The profession of designer is multifaceted. Depending on your creative inclinations, you can choose interior design, landscape, modeling clothing or become a specialist in computer graphics. However, in order to enter the necessary faculty, you must first pass exams. But which ones you will learn from our article.
Core exams
Various educational institutions require the delivery of various subjects, but there are also basic ones, mandatory for everyone who wants to unlearn a designer. Here they are:
- Russian language;
- literature;
- history.
In addition to them, applicants will be asked to go 2 additional checks related to the identification of creativity. Firstly, draw a picture, but not “from the head”, but from the provided bust or other object. The applicant will be given 4-6 hours to pass the test. Secondly, you will need to make a composition of several issued objects, for example, it can be paper geometric shapes. From them it will be necessary to construct a three-dimensional model, give it a name and draw its schemes in different projections. At the end of the exam, the points obtained during the passage of creative competitions, and grades for the main subjects are summed up, and the final verdict is issued.
If the applicant has a portfolio, that is, a collection of samples of work (drawings, paintings, drawings), it would be useful to submit it to the selection committee as an additional "trump card". It will also be a plus and participation in creative competitions, productions.
In general, a portfolio is not required upon admission, but some educational institutions count extra points for its availability.
Admission after grade 9 and 11
If you plan to finish 11 classes, then after passing the exam you can confidently submit documents for admission to the university. If you decide to say goodbye to the school after grade 9, then you have a direct road to the secondary vocational school - college, technical school, lyceum, or to special courses.
However, it is worth noting that when you graduate, your choice of specialization will be wider than when you get a secondary special. So, you can become:
- graphic designer;
- industrial designer;
- printed product developer;
- an artist;
- designer-designer;
- clothes designer;
- interior designer;
- landscape designer.
List of professions available for admission to college: design of clothes, interior design, landscape and computer graphics. When submitting documents to the university, they will require the results of the Unified State Exam and may offer to perform a creative task (depends on the particular educational institution). Upon admission to the secondary school you will need a certificate with grades, where you can look at the relevant disciplines: Russian, history, drawing (or drawing).
What items to take in different directions?
Now consider each specialty separately.
Industrial Design
Industrial Designer - This is a specialist who studies the finished market product and creates a high-quality analogue. In other words, he does not develop innovations, but makes everyday objects more perfect.
You can study as an industrial designer at a university. When applying, you will need the results of a unified state exam in general subjects, and you will also need to pass entrance exams in the Russian language, social science, show your creativity, having passed the test on a given topic (drawing / composition).
Graphic
It is best to study graphic design at a university, but in the absence of such an opportunity (or desire), you can go to colleges and special courses.
Here is a list of subjects for which you will require the results of the exam at the university:
- Russian language;
- literature;
- mathematics;
- Informatics;
- physics.
Clothes designer
You can study this profession both in high school, and in secondary school or in courses. However, you should be aware that higher education will still be preferable, especially if you want to not only learn how to cut and sew, but also develop a new clothing design.
Let's talk about secondary special education. You can get the profession of a cutter or designer-fashion designer. The main difference between these professions lies in their functional responsibilities. The cutter is engaged in placing patterns on fabric, cutting clothes, preparing her for fitting. The designer draws sketches and develops technical patterns.
At the end of the vocational school, you will be issued a state diploma. Admission is possible both after the 9th (in this case you will have to study 4 or 5 years), and after the 11th grade (the term of study will be 3 years). Initially, you will learn the profession of a cutter, and then - a fashion designer.
Admission on the basis of 9 classes involves passing an interview. On the basis of 11 classes, exams are taken (Russian language and literature) or the results of a unified state exam in mathematics and the Russian language are provided. A creative competition is also held (drawing).
Interior Design
You can learn this profession both on average and in a higher educational institution, and not only full-time, but also in absentia, and even online.
The list of disciplines for passing on admission to the university:
- Russian language;
- literature;
- mathematics;
- history.
Besides these items, You will have to be ready for a creative competition (drawing / composition / drawing). Admission to a secondary specialized educational institution involves passing an interview. If there are many people who want to study, and there are few places, then you will need to provide a school certificate with grades. By the way, you can enter the secondary school after 9 and after grade 11. Of course, in addition to the above, there are also special paid courses that promise to give you the necessary knowledge in a couple of months. Of course, you can start with them.
But for the success of the volume of information that you receive on them, it will be clearly not enough. Therefore, be prepared after completing them to continue your studies in a more in-depth format.
Landscape design
Landscape designer is a very interesting profession for those who like to create unique works by using the gifts of nature, coupled with human creations. Designer's development should be based not only on the wishes of the client, but also on the features of the area where the design is required, as well as on the climatic conditions of the region. Indeed, you must admit that you can’t grow palm trees in Siberia, no matter how hard you try, and therefore a landscape designer should be well versed in plants, more precisely, in the specifics of their cultivation.
If you want to get this education, you will need to pass exams in the following disciplines:
- biology;
- mathematics;
- geography;
- Russian language.
Ad designer
This profession is very specific, since the designer “advertiser” does not create works of art, but develops effective visual elements for successful advertising of products or services as part of a marketing policy. His activity is aimed at creating a recognizable "face" of the company using graphic tools. It depends on this specialist how the marketing campaign will take place, whether consumers will be interested and loyal, or, conversely, disappointed.
The designer of advertising and promotional products must have an artistic taste and ability, be smart, and also be able to quickly respond to changes in market trends and use them for their development. To become a successful specialist in the field of advertising design / advertising products, you need to get a higher education. You can enter the specialty "Graphics" or "Design of printed products."
List of exam items required for delivery:
- Russian language;
- literature;
- history;
- mathematics.
Also, most universities offer creative testing by passing a drawing, painting or other composition. There are paid courses that last about 9 months. On them, future specialists are trained in the use of modern computer programs for the development and design of advertising leaflets, booklets, catalogs, magazines, banners.
After completing the courses, graduates receive state diplomas on professional retraining.