Iska Rust

The course equips students with the knowledge and skills to compose and apply an appropriately researched professional design process to problems related to mass-produced products, resulting in proposals that take account of the desired function, all user aspects, environmental responsibilities and cultural suitability. The graduate will be able to present the proposals, illustrate the desirability of the proposed products and fully justify the applied decision-making in a detailed design report. Graduates will be able to produce a business plan describing and quantifying the necessary steps to transform the proposals into a real product.

The course equips students with the knowledge and skills to apply the design process to problems related to mass-produced products, to produce conceptual sketches, technical specifications, rendered images and physical or virtual 3D-models to communicate proposed solutions in a professional way. The graduate will be able to participate in debate around current design thinking and movements, based on historical reference and position the results of their work in the business framework that generated the need for the design input.

Print Design and Publishing course is designed to give one a thorough understanding of the print media environment. One will learn to master the tools, practices and terminology required to produce professional print media. Will enable you to emerge confident enough to apply ones skills from pre-press to post-press: receiving a brief, conceptualizing a visual solution; presenting the ideas professionally; executing a concept digitally through the use of a wide range of industry standard application programs such as Adobe InDesign®, Illustrator® and Photoshop®, and applying finishing art techniques to take the documents to press, and, finally, presenting the final body of work in a professional manner.

Click to edit education descriptionAfter successfully completing the iALA gap year, each student will be exposed to activities and experiences that will enhance their self-confidence, self-efficacy, stress management skills and emotional intelligence. The experiential learning program we follow, aim at the development of social effectiveness via the extensive training on the development of emotional intelligence, cooperative teamwork and leadership abilities. Attention is been given to time management, personal mastery and thedevelopment of problem solving skills. Students should be ready to start making independent decisions after this year. The experiences within the group will enable the student to choose a career, based on individual skills, passions and sustainability. They will know their strengths and weaknesses and know how to function successfully both individually and as part of a group. Activities and Societies: Scuba Diving, Marathons, Triathlon, Mountain Biking, Abseiling, Sea rescue, Skipper licence, Life saving, Snorkeling, Medical Aid level 2, Toastmasters