Textiles or graphics for gcse if i want to go into fashion magazines?
I want to go into fashion magazines when im older but is textiles or graphics better for a gcse?
i think either have their merits, but out of the two I’d choose graphics.
Also be aware that the media industry (and magazines are in the media industry) is fast changing, and very demanding. It’s quite likely that magazines will become online only in a few years as electronic readers etc become more portable (as portable as a magazine), so being smart with ICT helps.
If you want to get in as a fashion journalist (and thousands of people do) then it’s good to also be pretty good at journalism, in which case English is really useful. Being clever with words can get you in there – especially if you can get stuff published by newspapers, which is how a lot of journalists start out. (and journalists often start in one type of publication and move to another – it’s not uncommon to find a fashion editor who previously worked for a gardening magazine – as long as they have the interest and are able to research and write knowledgeably, then they can be a good fashion journalist – so it’s not just about being aware of how to make clothes or other textile based products.)
I know it doesn’t seem particularly relevant to you if you’re just thinking, "I like clothes, so I’d like to work for a fashion magazine", but I would suggest that fashion magazines are much more about good writing, smart research, clever marketing, good photos. They’re actually much less about being able to make clothing. So because of the layout and design element, I think graphics might be a good choice – with Art and English and maybe Business and ICT being appropriate A-levels.
January 7th, 2010 at 8:39 pm
i think testiles as it more about fashion related but at gcse it wont make no differents it what you pick to do at college or uni which counts
graphic will teach you drowing and programmes related to that and textiles you learn to make thigs related to fashion like colthes and so on so id say it be more useful
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January 7th, 2010 at 9:21 pm
i would choose graphics…it is more media-related and appropriate for magazines…
…textiles at gcse is usually just sticking loads of fabrics together to make interesting textures, and from what i’ve seen a lot of what is produced…well…let’s just say i wouldn’t wear it…
so if you want to go into the magazine industry itself i would suggest graphics
..if you actually want to become a fashion designer yourself then perhaps you would benefit more from textiles..
good luck
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January 7th, 2010 at 10:07 pm
i think either have their merits, but out of the two I’d choose graphics.
Also be aware that the media industry (and magazines are in the media industry) is fast changing, and very demanding. It’s quite likely that magazines will become online only in a few years as electronic readers etc become more portable (as portable as a magazine), so being smart with ICT helps.
If you want to get in as a fashion journalist (and thousands of people do) then it’s good to also be pretty good at journalism, in which case English is really useful. Being clever with words can get you in there – especially if you can get stuff published by newspapers, which is how a lot of journalists start out. (and journalists often start in one type of publication and move to another – it’s not uncommon to find a fashion editor who previously worked for a gardening magazine – as long as they have the interest and are able to research and write knowledgeably, then they can be a good fashion journalist – so it’s not just about being aware of how to make clothes or other textile based products.)
I know it doesn’t seem particularly relevant to you if you’re just thinking, "I like clothes, so I’d like to work for a fashion magazine", but I would suggest that fashion magazines are much more about good writing, smart research, clever marketing, good photos. They’re actually much less about being able to make clothing. So because of the layout and design element, I think graphics might be a good choice – with Art and English and maybe Business and ICT being appropriate A-levels.
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January 7th, 2010 at 10:26 pm
Personally I think textiles although it doesn’t really matter so much at GCSE as it’s really what you take afterwards that matters…
I do GCSE graphics at the moment and the course I’m taking has no real relevance to fashion…
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