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COURSES / DESIGN

NID B.Des
Find your rhythm.

Start with observation and visual expression, then develop ideas and explore them through making.

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IS THIS YOUR PATH?

A direction, not a shortcut.

For students exploring undergraduate design. This is a suggested study sequence, not a complete course or a substitute for the official syllabus.

PREPARATION FOCUS 1Observation & ideas
PREPARATION FOCUS 2Design response & making

What you’ll work towards

  • Observe relationships and proportions
  • Use colour with intention
  • Frame a user-centred problem
  • Explain a physical or visual concept

Your subject sequence

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01

Drawing & visualisation

Build clear visual communication through observation and space.

  1. 01Observational drawingNotice proportion, shape and the relationships between objects.Not available on this siteOutline
  2. 02Perspective & spaceExplore viewpoints, depth and spatial relationships.Not available on this siteOutline
  3. 03Visual storytellingCommunicate a situation through people, settings and action.Not available on this siteOutline
02

Colour

Understand colour relationships and make deliberate palette choices.

  1. 01Colour compositionUse value, proportion and placement to guide attention.Free
  2. 02Colour wheelExplore hue relationships and build a practical mixing reference.Free
  3. 03Colour schemesCompare analogous, complementary and limited palettes.Free
  4. 04Colour modelsUnderstand how RGB, CMYK and HSL describe colour.Free
03

Design thinking

Turn a user need into a thoughtful and testable idea.

  1. 01Understanding the problemIdentify the user, context and constraints before proposing a solution.Not available on this siteOutline
  2. 02Generating ideasExplore alternatives and explain the choices behind a concept.Not available on this siteOutline
04

Materials & making

Explore form, construction and three-dimensional ideas.

  1. 01Paper constructionExperiment with folding, joining, stability and structure.Not available on this siteOutline
  2. 02Model makingTranslate a brief into a physical composition.Not available on this siteOutline