Art & Design impacts everything we use in our everyday lives. We see this in the clothes we wear, the buildings we live & work in, the things we use and the things we see.
As a result there is a huge range of careers in art and design!
You can work in areas such as furniture design, book illustration, animation, or household appliance design to fashion design and special effects for films and TV. The list is endless but here are some areas that use Art & Design where you can work within:
Retail
Floristry
Hair & Beauty
Sociology
Joinery
Painter & Decorator
Conservation
Cartography (map design)
Medical Illustrator
Science Illustrator
Copywriter
Archaeology
Cake Decoration
Photojournalist
Marketing
Special Effects
Antique Dealer
Animator
Film & Theatre Design
Product Design
Fashion Design
Jewellery Design
Costume Design
Court Illustrator
Tattooist
Stage Make-Up
Media
Events Management
Did you know?
The UK Government aims to grow the creative industries by an extra £50 billion while creating one million extra jobs by 2030.
In the UK, as of March 2024, there were 47,400 people working as artists, 131,000 as graphic and multimedia designers, and 89,000 in design occupations including interior designers, and clothing, fashion and accessories designers.
Employment in the Creative Industries growth sector stood at 88,000 in 2022, accounting for 3.4% of employment in Scotland and 5.4% of employment in Creative Industries across Great Britain. Employment in this sector increased by 11.4% over the latest year in Scotland.
*All information taken from: https://www.planitplus.net/CareerAreas/View/4