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Graphic Design A Level

at Varndean College, Brighton · college

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull time

What the college says

In the top 10% nationally* our A Level Graphic Design course teaches you how to use layout of text and image to communicate ideas. You’ll be designing logos, branding, posters, packaging and much more. As a graphic designer, you’ll explore text, shape, colour and layout, learning to convey messages effectively across various formats. The course is a mix of digital and non-digital approaches and projects on this course can grow out of drawing or photography so you can work to your strengths. We have designers and illustrators from industry that visit the department to talk to our students about their careers and their design work and about the latest trends in Graphic Design and Illustration. On this course you will learn Adobe Photoshop as well as some Adobe Illustrator and InDesign and the graphic design studio has graphics tablets for every student to explore digital drawing techniques. The busy practical lessons include collage, printmaking and typography using letterpress which are then scanned in and developed further on the computer. For the majority of our students the graphic techniques and the stages of a design process may be unfamiliar to them at first but they enjoy the challenge of exploring a new way of expressing themselves and soon gain confidence in their skills and judgements. Towards the end of the first year each individual student establishes their own project brief in discussion with their teacher and the work in the second year is even more personal and

What you need to get on

Standard Advanced Level entry requirements

How you are assessed

Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

  • VARNDEAN COLLEGE

    Surrenden Road, Brighton, BN1 6WQ

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 7 September 2026 · Brighton

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