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ARE YOU A CREATIVE?
BECOME A LOINER(01)
ITS BETTER(02)
THAN
BECOMING A LONDONER
(01) INHABITANT OF LEEDS. ESTIMATED
NUMBER OF LOINERS IN TWO THOUSANDAND TWELVE EXCEEDS 800,000.
(02) MAKE WAVES IN AN INTIMATE CREATIVE
INSTITUTION WHICH EXISTS WITHIN THECONTEXT OF A TRULY VIBRANT CITY.
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CONTENTS
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Information
Welcome
The College
Student Support
Students Union
Sports & Activities
Facilities & Resources
Open Events
Choosing a Course
The City
Museums & Galleries
Higher Education
Why study at Leeds College of Art
BA (Hons) Art & Design (Interdisciplinary)
BA (Hons) Creative Advertising
BA (Hons) Digital Film, Games & Animation
BA (Hons) Fashion
BA (Hons) Fine Art
BA (Hons) Graphic Design
BA (Hons) Interior Design
BA (Hons) Photography
BA (Hons) Printed Textiles & Surface Pattern Design
BA (Hons) Visual Communication
BA (Hons) / Foundation Degree Furniture Making
Enterprise & Employability
Oppurtunities to Study Abroad
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Loiners
Current Loiners
Loiners Going Places
Loiner Initiatives
Further Education
GCSEsWhat Next?
Foundation Diploma in Art & Design
Extended Diploma in Art & Design
General Art & Design and Access to Higher
Education (Daytime)
Level Two Diploma in Art & Design
Access to Higher Education (Evening)
Personal Development
Short Courses
Further Information
Entry Requirements
How to Apply
Student Finanace
International Students
Where to Live
We Welcome Everyone
How to Find us
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BA (HONS) PRINT TEXTILES + SURFACE PATTERN DESIGN
WE WILL ENCOURAGE YOU TO SEE YOURSELF AS
A PROFESSIONAL DESIGNER AND TO DEVELOP AN
ENQUIRING AND VERSATILE ATTITUDE TO DESIGNING.
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You will be helped to explore, develop
and express innovative concepts, and to nd
your own approaches to the wide range ofspecialisations within the course.
The majority of our graduates are
employed in design teams or studios in a wide
range of industries; others establish their own
practices as designer/makers. Whatever you
choose, the world of design is rich, exciting
and uid. It is forward-thinking, yet rooted
in history interior design - and will always
embrace innovation, new ideas and vision.
Course Contact
Julie Bland
Paul Sunter
Telephone
+44 (0)113 202 8000
Work placements
This is a key aspect of the coursefrom the second year onwards, and you
will be encouraged to do periods of
work placement to suit your individual
requirements. Students have recently
been as far aeld as Calcutta, the USA,
Amsterdam, Barcelona and Milan, although
the majority go to London or other UK
locations. In 2011, our students worked
in the design studios of Liberty, Alexander
McQueen, Topshop, Miss Selfridge, River
Island, Duchamp, Amanda Wakeley, Rob
Ryan, Paul Smith, Alison Willoughby, Karen
Nicol, Habitat, Oasis, Timorous Beasties,
DKNY, Diane von Furstenberg and
numerous others.
Study visits
Every year, rst-year students have
a week-long study trip to Amsterdam while
second-year students have a choice of two
visits to Paris. A further visit to New York
is scheduled every three years, open to
students across all of the years.
Exhibition opportunities
In February and September each year,
the course shows and sells student designs at
Indigo fashion fabric trade fair in Paris. Those
students specialising in interiors may show
their work on our stand at MoODtrade fair
in Brussels. We also show student work
at the Leeds International Book Fair and
the Glasgow International Artists BookFair. The New Designers Exhibition in
London is an opportunity for our graduating
students to present themselves and their
work to a professional audience and to meet
potential employers.
Resources
We have professionally equipped
textile-print workshops staffed by specialist
technicians. These workshops offer
equipment for dyeing, screen-printing, heat-
transfer printing, digital printing and laser-
cutting. The well-equipped CAD suites have
both PCs and Macs. All students have access
to the internet and use software such as
Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign (no prior
knowledge of these is necessary).
European links
As well as visiting and exhibiting
at major European trade fairs and placing
our students in design studios in European
cities, the course participates in the Colleges
Erasmus student exchange scheme (see
page 75 for more information).
