The Central Saint Martins Guide to Art & Design Key lessons from the word-renowned Foundation course

by Meara, Timothy; Alexander, Lucy; Perry, Grayson

• ISBN13: 9781781579343
• ISBN10: 1781579342
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781781579350
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2024-01-16
• Publisher: Ilex Press
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Summary

This is the official course book for the Central Saint Martins' Foundation diploma, the most prestigious foundation course in the world. It includes key lessons in fashion, fine art, graphic and three-dimensional design.

Experiment, explore and expand your creative skillset with the Central Saint Martins Foundation in Art and Design. Heralded as the most prestigious foundation course in the world, teachers from across the course have contributed their expert knowledge to help you find your own path and the right specialist field for you. The school is famed for its successful graduates, including Alexander McQueen and Stella McCartney, and its rigorous foundation curriculum which is used as a leading education model for first-year art and design college students across the globe.

Try your hand at projects that will inspire you to think differently, hone your abilities and guide your forays into Fashion and Textiles, Fine Art, Graphic Communication Design, and Three-Dimensional Design and Architecture. You'll be introduced to a range of materials and methods of researching and developing your ideas and learn how to evaluate and reflect on your practice. Every chapter and exercise is designed to help you build your understanding and portfolio and prepare you for the next step.

Author Biography

Central Saint Martins is a world-famous arts and design college and part of University of the Arts London. It is internationally renowned for the creative energy of its students, staff and graduates. Fundamental to study at the college are experimentation, innovation, risk taking, questioning and discovery, within a highly supportive learning environment, no matter which discipline you choose to study. The school is synonomous with success. Alumni include Alexander McQueen, John Galliano, Stella McCartney, Jarvis Cocker and Joshua Oppenheimer.