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INTERIOR DESIGN

OVERVIEW: Do you have a flair for design? With the Net Learners Interior Design and Decorating Course, you can develop your skills and talents, learning how to combine colours, fabrics and furnishings to create beautiful living spaces. Build a new career in this growing field or simply learn how to re design your own home to a professional standard. Assuming no previous knowledge, the course covers all aspects of interior design, from design themes and decorating techniques, through to the importance of working to a budget.

SUPPORT: As a Net Learners student you will be allocated a personal tutor whom will mark and help you with your work. You will also have access to our tutorial support service during normal office hours, for all the practical advice you may need.

ASSESSMENT: This course includes a number of tutor marked assessments that you complete as part of your coursework and then forward to your tutor. These include practical design tasks and short questions on specific topics within the course.

CAREER PROSPECTS: Whilst many students simply take the course to gain new skills and re design their homes, the knowledge and techniques you learn will be of use in a number of different career paths including property development, interior design and related professions.

WHAT'S INCLUDED: In addition to the course pack, students will receive a free text reader and complementary design pack for creating your own colour plans and visualisations. Subjects covered in this course include the following:

History of interior design,
What is interior design and the role of the designer?
Interior design in the home,
Interior design in the workplace,
Themes and styles from around the world,
Design basics,
Working with colour, shapes, fabrics and textures,
Working with paint,
Working with fabrics,
Working with wall textures and papers,
Curtains, drapes, blinds, soft furnishings,
The stages of a successful design,
Deciding on a theme and budget,
Preparing a plan and design visualisation,
Design implementation,
Accessories - the finishing touch,
Freelance design - setting up your own consultancy.

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FASHION DESIGN AND DRAWING

OVERVIEW: Would you like to design fashion clothes and accessories for fun or even profit? With the Net Learners Fashion Design and Drawing Course, you can develop your skills and talents, learning how to design and draw beautiful clothes for your own pleasure or as the first steps towards a new and exciting career in this field. Assuming no previous knowledge or drawing skill, the course covers all aspects of fashion design and drawing, from basic design ideas and concepts, to sketching your designs and preparing them as presentations with choices of colour and fabric.

SUPPORT: As a Net Learners student you will be allocated a personal tutor whom will mark and help you with your work. You will also have access to our tutorial support service during normal office hours, for all the practical advice you may need.

ASSESSMENT: This course includes a number of tutor marked assessments that you complete as part of your coursework and then forward to your tutor. These include practical design tasks and short questions on specific topics within the course.

CAREER PROSPECTS: Whilst many students simply take the course to gain new skills and design clothes for themselves, their family and friends, the knowledge and techniques you learn will be of use in a number of different career paths including fashion design, dress making, retail and related professions.

WHAT'S INCLUDED: In addition to the course pack, students will also receive a free text reader and complementary design pack for creating your own drawings and visualisations. Subjects covered in this course include the following:

Fashion through the ages,
Design bench marks,
Classical themes and trends,
Modern themes and trends,
Fashion concepts.
Design and inspiration,
Drawing: body forms, clothes, footwear and accessories,
Choosing fabrics and textiles,
Choosing colours and shades,
Drawing to design,
Design sizing, pattern making, sample production,
Freelance design.