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title: Design Without A | Neville Brody Masterclass
description: Three-day in-person masterclass at RCA Battersea led by Neville Brody, challenging creative habits through rapid briefs.
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# Design Without A | Neville Brody Masterclass

**Hosted by:** Royal College of Art

**Type:** Workshop/program | **Location:** Battersea campus, London, United Kingdom | **Deadline:** June 7, 2026 | **Entry fee:** £1,375

## About This Program

A professional short course designed to help experienced practitioners challenge creative assumptions, take meaningful risks, and break free from habitual ways of working through a series of rapid, intensive briefs.

In today's fast-paced, delivery-focused environment, we often lose the permission to experiment, play, and explore without a defined objective. As professional practitioners, our vocational skills become strengths, but they can also become invisible safety nets. We programme ourselves to find functional solutions and make risk-free decisions, often losing touch with lateral thinking and true creative possibility.

Because of the themes and the desirable outcomes of the masterclass, we will not be disclosing any specific topics and briefs for this course. Nor will a timetable be released ahead of the start date. This is to allow you to come onto campus and be able to immerse yourself with no pre-existing notions. The one thing we ask is that you are prepared to be unprepared.

This executive level course is led by Professor Neville Brody, one of the most celebrated graphic designers of his generation – a leading typographer and internationally recognised art director and brand strategist.

**Who can apply:** Anyone

**What you get:**

In person course at Battersea campus with a debriefing session online.

This course is a dedicated space to challenge those built-in responses. It is an antidote to the demand for instant, perfect output, offering a framework to rediscover the value of thoughtful consideration, ambiguity, and play. It is a safe space to take creative risks, uncover your "go-to" props, and think differently about your practice.

Over three intensive days, you will engage in a rapid brief-and-response process designed to push you outside your comfort zone. This isn't about producing a perfect outcome; it's about embracing the process of response itself as a gateway to new learning, change, and creative revitalisation.

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Geographic Eligibility:** International
- **Disciplines:** graphic design, design, typography, fine art, illustration, photography, architecture
- **Note:** Who can apply: Anyone

### Additional Requirements

Undergraduate degree or professional experience. Good level of English language. Must be 21 years old or over.

## Timeline

- **Opens:** May 29, 2026
- **Deadline:** June 7, 2026

## How to Apply

Apply at: https://www.rca.ac.uk/study/programme-finder/design-without-a-neville-brody-masterclass/