Progression & career opportunities
We design for a global industry and
our graduates are employed in design studios
throughout the world in fashion and Interior
textiles; card and gift wrap; wall coverings;
media and publications; fashion marketing;styling; buying; fashion accessories; costume
design; and interior design. Each year,
several students continue their studies at
masters or PGCE level.
Awards
Our students have won prestigious
national and international awards:
New Designer of the Year, 2011
New Designers Tigerprint Award 2011
(winner)
Wallpaper History Society, Timorous Beasties
Award 2011 (winner) Texprint 2011
Friulprint, Italy (winner)
Surtex, New York 2011 (grand winner)
Prestigious Textiles Award (winner)
The Worshipful Company of Dyers Award
2011 (winner)
The Bowery Gallery 1m x 1m 2011 (winner)
Clothworkers Foundation Award 2011 for
Fashion Fabric (second & third prizes)
Clothworkers Foundation Award 2011 for
Interior Fabric (second prize)
Association of Fashion and Textile Courses
Award 2011 (second & third prizes)
2011 GoodWeave Rug Design Competition
(second prize)
Bradford Textile Society Presidential Award
2010 (winner)
Textile Finishers Association Award 2010
(third prize)
Prestigious Textiles Award 2010 (third prize)
Clothworkers Foundation Award for
Ecological Issues 2010 (winner)Association of Fashion and Textile Courses
Award 2010 (second and third prizes)
British Textile Designers Guild Plaque 2010
(third prize)
Premiere Vision Travel Bursary 2010
Prestigious Textiles Award 2009 (rst prize)
Association of Fashion Textile Course Award
2009 (rst, second & third prizes)
Textile Finishers Association Award 2009
(second prize)
The British Textile Designers Guild Plaque
2009 (winner)
Unitex European Fashion Print Competition
2009 (fourth and fth prizes)
Society of Designers and Colourists
Competition 2009 (second prize)
The Selvedge Award for Excellence inTextiles
2009
Texprint 2009
New Designer of the Year 2008
2008 Bradford Textiles Society Crossing the
Boundaries for Interiors (second and third
prizes)
Textiles Finishers Association Award 2008
(rst prize)
Premier Vision Travel Bursary 2008
First year modules include:
Design for Print Design for Digital Output
Design for Paper
Design for Context
Context of Practice 1
Personal and Professional Practice 1.
Second year modules include:
Design and Innovation
Responsive
Design Direction
Context of Practice 2
Personal and Professional Practice 2.
Third year modules include:
Context of Practice 3
Extended Practice 3
Personal and Professional Practice 3.
Links with industry
Each year we collaborate with
Tigerprint and Pattern Fashion Fabric Studio,
as well as other manufacturers and design
studios whenever appropriate opportunities
arise. In the nal year we encourage you
to work with companies, and this has led to
exciting successes for our students in Europe
and the USA.
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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
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We welcome a wide range of
qualications and accept students with the
best potential to succeedirrespective oftheir background.
Further Information
Entry Requirements
If you are studying for an Extended
Diploma
Youll need 240 UCAS tariff points**
from an extended diploma in a relevant
subject or a Creative and Media Diploma
(Level 3). You will also need a GCSE grade
A*-C in English Language, English Literature
or equivalent (see above).
If you are studying for your AS and A2s
Youll need 240 tariff points** from your
AS and A2 studies. Two of your qua lications
must be at A2 level, one of which should be
in an art and design or related subject. Youll
also need a GCSE grade A*-C in English
Language, English Literature or equivalent
(see above).
If you are a mature student studying for a
recognised Access to Higher Education
course
Youll need a recognised Access to
Higher Education course specialising in art
and design.
If you are studying for a BTEC National
Certifcate
Youll need 240 UCAS tariff points**
from a BTEC National Certicate in a relevant
subject. You will also need a GCSE gra de
Higher Education
In all instances, you will need to havea portfolio of relevant practical work which
demonstrates your ability and enthusiasm
for the course youre applying for, as well as
achieving level 3 qualication/s in an art and
design related subject (see below).
You also need to have passed GCSE
English Language or English Literature at
grade C or above, or Functional Skills in
English or Key Skills Communications at
Level 2. For mature students, an Access
to Higher Education qualication in art and
design will also be acceptable to demonstrate
English language ability. For mature students
who are unable to provide formal evidence
of an appropriate standard of English, the
College may request completion of its own
English prociency test.
