - 60 minutes of making (can be extended to as long as you like)
Delivery
This workshop will be delivered through a video and you will be supplied with a teaching and student guide as a PDF.
There is also an option for a live (online or in-person), pre or post workshop Q&A with a tutor from the BA/BSc Textiles course.
There is also the option of undertaking the (recorded) online session ‘Presenting Textiles’, this includes short conversations with students and alumni of the Textiles course about the range of textile applications they use (relating to the 3 online workshops) and a demonstration on how to pull some design boards together with the work they have done in this (or any of the textile) workshop(s) ready for university (or college) interviews.
Resist Transfer Printing
Learn how to create quick resist techniques to create images and patterns through heat transfer printing.
By the end of this interactive session, you will be able to create a small collection of textile samples suitable for fashion or interior uses.
Students will require:
- An iron
- Ironing board (or mat)
- Protective paper, like baking parchment, to keep you iron clean
- Scissors
- A selection of:
- Pins
- Needle and thread
- Paper clips
- Scraps of paper
- Fabric with holes, i.e. netting, lace
- Small collection of synthetic fabrics suitable for printing on to
- Small collection of pre-dyed transfer papers suitable to print with
Duration
This workshop usually works with the following time scale:
- 15 minute introduction
- 40 - 60 minutes of making
Delivery
This workshop will be delivered through a video and you will be supplied with a teaching and student guide as a PDF.
There is also an option for a live (online or in-person), pre or post workshop Q&A with a tutor from the BA/BSc Textiles course.
There is also the option of undertaking the (recorded) online session ‘Presenting Textiles’, this includes short conversations with students and alumni of the Textiles course about the range of textile applications they use (relating to the 3 on-line workshops) and a demonstration on how to pull some design boards together with the work they have done in this (or any of the textile) workshop(s) ready for university (or college) interviews.
Mark-Making and Designing
Create a series of paper based-designs focusing on mark-making techniques, cutwork and collage to create a collection that can also include playing with simple repeating motifs. The designs could be suitable for fashion or interior markets.
If students prefer to draw from something, they could bring along reference visuals but this workshop can be nice as a spontaneous session in which you just draw and make marks intuitively.
Initially, we recommend that you do this in one colour i.e. black & white, blue & white, pink & white etc and can then re-run the workshop including more colour if you like. This approach will allow the focus to be on the quality of the marks as opposed the colour.
Students will require:
- Paper
- Pens
- Pencils
- Scissors
- Glue stick
You can also include a broader range of materials if you have access:
- Paints
- Inks
- Different papers
- Tapes
Duration
This workshop usually works with the following time scale:
- 10 minute introduction
- 10 minutes of timed quick drawings
- 30 - 60 minutes of design development (can extend to as long as you have)
Delivery
This workshop will be delivered through a video and you will be supplied with a teaching and student guide as a PDF.
There is also an option for a live (online or in-person), pre or post workshop Q&A with a tutor from the BA/BSc Textiles course.
There is also the option of undertaking the (recorded) online session ‘Presenting Textiles’, this includes short conversations with students and alumni of the Textiles course about the range of textile applications they use (relating to the 3 on-line workshops) and a demonstration on how to pull some design boards together with the work they have done in this (or any of the textile) workshop(s) ready for university (or college) interviews.
Presenting Textiles
This workshop is an ‘add-on’ option for the 3 practical workshops: Hand-stitched Textile Accessories, Resist Transfer Printing and Mark-making and Designing. You do not need to have done all three workshops but it helps if you have done one.
This workshop includes conversations with current students and alumni of the Textile course about the way in which they use and apply textiles (in relation to the workshops).
The second part of this workshop shows some simple but effective ways in which you can present the work you have done in the workshop into the format of a board, suitable for inclusion in your portfolio ready for University and College applications.
You can just watch the video but if you then wish to follow up with a practical session:
- Lightweight card (A2/A3)
- Glue sticks
- Needle and thread
- Items to put on the board (including all the ‘scraps & bits’ left over from the original workshop)
Duration
This presentation/workshop should take approximately 45 minutes
Delivery
This workshop will be delivered through a video and you will be supplied with a teaching and student guide as a PDF.
There is also an option for a live (online or in-person), pre or post workshop Q&A with a tutor from the BA/BSc Textiles course.
Concept Environments Workshop
Create a series of paper concept environments turning shape in to space.
Identify possibilities for interior and architectural spaces through the manipulation of paper and imagination.
Students will require:
- White card or paper
- a craft knife or scalpel
- a stapler
- a mobile phone camera
- a printer
- a selection of drawing pens and coloured markers (pro markers or similar).
Duration
This workshop usually works with the following time scale:
- 2 minute video introduction
- 45 mins for the task
Delivery
The workshop will be delivered via online video. Teachers and staff from college/school to oversee the workshop.
