The new RCA website is designed to be simple, visually appealing and to deliver a wide range of textual and image content. Each page contains:

• a top banner that 'reflects' the colour of the images on the page
• a central dropdown menu that provides up to five levels of navigation options
• a search box
• primary image content (large images that relate directly to the page content)
• primary text content (black)
• related images (small, colour hyperlink images)
• related text (grey)

On any page, you can choose to view the content with a text priority (smaller image) or an image priority (larger image view) by clicking on the image and using your browser 'Back' button to return to the text view.

Web Browsers

The RCA website is optimised for viewing in Firefox (Mac or PC, version 3.0 and above).

The following browsers are also supported:

Microsoft Internet Explorer (PC, version 6 or above)
Safari (Mac, version 3 or above)
Chrome (version 5 or above).

Main Navigation

Navigation is accessed through four routes:

1. The central dropdown menu, which allows you to locate the pages that you need and provides a ‘breadcrumb’ trail so that you can retrace your steps easily.
2. On-the-page text links, which allow you to choose other pages in the section that you are viewing (Other content in this section), as well as related content in other parts of the site (Content you may find useful)
3. Image links, which offer a different selection of related content
4. Search, which has been designed to return a range of options for each search term, organised by Content Areas and displaying types of content (image, file, etc.) in order to usefully refine results

To return to the Home Page, click on 'Royal College of Art' in the top, left-hand corner of any page.

Resizing Pages, Images and Text

To improve your experience of the site, you can resize pages using the Shift/Control key followed by + and -.

As relative font sizes (small, medium, large etc.) rather than pixel-based font sizes have been used on this site, you can easily resize the text. To do so, please follow the steps below relevant to your browser:

IE users: select View > Text Size
Netscape users: select View > Text Zoom
Firefox users: select View > Text Size
Opera users: select View > Zoom
Alternatively, scroll with the wheel of your mouse whilst holding down the control key.

For more information, see Accessibility.

Increase Text Contrast

IE users: select Tools > Internet Options > Accessibility
Netscape users: select Edit > Preferences > Appearance > Colors
Firefox users: select Tools > Options > General > Fonts & Colors

Copyright Notice

© 2008 Royal College of Art all rights reserved. Material published by Royal College of Art on these web pages is copyright Royal College of Art and may not be reproduced without permission.

Acknowledgements

This site was designed and produced by RCA alumni Jannuzzi Smith.

The site features in-house photography by Alys Tomlinson, Anja Schaffner and Dominic Tschudin. Where external photographers have been used, a credit is given.

Disclaimer

The Royal College of Art cannot be held responsible for the content of external internet websites which may be reached by links from the RCA website. All information is correct at the time of publication.

While every effort is made to offer the courses set out in the Royal College of Art prospectus and on this website, the College reserves the right to withdraw particular courses and to change both the content and the staffing of a course when need arises, without prior warning.

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Updated 25 May 2012