If you are studying an accredited
Foundation Diploma in Art and Design
Youll need 240 UCAS tariff points**
from your foundation diploma and your AS
and A2 results. You may add together AS/A2
and foundation diploma tariff points in arriving
at 240 points. You will also need a GCSE
grade A*-C in English Language, English
Literature or equivalent (see above).
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A*-C in English Language, English Literature
or equivalent (see above).
Any other qualifcation?
We accept a number of other
qualications. For full details please refer
to course entry requirements on the UCAS
website and the UCAS tariff points tables at
www.ucas.ac.uk.
Further Education
Foundation Diploma in Art & Design
You should normally be at least
18 years old with one A level plus three
GCSE passes at grade C or above, or
equivalent qualications. You should also
be able to present a portfolio of work which
demonstrates your interests and ability in art
and design.
Extended Diploma in Art & Design
You should be at least 16 years old,
have four GCSE passes at grade C or above,
or an Intermediate GNVQ or Level 2 Diploma
in Art & Design at a merit or above, and be
able to present a portfolio of work which
shows your interest and ability in art design
and/or technology.
Level Two Diploma in Art & Design
You should normally be at least 16years old with a minimum of three GCSE
passes at Grade D, and be able to present
a portfolio of work which shows your interest
and ability in art, design and/or technology.
General Art & Design and Access to
Higher Education
We require an IELTS Level 5 or
equivalent English Language qualication.
You may also wish to show us examples of
work which demonstrate your creative side
or skills such as drawings, paintings, mod els,
garments or photographs. Students with
sufcient experience in art and design may
progress directly to the second year (Access
to Higher Education) of the programme.
Mature students
If youre older than the typical
college entrant and dont have traditional
qualications, we will consider your relevant
experience as well as your educational
background. Your application form should
provide as much information as possible
for consideration by admissions staff and, if
we consider it tobe relevant, well explore it
further with you at interview.
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LOINERS GOING PLACES
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CROWNS & OWLS
(01) A GRADUATE OR FORMER
STUDENT OF A SPECIFIC SCHOOL,
COLLEGE, OR UNIVERSITY.
(02) TOM + OLLIE WERE ENCOURAGED
BY TUTORS TO COLLABORATE ON A FEW
PROJECTS IN THEIR FINAL YEAR.
CROWNS & OWLS IS A CREATIVE FILM
PRODUCTION COMPANY DEDICATED TO MAKING
HIGH QUALITY SHORT FILMS, COMMERCIALS
AND MUSIC VIDEOS. WITH IN-HOUSE
EXPERTISE AND STRONG LINKS TO SUPERB
FREELANCERS, WE CREATE INNOVATIVE AND
CLIENT PLEASING SOLUTIONS FROM PRE TO
POST PRODUCTION, TO DELIVER PROJECTS THAT
EXCEED OUR CLIENTS EXPECTATIONS
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LOINERS GOING PLACES
CATALOGUE
(01) A GRADUATE OR FORMER
STUDENT OF A SPECIFIC SCHOOL,
COLLEGE, OR UNIVERSITY.
(02) TOM + OLLIE WERE ENCOURAGED
BY TUTORS TO COLLABORATE ON A FEW
PROJECTS IN THEIR FINAL YEAR.
TOM PRATT AND OLIVER SHAW ARE TWO
ALUMNI(01) STUDENTS FROM LEEDS COLLEGE
OF ARTS BA (HONS) GRAPHIC DESIGN COURSE.
TOGETHER,(02) THEY HAVE SET UP CATALOGUE
-AN INDEPENDENT GRAPHIC DESIGN STUDIO
SPECIALISING IN DESIGN FOR PRINT,
BRANDING, IDENTITY, BOOKS, EXHIBITION
AND WEB. THEY ALSO RUN A SISTER COMPANY
CALLED PRINTSHOP, WHICH PRODUCES HIGH
QUALITY SCREEN PRINTED T-SHIRTS, POSTERS,
BAGS AND OTHER ITEMS.
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LOINER INITIATIVES
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LEEDS PRINT FESTIVAL
(01) A GRADUATE OR FORMER
STUDENT OF A SPECIFIC SCHOOL,
COLLEGE, OR UNIVERSITY.
(02) TOM + OLLIE WERE ENCOURAGED
BY TUTORS TO COLLABORATE ON A FEW
PROJECTS IN THEIR FINAL YEAR.
