Advanced Design Course

This intense 15-week course is laser-focused on getting you the portfolio that you need to get where you want to go. If you’re a future Communication Designer or Motion Designer, it’s the ultimate way to get you ready for the real world. You’ll work collaboratively to develop innovative works - both real and fictive - that feed directly into your portfolio.

Berghs Advanced — Design offers two possible tracks: Communication Design and Motion Design. And it consists of classes, coaching sessions, individual and group work, and more than fifteen briefs to furnish your portfolio.

It’s perfect for international students with previous studies or experience in communications, advertising, or design – who want to work professionally in English.

Orientation (Week 1)

Advanced starts with an introduction to Berghs’ unique action-based learning approach to creative problem-solving. You also learn practical tools for collaboration and develop productive ways to offer feedback and critique.

Portfolio Coaching (Week 2—15)

Developing your portfolio is the most significant part of Berghs Advanced. To support it, we run weekly coaching sessions and tasks to help build a portfolio that is perfect for you. It covers everything from finishing, adjusting, and curating your work to your personal approach to storytelling, social media, personal branding, and getting your work in front of the right people for you. You’ll also get friendly and actionable portfolio feedback from a wide range of people.

Chapter 1: Problem, Insight, Solution (Week 2—6)

Over five weeks, you work in groups on a large number of briefs and learn about problem framing, insight generation, message development, and creative execution. At the end of the module, you master the process, and produce and present better ideas faster and more consistently. You also learn to rapidly iterate your work while becoming better at giving and receiving feedback and how to pitch ideas powerfully. This module consists of more than eight briefs designed to give you confidence and your portfolio momentum.

Chapter 2: Deep Design Expertise (Week 7—12)

The next six weeks are specific to your professional focus. This is where you dive into the particular crafts, refine skills, discover tools, and practice within either Communication Design or Motion Design. Your portfolio must reflect considerable professional abilities, and this is where you get to deep dive into your domain. This module is heavier on individual assignments and also offers a deeper understanding of your specific professional practice.

Chapter 3: Future Vision (Week 13—15)

It all comes together in the final weeks to create something unique. First, we challenge teams with a single brief to develop a strategic platform and creative solution that positively impacts the user, the business, and society. Then, using your newly-refined skills to collaborate across disciplines, you’ll create a powerful case film, which functions as a capstone project and a hero portfolio piece. This module pushes you outside the traditional design brief’s usual constraints to create something truly remarkable, reflects your values, and makes the future more sustainable.

Network and industry connections

To best prepare you for the professional world, you’ll also meet guest speakers and coaches and participate in several industry visits. This helps to grow your network and understand different roles and perspectives in the design industry.

• Advanced Design Certificate – Communication Design
• Advanced Design Certificate – Motion Design