Portfolio Building for Interior Design
This session looks at the development of a portfolio for application to our Interior Design BA(Hons) course. We will provide you with tips, advice and information on what to include in your portfolio and why.
Duration
This workshop usually works with the following time scale:
- Pre-recorded 3 minute video
- Followed up with a 30 min live-link Q&A on portfolios with one of the Interior Design staff team
Delivery
The workshop can be delivered through a pre-recorded video followed by a live, online Q&A session with one of our Interior Design team.
What is the outcome of the workshop?
Viewers will understand how to compile a portfolio for an Interior Design interview without having any prior knowledge or experience of the subject.
Costume Characterisation
We are calling all students with an interest in costume, who enjoy using their imagination!
Using a random object as a starting point, students are required to develop a character, and consider their costume.
Students will develop an in-depth overview of a fictional character, considering the context of their character’s life. This context will be used to develop ideas of the types of garments and accessories the character may wear.
Students can use their character ideas as a starting point for putting together costume mood boards.
Tutors, your students can work individually or in teams depending on your preference.
Once all teams have completed the task, students will share their ideas with the rest of the class.
Students will require:
- Computer / internet, or access to magazines
- A bag of random objects
- Note paper and pen
Duration
This workshop usually works with the following time scale:
- 10 minute Introduction
- 40 minute Character development and costume research
- 10 minute Critique and discussion
Delivery
This workshop can be offered to your school or college online or face-to-face.
We can start the workshop with a live introduction to our course leader from Costume with Textiles or we can email you personally with a list of materials and guidelines.
What is the outcome of the workshop?
The student will have a character development which can be discussed in portfolios or interviews when applying to the Costume with Textiles course.
Costume Illustration
We are calling all students with an interest in costume, who enjoy using their imagination!
Students are required to create a collage costume design for their chosen character.
Students will pick a character to design for, carefully considering their character’s personality, before putting together a costume design. The costume design will be created through collage, so students will need to match their chosen media to their character.
Once the collaged design is created, students will be encouraged to research how the costume could be made using textiles or other less conventional materials.
Tutors, your students can work individually or in teams depending on your preference.
Once all teams have completed the task, students will share their ideas with the rest of the class.
Students will require:
- Computer / internet
- Drawing template (supplied by us)
- Mixed media for collage (paper, scraps, feathers etc.)
- Scissors and glue
Duration
This workshop usually works with the following time scale:
- 10 minute Introduction
- 40 minute Design development
- 10 minute Critique and discussion
Delivery
This workshop can be offered to your school or college online or face-to-face.
We can start the workshop with a live introduction to our course leader from Costume with Textiles or we can email you personally with a list of materials and guidelines.
What is the outcome of the workshop?
The student will have a costume illustration which can be discussed in portfolios or interviews when applying to the Costume with Textiles course.
Patchwork Textiles
Learn how to do patchwork using the English Paper Piecing [EPP] method. Create your own simple block so that you can build up a collection of pieces to make a larger abstract or repeating piece of patchwork cloth. this process is very adaptable and is applicable to a range of course directions: textiles, costume, fashion, graphics, contemporary art.
Students will require:
- A few (2 or 3) pieces of fabric (cotton is best, can be upcycled from an old shirt, lightweight denim etc.) Approx. 10 x 10 cm each
- A4 piece of light weight card or heavier paper
- Ruler
- Pencil
- Scissors
- Sewing thread
- Needle
Adobe Photoshop Costume Texture Mapping
This workshop will use Adobe Photoshop to explore how to warp, transform and play with designs into different performers’ costumes. You will add a shadow and some final touches to make the designs set for stage and screen.
Photograpy - Divergent Thinking
This workshop introduces the idea of divergent thinking with visual examples and encourages participants to embrace the limitations of photographing the same subject repeatedly. Make as many photographs of a chosen object as you possibly can. Photograph the object in as many scenarios as you wish and turn it into as many things as you can think of. Use the photographs you make as visual records of your ability to make interesting photographic decisions and consider how to make “something out of nothing”.
To participate in this workshop you’ll need a PC or Mac to follow the presentation/ task and no prior knowledge or experience in photography is required. It's all about having fun! The photographs for this workshop can be taken with your mobile phone.
Digital Printmaking in Photoshop
This workshop introduces students to a digital method of simulating the printmaking process in Adobe Photoshop - without getting thier hands dirty or needing to clean down inky print-plates and screens. Its the perfect solution for frustated printmakes who cant access physical resources and print rooms!
To participate you need a PC or Mac running Adobe Photoshop
Duration: One hour
Introduction to Tapestry Weaving
Learn how to weave around a form and understand different weave patterns.
