Design Preparatory Year

Location

Montpellier, Toulouse
Duration

1 year, full-time, classroom-based
Target Audience

People in initial training with student status
Prerequisites and admission requirements

Bac (all subjects) or equivalent level 4 qualification
Evaluation

Continuous assessment, evaluation of projects and knowledge
Final assessment: end-of-year cross-disciplinary project
Oral presentation of the artistic portfolio of the year’s work
Fees

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Preparatory Year Design

What if transforming the future was just a stroke of the pen?

Through a solid grounding in the basics and fundamentals, the preparatory year in Design is an opportunity to experiment with all aspects of applied art and to discover the diversity of the professions involved.

What does this preparatory year involve?

You have the passion
We teach technique.

Throughout the year, the key word is artistic practice: plastic expression, drawing, colour & form, visual arts, etc.

Everything is done to enable students to acquire a solid grounding in applied arts and drawing, through a complementary approach combining vocational and technical teaching.

By the end of this preparatory year, our students will have built up the perfect methodological, graphic, cultural and technical toolbox to enable them to become the professionals of tomorrow.

Objectives

Acquire the technical and creative foundations through drawing practice
Refine your critical eye and analytical skills
Assimilate a methodology for work, research and creation specific to design
Develop the skills needed to develop personal graphic and plastic worlds, (…) as part of a design project.

Our teachings

Graphic Design

Familiarise yourself with typography, page layout, pictograms, posters and the relationship between text and image.
Space Design

A practical approach to techniques for representing space, space design, and the design of volumes, structures, interior spaces and architecture.
Art history

Module based on the study of artists and artistic movements in history, in the field of plastic and applied arts.
Observational drawing and sketching

Acquire notions of proportion, value, composition and analysis through observation. Develop rapid perception of space and movement, and memorise shapes.
Technical drawing and perspectives

Develop techniques for spatial representation, the perception of volumes and perspectives, and notions of lighting.
Colours

Colour theory, colour and language, chromatic research, material research, light and shade, study of different materials, use of geometric shapes..
Plastic expression and experimentation

The plastic field, articulation between the different elements, interaction between content and form, plastic rhythms, etc
Written and oral expression and communication techniques

Learn to write and speak coherently so as to be able to defend your projects.
English

Acquire oral fluency on a variety of subjects relating to current affairs, culture, art and design.

Join the Design prep course

For Who ?
- For students who wish to enroll in one of the following three programs: Professional Graphic Design and Multimedia Program, Professional Interior Design Program, Professional Concept Art Illustration Program.
- For students who wish to study concept art illustration but do not have a satisfactory level of drawing skills.
- For students who are not yet sure about their choice of training, who want to give themselves an extra year to think about it and choose the right course that suits them best.
It can be integrated subject to the following criteria:
- A high school diploma or equivalent level 4 qualification
- Review of the student’s academic record and a motivational interview
Why ?
- To discover, experiment, and gain access to a solid foundation of theoretical and practical knowledge in applied arts, visual arts, and drawing.
- To acquire effective working methods and develop both creativity and artistic culture.
How ?
- Courses and workshops over two semesters.
- A program focused on the creative process, drawing, and its practice: technical drawing and perspective, intentional drawing and observational sketching, colors, visual expression, art and design history, graphic design, and spatial design.
- Continuous assessment with a final oral exam at the end of the year.