THE ONE-WEEK LEEDS PRINT FESTIVAL 2012
AT LEEDS GALLERY HAS A PROGRAMME OF
EXHIBITIONS, LECTURES, WORKSHOPS, OPEN
STUDIOS AND PERFORMANCES COVERING
ALL PRINT DISCIPLINES. THIS UNIQUE
COLLECTION OF EVENTS WILL DELIVER A
DOSE OF INSPIRATION WHILST DRAWING
ATTENTION TO PRINT AND ITS IMPORTANCE
IN CONTEMPORARY DESIGN CULTURE.
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PRE* EXHIBITION
(01) A GRADUATE OR FORMER
STUDENT OF A SPECIFIC SCHOOL,
COLLEGE, OR UNIVERSITY.
(02) TOM + OLLIE WERE ENCOURAGED
BY TUTORS TO COLLABORATE ON A FEW
PROJECTS IN THEIR FINAL YEAR.
PRE* IS A PROGRAM OF EXHIBITIONS, LIVE
ARTWORK AND DISCUSSIONS THAT DIVULGE
AND EXAMINE THE SUPPORTING ACTIONS
AND PROCESSES, BOTH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL,
INVOLVED IN CREATIVE ACTIVITY. MAKING
PUBLIC THE ONGOING DECISIONS THAT FORM A
BODY OF WORK WILL OFFER AN ALTERNATIVE
TO THE SHOWCASE OF COMPLETED PROJECTS
AND PUT THE PARTICIPANT IN THE HEART OF
THE CREATIVE JOURNEY.
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FURTHER EDUCATION
OUR BUZZING STUDIOS(01) ALLOW ROOM TO GROW.(02)
(01) NATION STUDENT SURVEY GIVES
US 97% SATISFACTION WITH STUDIO
SPACE AND ACCESSIBILITY.
(02) BOOKABLE RESOURCES OFFER
ADDITIONAL WORKSHOP SPACE
EXPLORATION OF PRACTICE.26
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FURTHER EDUCATION
UNRIVALLED ACCESSIBILITY
TO EXCELLENT RESOURCES.(01)
(01) IN THE VERNON STREET CAMPUS
WE OFFER AN EXTENSIVE SELECTION
OF ORIGINAL LETTERPRESS AND
PRINT PRESSES.120
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ARE YOU NEXT IN LINE
TO BECOME A LOINER?(01) PLEASE SEND ME
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT
HIGHER EDUCATION OPEN EVENTS,
FOUNDATION DIPLOMA OPEN EVENTS,
FURTHER EDUCATION OPEN EVENTS,
END OF YEAR SHOWS
UPCOMNIG EXHIBTIONS
(02) PLEASE SEND ME
A FULL-TIME 2014 PROSPECTUS
AN APPLICATION FORM
(03) PLEASE ADD ME TO MAILING LIST
NAME
DATE OF BIRTH
ADDRESS
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BA (HONS) PRINT TEXTILES + SURFACE PATTERN DESIGN
WE WILL ENCOURAGE YOU TO SEE YOURSELF AS
A PROFESSIONAL DESIGNER AND TO DEVELOP AN
ENQUIRING AND VERSATILE ATTITUDE TO DESIGNING.
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You will be helped to explore, develop
and express innovative concepts, and to nd
your own approaches to the wide range o
specialisations within the course.
The majority o our graduates are
employed in design teams or studios in a
wide range o industries; others establish
their own practices as designer/makers.
Whatever you choose, the world o design is
rich, exciting and fuid. It is orward-thinking,
yet rooted in history interior design - and
will always embrace innovation, new ideas
and vision.
Course Contact
Julie Bland
Paul Sunter
Telephone
+44 (0)113 202 8000
Work placements
This is a key aspect o the course
rom the second year onwards, and you
will be encouraged to do periods o
work placement to suit your individual
requirements. Students have recently
been as ar aeld as Calcutta, the USA,
Amsterdam, Barcelona and Milan, although
the majority go to London or other UK
locations. In 2011, our students worked in
the design studios o Liberty, Alexander
McQueen, Topshop, Miss Selridge, River
Island, Duchamp, Amanda Wakeley, Rob
Ryan, Paul Smith, Alison Willoughby, Karen
Nicol, Habitat, Oasis, Timorous Beasties,
DKNY, Diane von Furstenberg and numerous
others.