You will need:
- Either a piece of wood, card or foam board (from 10 x 10 cm up to 30 x 30 cm, or something in between)
- Some threads - anything from sewing threads, garden twine, knitting yarns to cut up fabrics
- Scissors
- Tape
- Notepad
- Pencil
Branding goes Bananas!
This workshop introduces the core values of branding through drawing on bananas! YES REALLY! We will investigate what really makes a fashion brand by exploring the tangiable and visible elements through to the invisible yet apparent qualities. You will use your creative skills to create a branded banana with a difference. You will also have a healthy snack left over for lunch!
For this workshop you will need to have a banana (more yellow than brown) and a biro (please make sure it is a biro rather than an inky pen or pencil which won't work for this task). You will also need a device or computer to be able to view the presentation. Also it's great for you to have your camera on
Heart Makers Project
Join the Fashion Design team to create your own 3D fabric heart. To do this you can use any material you have to hand!
During this workshop we will be discussing and sharing techniques that you can apply to the Fashion Design course.
During this workshop we will be discussing and sharing techniques that you can apply to the Fashion Design course.
You will need:
- A4 drawing paper
- Pencils in a range of colours
An Introduction to 3D Printing in Textiles, Costume and Fashion and Blender 2.91 software
This workshop will give you an insight into how 3D printing is used in textiles, fashion, and costume, followed by an introduction to Blender 2.91, an open-source 3D computer graphics software.
You will need:
- A PC, Mac, or a suitable device to follow the presentation
- A notebook for any notes.
Tie-dye with coffee and tea
Create patterns on fabric using coffee and tea. No experience necessary!
You will need:
- Any light-coloured, natural fabric (cotton, silk etc.). This could be an old t-shirt, pillowcase, blouse/shirt
- Used coffee granules/coffee grounds/coffee and tea bags
- String or thread to tie fabrics
- Salt
- Hot water
- Food colourings and/or fabric pens (not essential)
- PLUS a sieve for rinsing fabrics off
Monoprinting DIY
The monoprinting workshop will focus on experimenting, and as ever in art, anything is possible.
The great thing about monoprinting is that there are no rules. You can utilise a whole range of mediums and freely experiment with different techniques. So, don't worry if you don't have any traditional art materials to hand.
You will need:
- Paper (e.g. printer paper, newspaper, old envelopes)
- Medium (e.g. inks, paints, oil pastels, soy sauce, ketchup, mustard, food colouring)
- Printing sheet (e.g. acrylic, plastic tray, metal tray, plastic bag, crisp packets, greaseproof paper)
- Tools (e.g. pencils, brushes, palette knife, bits of card, twigs, fingers!)
- Optional extras (e.g. masking tape, string, scrap paper, egg shells, scrap fabrics, bubble wrap, pasta, rice, leaves, feathers)
Still movies: Photography and Narrative
This workshop focuses on storytelling and narrative production through photography. Create a visual story in 5 pictures in response to your immediate surroundings.
Students will need a mobile phone and an Instagram account if possible. No prior knowledge of photography required.
Photography: The 4 Minute Game
An exploration of photography, walking and working with limitations. Make random turns, get lost, find yourself in an unfamiliar place. Impel yourself not to just to look, but to turn what you see into an engaging composition, to make a decision. You’ll either fail or succeed, but you’ll amass an archive of pictures to evaluate.
You will need:
- A mobile phone
- A willingness to head outdoors
- An Instagram account, if possible.
Sharpie dyeing yarn and fabric for Textiles, Fashion & Costume
Learn how to use Sharpie pens to dye textiles. Experiment with colour and dye effects.
Students will require:
- Sharpie pens or other solvent based markers.
- Rubbing alcohol or vodka.
- Yarns/Embroidery threads
- Fabrics/old t-shirts.
Beyond Plain: Colour and Weave for Fashion Fabrics
Dogstooth and beyond, an introduction to the world of weave and optical illusions synonymous with iconic fashion fabrics.
You will need:
- A selection of constrasting coloured papers. Black and white papers are ideal - 2 x A4 sheet of each cut into strips (approx 1cm wide)
- A board or piece of cardboard
- Sellotape or masking tape
- A felt tip or marker pen.
Expressive Embroidery Stitches in Contemporary Art and Textiles
Consider the range of line and filling stitches to create an expressive gesture. This process can have endless creative possibilities within Textiles, Fashion and Contemporary Art.
You will need:
- A piece of fabric about 30cm x 30cm (ideally medium weight and made from natural fibres such as cotton, linen or wool)
- Sewing needle
- A range of threads.
Create your own Masked Singer: Collage design for costume
Learn how to experiment with collage art materials to create costume designs inspired by The Masked Singer. Use a figure stencil and a cartoon character to create the desired costume silhouette and add celebratory clues to achieve a costume design visual.
