Graphic Design
As a graphic designer, you connect your fascination and observations to those of your clients, other designers and the public.
Graphic Design educates a new generation of designers who are engaged, critical, curious and able to relate to the public and clients from an artistic and independent position. We educate makers who – by exploring the responsibility and power of graphic design – are able to relate to social, cultural, political, commercial and technological issues in contemporary society.
Graphic designers want to communicate. Give shape to information in words and images, and tell a story to a specific audience through various media. Design identity and interact with users. As a graphic designer, you connect your fascination and observations to those of your clients, other designers and the public. You want to have a presence everywhere where communication is needed.
The profession of graphic design has a long tradition. The basis of the discipline is the design of print such as books, house styles and posters. In recent decades, graphic design has broadened to include different forms of media such as websites, apps, film and video, interactive installations, exhibitions and interventions in public space. These developments mean that graphic design is rarely clear-cut. It is in the process of transformation and creates much space for innovation.
What we expect from you is an individual, always questioning, open and enterprising attitude towards the subject, towards society, the media, the Willem de Kooning Academy and, not least, towards yourself. Continuous self-reflection during your studies is a condition to arrive at a clear perspective about how you will position yourself as a graphic designer in the world.
Creating Pioneers
Our successful Graphic Design alumni include: Rens Muis & Pieter Vos (75B); Daniel van der Velden & Vinca Kruk (Metahaven); Maarten Jurriaanse & Barry de Bruin (Ping-Pong Design); Nicole Martens; Rick Vermeulen (Hard Werken); Lonne Wennekendonk (Studio Lonne Wennekendonk); Merijn van Essen & Sander van Loon (OONA); Ties Alfrink, Hugo de Pagter & Martijn Rietveld (Pony Design Club); and Janneke Absil (winner of the Drempel Award).
- Pažymių išrašas - jei dar nesi baigęs mokyklos, būtina prisegti pažymių išrašą. Smulkesnę informaciją kaip pildyti išrašą ir kada jis reikalingas, rasi čia.
- Brandos atestatas – jei jau esi baigęs mokyklą, išrašo nereikia, užtenka anketoje prisegti savo Brandos atestatą.
Pastaba!
- Motyvacinis laiškas yra NEprivalomas dokumentas stojant į šio universiteto programas.
- Stojant į Willem de Kooning Academy BŪTINA pateikti savo gimimo liudijimą ir jo oficialų vertimą į anglų kalbą.
- Vienas iš stojimo etapų į Willem de Kooning Academy yra Admission Exam (reikės atlikti papildomas stojamąsias užduotis).
Anglų kalbos žinias gali patvirtinti vienu iš šių būdų:
- turėti anglų kalbos pažymį Brandos atestate ir išlaikyti Anglų kalbos valstybinį egzaminą (egzamino rezultatas nėra svarbus, svarbiausia, kad jį išlaikytum)*
arba
- išlaikyti IELTS arba TOEFL testą.
*Jeigu nori pasitikrinti ar tavo anglų kalbos žinios yra pakankamos studijuoti Nyderlandų aukštosiose – suteikiame galimybę laikyti Oxford anglų kalbos testą. Nors anglų kalbos testas nėra reikalaujamas, patartina žinoti savo galimybes ir kalbos lygį.
After applying at the WDKA you will get an invitation by email to start your admission exam. In that email you will find a link to your personal intake page where you can upload and fill out all that is requested.
The admission consists of 4 parts:
Make sure to complete and upload all of them on your intake page!
WdKA organises three rounds, during which we carry out the admission assessments. Round 1 & 2 are the main admission rounds. If you wish to apply in round 3, please note that we might have a limited number of places left for certain programs.
- Deadline Round 1: March 27th 2022 - & Fine Art applicants
- Deadline Round 2: May 8th 2022
- Deadline Round 3: June 5th 2022
- Graphic designer within an infinite variety of practices