Study visits
Every year, rst-year students have
a week-long study trip to Amsterdam while
second-year students have a choice o twovisits to Paris. A urther visit to New York
is scheduled every three years, open to
students across all o the years.
Exhibition opportunities
In February and September each year,
the course shows and sells student designs
at Indigo ashion abric trade air in Paris.
Those students specialising in interiors may
show their work on our stand at MoODtrade
First year modules include:
Design or Print
Design or Digital Output
Design or Paper
Design or Context
Context o Practice 1
Personal and Proessional Practice 1.
Second year modules include:
Design and Innovation
Responsive
Design Direction
Context o Practice 2
Personal and Proessional Practice 2.
Third year modules include:
Context o Practice 3
Extended Practice 3
Personal and Proessional Practice 3.
Links with industry
Each year we collaborate with
Tigerprint and Pattern Fashion Fabric Studio,
as well as other manuacturers and design
studios whenever appropriate opportunities
arise. In the nal year we encourage you
to work with companies, and this has led
to exciting successes or our students in
Europe and the USA.
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air in Brussels. We also show student work
at the Leeds International Book Fair and
the Glasgow International Artists Book Fair.
The New Designers Exhibition in London is
an opportunity or our graduating students
to present themselves and their work to a
proessional audience and to meet potential
employers.
Resources
We have proessionally equipped
textile-print workshops staed by specialist
technicians. These workshops oer
equipment or dyeing, screen-printing,
heat-transer printing, digital printing and
laser-cutting. The well-equipped CAD suites
have both PCs and Macs. All students have
access to the internet and use sotware such
as Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign (no
prior knowledge o these is necessary).
European links
As well as visiting and exhibiting at
major European trade airs and placing our
students in design studios in European cities,
the course participates in the Colleges
Erasmus student exchange scheme (see
page 75 or more inormation).
Progression & career opportunities
We design or a global industry
and our graduates are employed in design
studios throughout the world in ashion
and Interior textiles; card and git wrap;
wall coverings; media and publications;
ashion marketing; styling; buying; ashion
accessories; costume design; and interior
design. Each year, several students continue
their studies at masters or PGCE level.
Awards
Our students have won prestigious
national and international awards:
New Designer o the Year, 2011
New Designers Tigerprint Award 2011 (winner)
Wallpaper History Society, Timorous Beasties
Award 2011 (winner) Texprint 2011
Friulprint, Italy (winner)
Surtex, New York 2011 (grand winner)
Prestigious Textiles Award (winner)
The Worshipul Company o Dyers Award
2011 (winner)
The Bowery Gallery 1m x 1m 2011 (winner)
Clothworkers Foundation Award 2011 or
Fashion Fabric (second & third prizes)Clothworkers Foundation Award 2011 or
Interior Fabric (second prize)
Association o Fashion and Textile Courses
Award 2011 (second & third prizes)
2011 GoodWeave Rug Design Competition
(second prize)
Bradord Textile Society Presidential Award
2010 (winner)
Textile Finishers Association Award 2010
(third prize)
Prestigious Textiles Award 2010 (third prize)
Clothworkers Foundation Award or
Ecological Issues 2010 (winner)
Association o Fashion and Textile Courses
Award 2010 (second and third prizes)
British Textile Designers Guild Plaque 2010
(third prize)
Premiere Vision Travel Bursary 2010
Prestigious Textiles Award 2009 ( rst prize)
Association o Fashion Textile Course Award
2009 (rst, second & third prizes)
Textile Finishers Association Award 2009
(second prize)
The British Textile Designers Guild Plaque
2009 (winner)
Unitex European Fashion Print Competition
2009 (ourth and th prizes)
Society o Designers and Colourists
Competition 2009 (second prize)
The Selvedge Award or Excellence inTextiles
2009
Texprint 2009
New Designer o the Year 2008
2008 Bradord Textiles Society Crossing the
Boundaries or Interiors (second and thirdprizes)
Textiles Finishers Association Award 2008
(rst prize)
Premier Vision Travel Bursary 2008
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(03) SELECTION OF LEEDS COLLEGE
OF ART ALUMNI
NOTABLE(03)
LOINERS
HENRY MOORE
BARBARA HEPWORTHDAMIEN HIRST
MARCUS HARVEYDANNY SANGRA
JOASH WOODROW