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First Media Design School
School Type: Private Institution
School Type: Private Institution
Address: 5 Teck Lim Road, Singapore, 08838
Website: firstmedia.edu.sg
Description
Brief Profile - First Media (FM) Group
• Started in 1989 with more than 20 years experience in the design industry
• Regional business presence in Kuala Lumpur, Hongkong, Jakarta, Ho Chi Minh City, Manila and Bangkok
• Singapore’s largest local communication, branding & education group
• Lead creative agency for numerous MNCs, government agencies, Temasek-linked Companies and SMEs
Brief Profile - First Media Design School (FMDS)
• Subsidiary of First Media Group (www.firstmedia.com.sg)
• MOE-registered & CaseTrusted
• 2-year Advanced Diploma courses with express pathway to 1-year BA studies
• A design-centric school, and the only design school owned and operated by design practitioners • More than 20 experienced teaching staff with strong design industry links
• Average lecturer-to-student ratio of 1:15
• Main campus is a wholly-owned 4-storey conservation building located in the heart of Chinatown, with 2 other campuses nearby
• Existing school operations in Singapore, Jakarta & Accra, Ghana
Our Mission
A learning and teaching design institution well-regarded for its design teaching methodologies, innovativeness and pro-enterprise building spirit.
Our Values
To train, develop and nurture 'First Class' creative professionals and mentor budding design entrepreneurs.
Selecting Design As a Profession
Design Profession Enjoys Wider Appeal
Graphic design is widely regarded as visual communication, which is usually transmitted online or through mass media. A designer’s profession is often one that is admired and desired, perhaps due to the fact that design work conveyed through these medium, on top of the self gratification and recognition gained from the work itself, creates an appeal that adds to the already glamorous perception attributed to most designers. Conceptualising creative ideas while working in a stimulating, non-restrictive environment are all part and parcel of this profession.
Why Design Education?
Despite the fact that an education in design often attracts young adults, it is open to anyone who intends to explore their creative talent. As design is often subjective, developing a good design sense is vital, and a much needed and sought after skill in the job market.
The Singapore Education Services, a subsidiary of the Singapore Tourism Board, has been quite aggressive in marketing Singapore as an educational hub to attract many more foreign students to choose Singapore as their preferred city for further studies.
Given Singapore’s initiative to position herself as a successful creative media hub throughout Asia, interest in design education has grown significantly.
Knowing where your career interest lies
• You should ascertain the design programme that excites you and work towards applying for it.
• It is good to have a strong interest for design and possibly some prior exposure, in school or on a personal level, in design and/or art forms. This art and/or design orientation will help you to cope with your load throughout the study period.
Principal's Words
Testimonials
FMDS Student Made Good with FM
Upon first meeting this Assistant Art Director, one would not have guessed that, beneath his humble and well-mannered nature lies a professional confidence that is hard found anywhere else.
Having worked at both the Lancer Design and Mint Editions studios under the First Media Group, this is one creative spark that never ceases to instil a robust flavour of dynamism into his various works. A look at his earlier days would reveal a truly interesting and inspiring fact — that his confidence today is the result of an early exposure to the holistic cultivation at the First Media Design School.
Beyond the years, beyond the work and beyond his creativity, however, Edmond has these words to share to aspiring designers and design enthusiasts: “No matter the path you take, there is no escaping the experience — and it is through such experiences that one truly grows to his or her fullest potential in the design industry.”
Note: Edmond Ng graduated from FMDS with a Diploma in Graphic Design in June 2006. He spent three months’ in an internship with Lancer Design Studio and was subsequently employed as a full time junior designer with Mint Editions. Edmond has worked his way up to become an Assistant Art Director, reporting directly to the Creative Director in Mint Editions (Singapore), a studio under the FM Group.
-Edmund
First of all, I want to thank you for what you have taught me so far. You’ve really made me change the way I think and look at things. There were also things that I’ve learnt which I would not have picked up in school. I’ve learnt to do more in-depth research before embarking on a project, tracing back all the way to the origins of the product etc. By adding the thinking concept into our works, I believe it will help us to execute our works in an orderly manner. Planning is equally important too. I have learnt to plan the future and think backwards, and then work my way up again. It helps me to see what’s ahead of me and makes it easier for me to work towards my achievement step by step. I also learnt the importance of knowing my competitors well before even attempting to compete with them. By doing so, I already know the competitor’s standards and it becomes easier to beat them. You have also taught me to think about what will happen after I choose to do something, what impact the decision will have, and what is the legacy I will or want to leave behind.
- Arib