Fashion Communication (1 week)
Fashion Communication is a multi-skilled creative discipline. Through fashion illustration, digital skills, brand development and creative manuals we will introduce you to the key areas of visual communication within the fashion industry. All workshops are carefully planned to teach skills needed to build a knowledge that equips you for further education in fashion communication.
The course explores the world of fashion communication, offering an introduction to the fashion media industry and developing skills in both digital and manual creative solutions, covering brand concept, magazine layout, logo design and printing processes.
By the end of the course, students will have developed an understanding of brand concept and the world of fashion communication, gained a broad understanding of magazine layouts in the fashion media industry, and developed a basic understanding of logo design.
Develop your skills in: Brand Concept | Magazine Layout | Logo Design | Printing Processes
DATES & FEES
Course Location
CSVPA Cambridge
Course Length
1 week
Course Dates
Sunday 4th July 2027
Sunday 18th July 2027
Price
£2,115 (one week)
ABOUT THIS COURSE
COURSE BENEFITS
LEARN FROM ART AND DESIGN PROFESSIONALS
Our lecturers are all working professionals who will bring valuable industry experience to the programme. Students enjoy 30 hours of tuition comprised of lectures and creative practical workshops working towards a final exhibition.
BROADEN YOUR SKILLS IN THE INDUSTRY
Explore the world of fashion communication and get an introduction to the fashion media industry. Develop your skills in both digital and manual creative solutions in the fashion communication field.
ACTIVITIES AND EXCURSIONS
Students enjoy a variety of evening activities each week designed to be fun, interactive and provide our students with the opportunity to socialise and make new friends. One full day excursion each week allows students to really get to know the UK. We use major destinations such as London as a classroom, where students will enjoy creative and cultural experiences through guided walks and visits to museums and other places of interest.
PROGRESSION AT CSVPA
Completion of the course can enable progression on to our UAL Extended Diploma or Foundation Diploma courses (if you meet the UAL entry criteria for the course).
PRACTICE YOUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS
This course is taught in English, and students are asked to communicate with each other in English, giving our international students the perfect opportunity to practice your English speaking, listening, writing and reading skills.
COURSE OUTCOMES
You will develop an understanding of brand concept and the world of fashion communication.
You will gain a broad understanding of magazine layouts in the fashion media industry.
You will develop a basic understanding of logo design, an integral part of brand creation.
ENTRY
Age
14-18 years old
Who is it for
The course is aimed at any student aged 14 to 18 years who is interested in exploring other aspects of the Fashion industry aside from fashion design and garment construction. Completion of the course can enable progression on to our University of the Arts London Awarding Body Extended Diploma or Foundation Diploma courses (if you meet the UAL entry criteria for the course).
English Level
International students should have at least an
Upper Intermediate level of English
SAMPLE TIMETABLE
| Week 1 | 1st Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | 2nd Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breakfast (time) | Arrival, induction and campus tour | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast |
| Morning 08:00 - 12:00 | Arrival, induction and campus tour | Introduction and ice breaker | Visual Merchandising. Group task. | Being a Fashion Communicator. Create a written piece ready for print. | Being a Digital Communicator. Photoshop. Mark-making and font layering. | Using the digital print made previously, upcycle and customise a t-shirt. | Included Full Day Excursion: London (including gallery or museum visit and shopping time) | Departure |
| Lunch 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Departure |
| Afternoon 13:00 - 16:00 | Arrival, induction and campus tour | Developing a mood board. Use of collage, marking, and sketch. | Build and develop visual language through use of 3D mock-up. | Developing use of fonts, layout, and text. Share your work! | Photoshop project – Digital print | Fashion Shoot – students work in small groups to photograph customised t-shirts. Certificate presentation. | Departure | |
| Dinner 16:30 - 18:00 | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner | Departure |
| Evening 19:30 - 22:00 | Evening Activities | Park Social Time - City View Ferris Wheel | Bowling /Ice Skating / Rock Climbing | Talent Show / Trashion Show/ Tie Dye Arts & Crafts | Cinema / Punting | CSVPA Disco / Dance Party | Selfie Orienteering Challenge | Departure |
