goes Transatlantic Visits to two leading design consultancies were this year’s highlights for the BA (Hons) Product Design annual trip to London. First year students visited both PreistmanGoode and Therefore to get a valuable insight to the industry. PreistmanGoode designed the Virgin Pendolino and continues to work on projects for Airbus, HS2 and most recently a space capsule. Therefore are an award winning product design consultancy with a portfolio of Blue Chip clients including TomTom, Braun, Samsonite and M&S.
Another great trip, to New York, resulted in visits to Ecco & Smart Design, both leading practitioners in industrial Design. The staff made us very welcome, and gave us a tour of their studios, followed by a presentation and a Q & A session. Award Leader Hugh Williamson commented: “These visits really help our students understand the global nature of design practice, and the opportunities that are available.”
VFX VFX: Visual Effects and Concept Design students and staff visited Framestore and MPC, leading visual effects production houses in Soho, London. We had a fantastic time seeing various presentations and breakdowns of industry work, career development, showreel advice as well as taking part in valuable discussions and Q&A.
HESE VISITS REALLY T HELP OUR STUDENTS UNDERSTAND THE GLOBAL NATURE OF DESIGN PRACTICE
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