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Choosing the right OCA course for you
Posted: 01/07/26 09:49 |
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Are you feeling stuck with choosing which course to apply for? At OCA, we offer a wide range of courses to suit different interests, and choosing the right one when you apply can sometimes feel daunting. Consider what you love: what is it that you will look forward to studying in depth? You might feel that you already have a strong understanding of the career path and subject you wish to focus on, but at this stage of study it can also be difficult to pinpoint exactly what you wish to specialise in.
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What is Visual Communications at OCA?
Posted: 21/05/26 01:56 |
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Visual Communications at the Open College of the Arts is a “big umbrella” of creative subjects and multidisciplinary design. This is more than just a degree—it is a global studio for hybrid creatives, defined by academic excellence and a broad, real-world curriculum designed for today’s changing society and creative economy.
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Moving image in Visual Communications
Posted: 15/05/26 09:37 |
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In Vis Com we have had a significant uptake of students exploring moving image within their work, and as we are more than happy to encourage students to investigate and even go on to specialise in animation within their degree, we thought it would be beneficial to talk about the possibilities of animation within the BA Visual Communications pathway at OCA.
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The Language of Type
Posted: 02/03/21 09:26 |
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There are thousands of type faces for you to choose from, but how do you choose the right one? Many great designers normally use only three or four for all their work. Because there are now so many, the temptation is to always use something novel and distinctive. However, it is often not the novelty […]
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OCA recommends: ‘Manga’ at the British Museum, until 26 August 2019
Posted: 16/07/19 09:47 |
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Until around 20 years ago, it was possible to determine a comics artist or illustrator’s national and cultural origins from their aesthetic – from the elements of composition, mark-making, gesturality and myriad other aspects of image-making that comprised their personal visual language. Now none of these origins can be taken for granted. The fundamental question this raises is about the future of design and illustration generally – is the increasing similarity of visuality a ‘good thing’ or not?
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My mom always said life was like a box of chocolates…
Posted: 16/12/18 12:00 |
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Under the Visual Communications umbrella you can study a range of disciplines including graphic design and illustration and explore the overlaps between those and other disciplines within the area.
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