Take some time over the summer before your course starts and do some research into the industry you're training to become part of. Find out as much information you can regarding your chosen career path, from where you start to where you could go. Use the information below as a starting point and see what else you can find out.
Who inspires you and where you do you want to go? Do you want to work for yourself or get a job working for a creative company? Collate all your research using one of the platforms you're going to be working on or in your preferred format — we may even ask you to share it with us when you start your course.
Find out about the career outlook for Graphic Designers on the My World of Work website.
Find out about the career outlook for Illustrators on the My World of Work website.
INTL, formerly Graphic Design Festival Scotland, run a series of events and workshops for a broad range of creatives.
Established in Glasgow in 1999, D8 are a team of specialist planners, strategists, designers, developers, project managers, animators, film-makers, writers and illustrators. Still independently owned, they work from studios in the UK and mainland Europe for clients worldwide.
Founded in 2007, It’s Nice That has grown across many platforms and now reaches nearly two million people each month. These platforms include the It’s Nice That website, a bi-annual magazine, and our monthly talks series Nicer Tuesdays.
Frame are an independent creative communications agency made up of over 80 people from advertising, PR, social, and development.
The Association of Illustrators is the professional body for Illustrators in the UK.
Picture Hooks provides opportunity and development for emerging picture book Illustrators, to help them access the world of children's publishing.
A self publishing library, archive and community space.
A self publishing library, archive and community space.
The Typographic Circle are an organisation bringing together anyone with an interest in design, craft & typography for a variety of talks.
The internationally recognised body for the design profession, providing support and guidance for designers at every stage of their career 'from learning to earning'™.