SCHOOL OF DESIGN
E-Folio Assessment
Criteria
How will admissions staff
assess my e-folio?
Communication Design, Fashion & Textiles, Interior Design,
Silversmithing & Jewellery
E-Folio Assessment Criteria
1. Ability
2. Ability
conceptual
3. Ability
and to put
4. Ability
Design and
for.
to apply practical skills.
to apply analytical and
skills.
to communicate about your work
it into context.
to demonstrate an interest in
the specialist area applied
Admissions staff will score you against each of
the criteria above and if your total score is
over the threshold, you will be invited for
interview.
1. Ability to Apply Practical
Skills
We want to see your practical skills and how you
explore and use different media and materials. This
could be demonstrated in a
variety of ways including drawing / painting
(analytical / abstract),
2D/3D work, photography etc.
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All Design e-folios should include a variety of
drawing techniques.
If you are applying to Communication Design, you
should show skill in the following areas:
Graphics, Illustration, Photography.
If you are applying to Fashion and Textiles, you
should show strong drawing skills, a confident
use of colour and pattern and some sample work
on/with fabric.
If you are applying to Interior Design, you
should show strong drawing skills, an
understanding of space and the function(s) of
interiors.
2. Ability to apply analytical and
conceptual skills
We are interested in the concepts and ideas behind
your Analytical
work how - and
how they progress and develop;
Looking
from at
the
initial
starting point / source of
something
in depth.
If you arethrough
analytical,
inspiration
to a finished piece of work.
you are good at taking
a problem or task and
breaking it down into
smaller elements in
order to solve the
problem or complete
the task.
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Conceptual skills involve
knowing how to and being
able to formulate ideas.
Individuals who have
strong conceptual skills
typically have excellent
abilities to think
creatively and solve
problems. People who have
conceptual skills can
examine how ideas are
interrelated. They
effectively perceive
individual elements in
relationship to the
– whole
you. must show the
Design is all about ideas
concepts and ideas behind your work. (Your
Advanced Higher theme may be one of them or may
be the basis of a wider theme)
At least 5 out of the 15 images uploaded should
show development work (sketchbook pages or
development sheets)
3. Ability to communicate about your work and to put
it into context
We are interested in how you communicate about your
work, the projects it resulted from and the ideas
and sources of inspiration behind it.
You should use your Folio Statement to tell the
admissions staff:
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About the pieces of work you have uploaded
What inspired you
How your ideas develop throughout the project(s)
Elements of the project(s) you consider to be the
most successful.
con·text (kntkst)n.
1. The part of a text or statement that surrounds a particular word or
passage and determines its meaning.
2. The circumstances in which an event occurs; a setting.
4. Ability to demonstrate an interest
in Design and the specialist area
applied for
Use the Folio Statement and your UCAS personal
statement to tell the admissions staff about the
following:
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Your interest in Design
Historical or contemporary artists/designers that
you are looking at or are inspired by
Exhibitions you have visited
What or who has motivated or inspired you to
apply for the specialist programme.
Your reasons for applying to Glasgow School of
Art
What you hope to gain by studying the programme