THINGS CAN ALWAYS BE IMPROVED. DESIGNERS ARE RENOWNED

FOR CHANGING THINGS FOR THE BETTER - AND IT'S WHY BUSINESSES

EMPLOY OUR GRADS. FRESH, WORLD CHANGING THINKING.

The School of Art & Design encourages critical and innovative thinking and gives you the skills to design the world the way it should be.

Where could you go:

Studying Art and Design provides the fundamental skills for a career in the creative industries sector or positions one for a life less ordinary through fostering a spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship.

Web Designer

Web designers must remain current. Site designs must work across-browsers, be recognisable, easy and logical. Today it's all about content specific to customer needs and wants and getting the business socialised-online for great search rankings.

Fashion Design

Fashion designers are in charge of developing future trends, styles, accessories and even fabrics that can enhance a brand image. It's the cutting edge of global, wearable messaging.

Art Director

An art director will usual oversee all design developed for a business. Setting parameters from layout to colour, to typeface and even imagery style. It's a powerful role requiring solid leadership and vision.

Product Designer

Nothing sells like cool. Form and function rule the world and a marketer's dream product is one that looks beautiful and works superbly. Product designers see things differently – they see them better.

Salary Benchmarks

Example of a Website Developer career


Pay for Website Developers vary depending on experience, postgraduate study and specific area of work. Pay rates for each step are as follows:

1 - 3 years
experience

$45-50k

3 - 6 years
experience

$60-80k

6+ years
experience

$80k+

This information is provided as a guide only.
Source: Web Developers Association of New Zealand

An education in Art and Design at AUT University will meet your creative needs. Our major study areas include: Digital Design, Fashion, Graphic Design, Product Design, Spatial Design, Textiles and Visual Arts.

Art and Design- Undergraduate

The school of Art and Design offers 2 Undergraduate Bachelor's degrees, Bachelor of Design and the Bachelor of Visual Arts. These degrees have a range of different disciplines.

Duration: 3 years full time

Venue: City Campus

Starting date: 27 February 2012

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Art and Design- Postgraduate

The Postgraduate Department at the School of Art and Design offers 8 different postgraduate programmes including both professional and research programmes. The postgraduate qualifications range from a Bachelor of Art and Design (Honours) to Doctoral degrees.

Duration: 1 - 3 years full time

Venue: City Campus

Starting date: 27 February 2012 / or anytime

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Our Graduates

Who:

Anzac Tasker

Works For:

Designworks

Role:

Designer

Graduate Qualification:

Bachelor of Design & Bachelor
of Art and Design (Honours)

Anzac's story:


A love for design has always driven Anzac Tasker. Wanting to follow his passion as well as find a career with security, he decided to pursue a Bachelor of Design and then move to the Bachelor of Art and Design (Honours).


"It's hard to do well in anything without understanding the basics. AUT provided me with a concrete foundation for my design career. The guidance I received and there sources and facilities on offer helped me to develop a well-rounded design portfolio."


Having impressed the creative director of Design works with his portfolio, Anzac got a job at the established Auckland design agency. "I am fortunate to be working with some of New Zealand's top graphic designers on a wicked client list including companies like Air New Zealand, DB Breweries and Telecom as well as doing my own freelance work."


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