Art, Media and Design Career Guide | Kings Colleges

Art, Media and Design

Art and design at Kings Our students

Choosing to study Art & Design in the UK immerses you in one of the richest cultural heritages in the world.
You will follow in the footsteps of some of the most renowned and progressive names in advertising, design and fashion: Stella McCartney, Vivienne Westwood, Jimmy Choo and Apple’s Chief Design Officer, Jonathan Ive, and many others.

A world-leader in creative innovation

The UK has a rich history of shaping world-leading innovations in creative industries.
The first moving colour pictures, the first Teletext service, and more recently, first newspaper brand – The Independent — to fully integrate augmented reality into daily editorial content.

Inspirational cities with thriving arts scenes

London will also be one of the world’s most exciting and inspiring cities in which to be an Art & Design student.
But there are many other UK cities with a globally reputation for arts: Manchester, Glasgow, Leeds and Bristol. All have welcomed Kings Art & Design alumni.

Outstanding arts-focused universities

The UK has many universities ranking in the Top 20 globally for Art & Design
In 2023 the first and second ranked universities for Art & Design globally were Royal College of Art and UAL (QS World University rankings).

Typical Art & Design degrees

Kings students have progressed to a wide variety of degrees including:

Architecture
Fine art
Ceramics
Creative Arts
Design for the Stage
Graphic Design
Fashion Design

Fashion Communication
Interior Design
Illustration
Product Design
Media Communications
Textile Design

Typical Art & Design careers

Graphic designer
Fashion designer
Interior designer
Illustrator

Film producer
Animator
Gallery curator
Art and design teacher

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