Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

Creative career day: the day that could change your life

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In a world filled with uncertaint­y, where all traditiona­l models of thinking are breaking down and new ones are being created, the rules have changed. It’s not about “survival of the fittest” any more but “survival of the freshest”. Those who have creative capacity, are the ones who are shaping the world.

Sri Lanka is also opening up new creative career paths for the young generation. There can be no better time than now to be in the business of creativity. AMDT, the pioneering Academy that inspires creative minds, continues to give young people the courage to choose alternativ­e career paths.

Business Insider, the global content publisher, has listed the top 20 creative career options that pay the best salaries to young people today. Among those are the following, occupying premier spots: Copywriter Fine artist (painter, sculptor, or illustrato­r) Fashion Designer Art Director Graphic Designer Poet, lyricist or Creative Designer Video Game Designer AMDT can get you started on any of the above or more. ‘ Courses for Careers’ is the thinking behind the design of our study modules. We are also a proud provider to quality talent to many creative industries in the country.

The inaugural “AMDT Creative Career Day” is yet another initiative to create awareness among youth about the non- traditiona­l career options available today and how you can succeed in them. In 2005, two Artreprene­urs decided it was time to prove everyone who thought that cre- ative people cannot have successful careers, wrong. And the Academy of Multimedia Design & Technology was born. Since then, AMDT has been relentless in inspiring creative minds, and brought relief to countless parents who were worried that their creative child might not have a successful career path in their chosen field.

Our faculty are working profession­als who have all created successful creative careers in Sri Lanka. They know what it takes and enjoy inspiring the next generation of creative minds. What better motivation than to listen to the people who have done this themselves?

AMDT offers creative design courses in Multimedia Design, Interactiv­e Media, Visual Communicat­ion, Graphic Design, Fashion Design, Te x t i l e s, Fimmaking, Photograph­y, Advertisin­g, Animation, 3D, Visual Effects (Vfx), Motion Graphics, Game Design, etc. The Creative Career Day will give you an exciting sneak peek into of these discipline­s, allowing you to choose what catches your fancy, and then help you create your creative career.

A successful career is what every parent wishes for their children. If you think creativity is only for artists, think again. People use creativity every day in all kinds of ways, whether to tell a story about that time your car broke down or to develop a mobile app. Creativity can be defined as the ability to produce something of value that did not exist before. You could harness creativity to design a product, make a blueprint, or write a script, for example.

Our world needs to be reimagined. And recreated. Join the AMDT Creative Career Day on any of the following dates: 02nd, 18th, or 30th of April at AMDT from 02 pm onwards. It could be the day that changes your life.

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