Online short courses
Royal College of Art online short courses take place throughout the year in a highly interactive, live virtual environment.
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Online delivery: RCA Service Design Masterclass
Upcoming online short courses
Contemporary Art Summer School
22 July – 9 August 2024
“This course offers the unique opportunity to look at your practice differently. I want people to walk away with a new joy in their practice and a different way of looking at what they have been working on so far.”
Dr Despina Zacharopoulou, Short Course Leader
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Service Design Masterclass
21–26 November 2024
"Service Design is transforming organisations across the globe. The RCA is at the centre of a new generation of user-centred, system-smart and delivery-focused talent. This is an opportunity to understand how to apply service design thinking into the heart of your organisation."
Dr Nicolás Rebolledo, Short Course Leader
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Editorial Design
FUTURE DATES TBC - Register your interest
“Learn the craft and art of editorial design, which is defined as the presentation of information (text and image) in a coherent, relevant and innovative manner, allowing the reader access to subject matter of all kinds and on various platforms."
Adrian Shaughnessy and Astrid Stavro, Short Course Leaders
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Typography
FUTURE DATES TBC - Register your interest
“Typography is part science and part art. This course aims to acquaint you with the core principles of typography (the science) and inspire you to develop your powers of typographic expression (the art).”
Adrian Shaughnessy, Short Course Leader
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Curating Contemporary Art and Design
FUTURE DATES TBC - Register your interest
“We provide a highly interactive environment in which participants develop their own curatorial practices and critical perspectives while building new networks and working collaboratively together.”
Linda Rocco, Short Course Convenor
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The Graphic Novel: Visual Storytelling
FUTURE DATES TBC - Register your interest
“How we start a story can prove difficult but to make this possible we are offering you a starting point. Composition, tone, colour, pacing and tempo are the things we have to engage with.”
Professor Andrzej Klimowski, Short Course Leader
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Work by Jonny Knight, Typography short course 2023
Future dates to be announced
Creative Strategies for the Future of Work
"Everyone is trying to figure out how to make the new hybrid work model a success. But are organisations and individuals trying to adapt to new ways of working using old ways of thinking? This masterclass will change your perspective and help you bring fresh ideas to future strategy. It is a unique partnership between the Royal College of Art, a world-renowned hub of creativity, and WORKTECH Academy, the global knowledge network. Be part of it!"
Professor Emeritus Jeremy Myerson, Course Leader and Director of WORKTECH Academy
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Typography short course online delivery
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Get in touch with Jo Chounta if you'd like to find out more about this or any of our other short courses.
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