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For designers, non-designers, and desktop publishers. Fine typography is timeless; typesetting technology may change, but there is only so much a good computer program can do. Using type creatively has more to do with aesthetics and common sense than it does with how the type is set, who sets it, or how much it costs. For guidance we can no longer look to the professional typographer for help; we are now the typographers.
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Arts and Design Schools, colleges, and universities have post-secondary, undergraduate, and graduate programs that broaden and develop professional abilities and perspectives in their students. Arts and Design Schools offer certificates and degrees in the many subjects included in the discipline of art. Students can study for associate, bachelor, master, and doctorate degrees in drawing and painting, print making, sculpture, graphic design, fabric design, architecture, interior design, illustration, animation, film, furniture, fashion, and others.
Arts and Design students will study basic liberal arts and sciences in addition to basic design principles through readings, discussions, lectures, and practice through creative inspiration, guided activities, and constructive criticism from instructors and classmates. A modern-day education in Arts and Design focuses primarily on computer aided drawing (CAD); however students will also be introduced to physical design media and textiles, such as: paint, wood, metal, fiber, clay, glass, and plastics.
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If you’re interested in any element of the visual arts, including graphic design, painting, photography, illustration or sculpture, then an art school may be exactly what you’re looking for. They offer courses that are specifically designed to enhance your skills and knowledge in your chosen field of art. Generally art schools don’t have as much focus on extra subjects, such as science or math, whereas larger institutions generally include those subjects in the degrees they offer. An accredited art school or college, however, is still able to offer a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
To be accepted into art school, there are some criteria you will generally need to meet. The admissions committee is looking for applicants with the following attributes:
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