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PROFESSIONAL COURSE- DESIGN AS A CAREER
If you have the ability to think something new, unique and out of the box, why not think of pursuing an innovative and mind-provoking career in design?
Career Outlook
Application of creativity in the process of innovation is Design. It constitutes realization of concept or idea into configuration, pattern, plan or specification. Design has to have functionality to it and help achieve the item’s designated objectives. The undergraduate programmes in design course range between three to four years and is offered in the following area of specialization like Fashion, Industrial, Interior, Communication etc. A student is either offered B. Des, B. Sc or Graduate Diploma award depending from institute to institute.
Eligibility Criteria
Admissions are open to candidates with 10+2 from CBSE or any equivalent exams. Student from any stream like Science, Commerce or Arts with an aptitude for the discipline can apply. The selection process usually comprises an entrance test followed by a studio test and a personal interview.
Types of Design Courses- Popular Options
Textile Design
One of the earliest programmes in India, it trains you in the technical and creative aspects of design, and is all about the development of fabrics, the raw materials used to create textiles. Students are introduced to textile technologies like weaving, printing, embroidery and dyeing, and the fundamentals of graphic software and its usages for image creation. You can expect regular field visits and internship with textile mills, printing units and other processing houses.
Fashion Design
Fashion is less about clothes and more about the spirit behind them. You need a creative mind, discipline and focus to make it big in this talent-rich field. This programme teaches you the fundamentals of apparel design, and comprises both technical and creative skill development. This includes fashion sketching, creative design, computer applications, draping and pattern drafting. Institute like NIFT offer a “logical sequential, hands on experience enables students to conceptualize designs, make patterns, drape and construct garments of impeccable quality”.
Lifestyle accessory Design
Accessory Design is gaining importance as a course taught in design schools, polytechnics and training institutes. Typically, products of companies are customized to suit seasons, regions, life styles and culture, and hence require talented designers who are good at aesthetics as well as technically strong across the materials used. The range of accessories includes Jewellery, Home and Interior products, Fashion and Lifestyle products like bags and luggage, and Corporate and official products.
Product Design
From the pen you use to the appliances used in the kitchen, Product Design is the stream that trains designer to create objects of utilitarian value. Product Design involves an understanding of materials, processes, ergonomics, human behaviour and systems, and the product designer’s role is constantly growing as she/her understands the large implications of products, and the relationships with users. This course helps you develop technological skills, manufacturing skills and design management, all three key ingredients in product design.
Interior, Space and Furniture Design
Contrary to the notion that interior design is about decorating homes, professionals in the field can be found working on all kinds of spaces. For instance, you may need to design the interiors of a hospital, keeping all aspects of health care process in mind. In fact, homes form a minority of spaces that interior design professional work in. Commercial interior spaces include: office spaces; Institutions (Public and Private); Colleges and Schools; Retails spaces (malls, shoping centers, department stores, specialty stores, visual merchandising, show rooms, kiosks, exhibitions); Healthcare facilities like hospitals, clinics and labs; Hospitality & wellness centres and Industrial facilities like factories.
Communication Design
Communication design is the study of messages, graphics and visuals that finds scope in graphics, animation, web, gaming, films etc. Graphic design is one of main components under Communication Design. The study is focused on topic like typography, illustration, photography. For instance, companies look for a logo that will be etched in the memories of consumers forever. Think Apple, Nike or even like Olympics. Know as a brand identity.
Some Major Institutions offering courses in Fashion Design
•National Institute of Fashion Technology, Campuses:Chennai, Gandhinagar, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubneshwar, Jodhpur, Kangra, Kannur, Patna, Raebareli and Shillong
•National Institute of Design, Campuses: Ahmedabad (Gujrat), Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh), Kurukshetra (Haryana), Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), Jorhat (Assam)
•Army Institute of Fashion and Design, Bangalore
•Symbiosis Institute of Design, Pune
•Indian Institute of Crafts and Design, Jaipur
•Indian Institute of Fashion Technology, Bangalore
•International Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi
•Indian Institute of Art and Fashion Technology, Mumbai
•SNDT, Mumbai
Designing Entrance Exams in India
The first step to kick start your career in design is to get admission into the best institutions. In order to get a seat in a design institution candidates are required to crack the entrance exam. Here is a list of popular Design Entrance Exams in India.
•National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT)
•Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design, UCEED-IIT Mumbai
•Symbiosis International University (SEED)
•Footwear Design & Development Institute (FDDI AIST)
•Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED- Maters Level), IIT-Mumbai
•National Institute of Design (NID Entrance Test)
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