You will need:
- A4 paper
- Collage materials such as tissue paper, printed paper,
- Coloured pens or pencils
- Glue stick
- Scissors
The Home Photographic Studio
This sesson will bring together the fundamental skills and techniques we consider when taking studio like photographs at home. We will also look at ways to promote quality, consistency and subject exploration using light.
You will need:
- A phone with a camera
- Snapseed app installed (optional)
- A4 or A3 white paper
- Blu tack or tape
- Coloured paper or a coloured wall
- Tin foil or reflective surface
- An ironing board (optional)
Breaking down costumes
An introduction to the thought process and techniques behind 'breaking down' costumes, to give the impression of use.
You will need:
- An item of clothing, or accessory that you are happy to wear out
- Acrylic paints
- A shaving brush or similar
- Newspaper
- A plate
- Sand paper
Fixing Fashion
Learn how to repair your clothing using simple hand-sewing techniques, inspired by Sashiko mending.
You will need:
- Patch of demin or similar weight fabric (approx. 20x20cm)
- OR clothing item in need of repair
- Under-patch (approx. 10x10cm) in a lightweight woven fabric (to patch repair)
- Needle and thread
- Pins
- Scissors
An introduction to pattern making using Adobe Photoshop
This workshop will give you an introdcution on how to make simple pattern repeats used in Textiles, Fashion and Costume design.
Students will require:
- A selection of drawings or photos to work from
- Access to Adobe Photoshop
Introduction to Animation in Photoshop
This workshop will give you an introduction to using Adobe Photoshop software for simple animation for Surface Pattern, Textiles, Graphics and Fashion
You will need:
- A selection of drawings or photos to work from
- Access to Abobe Photoshop
Designing for People (3D Design)
This workshop looks at three user profiles and asks participants to design a chair for a specific user using their specific needs to determine its function and aethestics.
Duration
This workshop usually works with the following timescale:
- 1.5 hours (90 minutes)
Delivery
- The workshop can be delivered on our campus, in your school or online (max. 40 participants in person).
- You will need A3 paper, drawing pens and coloured pens.
What is the outcome of the workshop?
Participants will gain an understanding of how to design for people by creating a chair design in groups which they will then present at the end of the session.
Concept Collage
This session will guide participants in using the basic principles of Deconstructivism to create concept collage’s for interior spaces, furniture, materiality and design detailing.
Duration
This workshop usually works with the following time scale:
- 1 hour (60 minutes)
Delivery
- The workshop can be delivered on our campus, at your school or online (max. 40 participants in person)
- You will need interior design magazines, scissors, A3/A4 paper and glue.
What is the outcome of the workshop?
The workshop will disrupt how learners approach the design process. Participants will create a series of collages.
Paper Scrunch Miniature Environments
Workshop participants will identify possibilities for interior and architectural spaces through the manipulation of paper and imagination.
Duration
The workshop is expected to run for:
- 1 hour (60 minutes)
Delivery
- This workshop is available on our campus, in your school or online (max. 40 participants in person).
- You will need A4 paper, drawing pens, tracing paper, coloured pens.
What is the outcome of the workshop?
Participants will create a series of drawings which depict concept environments.
Freehand Sketching for Product Design
In this workshop participants will improve their freehand sketching skills with a series of exercises and tips that will dramatically help them take the communication and representation of your ideas to the next level.
Duration
This workshop is espected to run for:
- 1 hour (60 minutes)
Delivery
- This workshop can be offered to your school or college face-to-face on our campus or in your school, or online.
- You will need pencil, pen, felt tip pen, fineliner or literally anything that can leave a trace behind . Some paper, if recycled even better.
- Post workshop Q&A with a tutor from the BA/BSc Product Design course.
What is the outcome of this workshop?
Our creative workshops introduce the concept of Human-centred design and encourage young students to develop product design ideas that meet real needs.
Chairs and Seating - Product Design
Do you want to know how products are made? In this workshop, participants will look at why the design of daily life products is a challenge and why the user has the last say on whether that product is a success or not.
Using basic materials and a hands-on approach students will interact with key principles of product design practice through experiential learning. Our hour-long workshops support students to gain new perspectives on the role of Product Designers and the impact of design in people’s lives.
Duration
This workshop is expected to run for:
- 1 hour (60 minutes)
Delivery
- This workshop can be offered to your school or college face-to-face on our campus or in your school, or online.
- You will need pencils, pens, felt tip pens, fineliners or literally anything that can leave a trace behind. Coloured pencils or markers. Some paper, if recycled even better. Scissors. Any tape: masking tape, sticky tape, etc.
- Post workshop Q&A with a tutor from the BA/BSc Product Design course.
What is the outcome of the workshop?
Our creative workshop introduce the concept of Human-centred design and encourage young students to develop product design ideas that meet real needs. The students will design a product that can be included in their portfolios in preparation for their Product Design course application.