A colourful poster wrapped around a metal cylinder in a modern printing press.

Graphic Design Facilities

Introduction

The Graphic Design programme is well supplied with the latest Apple computers and professional software, which are regularly renewed and updated. We are fortunate to have a fantastic working space for our students with a specific studio for our third years.

Facilities include:

Computers

The main teaching suite has 25 computers and there is an open access suite of 14 machines. These are all networked to a range of printers from double sided A3+ to large format banner printers

Cameras and Lighting

Digital cameras and video cameras, as well as a portable lighting setups are available for students to use to produce their own video and photography. There is a lasercutter dedicated to Visual Communication students, as well as traditional Letterpress and Riso Printers. 

Printers

There is a lasercutter dedicated to Visual Communication students, as well as traditional Letterpress and Riso Printers. 

Gallery

Two laughing female students sit opposite each other on purple couches.
A large classroom brightly lit by overhead lights and with windows across one wall.
Three students creating designs on Apple Mac computers.
A colourful poster wrapped around a metal cylinder in a modern printing press.
Four hand-operated red printing presses set out on a long workbench; the walls above them are decorated with typeface-themed posters.
A type case tray holding metal typeface blocks in different compartments.
Two laughing students sit on a lime green sofa with MacBooks balanced on their laps.

Shared Access

Access to other areas of the Faculty is arranged through workshops, however, Swansea College of Art and Design has a policy of allowing students shared access to all of our facilities.