Our intensive summer and winter courses over the time have earned the reputation of the courses guaranteeing a creative ‘shake up’ to their students and an opportunity to plunge into an extremely interesting and emotion-rich atmosphere where they may forget about their everyday routine. They are mainly intended for practising designers who want to learn from leading professionals and, thanks to direct links with the creative industries, to determine their further specialization and professional development.
Photography (July 26 – August 4, 2010)
This intensive course designed for beginners and more experienced photographers. The principles of photography are covered both in theory and practice and students are encouraged to pursue a personal approach to their work.
Illustration (July 7-15, 2010)
This is a really intensive course including practical classes and master classes; participants learn about modern trends in drawing and illustration and master the use of new technologies – narrative, decorative, manual and digital. The course helps catalyze professional development and give it a new impetus, get rid of the danger of professional stagnation, to see the works of famous illustrators in a new light and form their own portfolio.
Type and Calligraphy (July 26 – August 4, 2010)
The course is intended for graphic designers who need to add typeface design to the range of their knowledge and skills and who are ready for a creative experiment under the guidance of well-known experts in calligraphy, typography and typeface design. The programme consists of two parts – calligraphic and digital, and during both students are exposed to lectures, workshops and master classes delivered by those who really know this business well.
Graphic Design and Visual Communications (July 16-24, 2010)
The course looks into and helps course participants to explore various facets of a graphic designer’s work and gives a broad overview of conceptual approaches to making communication visually effective. During a relatively short period of time students are immersed in the atmosphere of workshops, lectures and master-classes delivered by BHSAD tutors and famous Moscow designers.
Interactive Design and New Media (July 16-24, 2010)
The course is intended for people working in design and advertising businesses that are interested in raising their professional competency by acquiring new skills in using new media technologies. Participants increase their understanding of interactive technologies and learn to use specific design tools to be able to create successful interactive projects.
Design Management (July 7-15, 2010)
Russia's leading experts in the field of research, marketing and design tell about the secrets of managing creative projects and creative business. The course is specially tailored for those who deal with managing creative processes - creative and art directors, account and brand managers, marketing managers and directors. The course introduces students to the latest achievements in effective organisation and management of design processes.
