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BE OPEN Academy Poll. Best Industrial Design Course in a University of South America
According to the visitors of the BE OPEN Academy platform, the best Industrial Design Course in a University of South America is offered by National University of Colombia.
The other contestants in the poll were:

·       Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

·       Pontifical Bolivarian University, Colombia

·       National University of Cuyo, Argentina

·       University of Buenos Aires, Argentina

BE OPEN Academy Poll. Best Architecture Course in a University of Eastern Europe
St. Petersburg State Academic Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture named after I.E. Repin at the Russian Academy of Arts wins our online poll about the best Architecture Course in a university of Eastern Europe. The other entries in the poll were:

·       Moscow Architectural Institute (State Academy), Russia

·       Belarusian National Technical University, Belarus

·       Lviv Polytechnic National University, Ukraine

·       Kyiv International University, Ukraine

BE OPEN Academy Poll. Best Game Design Course
According to the visitors of the BE OPEN Academy platform, the best Game Design course is offered by University of the Arts London, UK.
The other entries in the poll were:

·       Visual Game and Media Design taught by The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts (KADK), Copenhagen, Denmark

·       Game Design and Production taught by Aalto University, Finland

·       Animation & Game Art taught by Maine College of Art, Portland, USA

·       Games Development BSc (Hons) taught by York St John University, UK

BE OPEN Academy Poll. Best Fashion Design Course in a USA University
According to the visitors of the BE OPEN Academy platform, the best Fashion Design course in a USA university is offered by Parsons School of Design, NYC.
The other contestants in the poll were:

·       Fashion Institute of Technology, NYC

·       Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston

·       Maine College of Art, Portland

·       Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus

BE OPEN Academy Poll. Best Master Degree in Jewelry Art
University of Gothenburg, Sweden, wins our online poll about the best Jewelry Art Master degree. It has gained more votes than other highly-regarded universities that offer Master degrees in this discipline:

·       Royal College of Art, London, UK

·       Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, USA

·       Istituto Europeo di Design

·       University of the Arts London, UK

According to the visitors of the BE OPEN Academy platform, the best Cinematography course is offered by Massachusetts College of Art and Design.
The other schools participating in the vote were Aaalto University in Finland, California Institute of the Arts, Columbus College of Art and Design, Lesley University, ArtCenter College of Design.

University of California – Berkeley – has won in our second offline March poll about the Best School with Environmental Architecture Degree in the US. It gained more points than other highly-regarded universities that offer degrees in that discipline:

• Cornell University in Ithaca, NY
• Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA
• University of Minnesota – Twin Cities in Minneapolis, MN
• University of Washington in Seattle, WA
• North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC
• University of California in Irvine, CA

Digital photography: creating and sharing better images by The Open University has won in our second online March poll about the Most Valuable Online Photography or Videography Course.  The course is a creative mix of practice, learning, sharing and reflection.

The other contestants in the pole were:

• Working with Motion & Time by School of Visual Arts about transitioning from photography to videography, and how to think in motion
• Fundamentals of Video Production by School of Visual Arts that teaches students the tools and resources necessary to prepare their next film shoot, covering everything from storyboarding to location scouting to the most essential gear used in both the pre-production and production stages
• GIMP 2.10 Made Easy for Beginners by Udemy teaches everything you need to know in 1 GIMP course for Linux, PC + MAC.GIMP from a professional photographer.
• Camera Essentials by the School of Visual Art that teaches to understand the camera settings and gear that is used in professional DSLR and mirrorless video production.

3D Design Postgraduate Degree course offered by University of the Arts London has won in our first offline March poll about the Best 3D Design Postgraduate Degree in a UK University. It gained more points than other highly-regarded universities that offer postgraduate degrees in that discipline:

• York St John University
• Liverpool John Moores University
• Kingston University
• University of Westminster, London
• Edinburgh Napier University

Bad Logos Made Good! Logo Design Process by Will Paterson shows the viewers how to train critical analysis of logo designs and find creative ways to make it look perfect. The course wins in our first online March poll about The Best Logo Tutorial by How to Architect.

The other entries in the pole were:

• Abstract Logo Tutorial | Adobe Illustrator CC by Will Paterson. In this video Will Patterson dwells on abstract iconography logo design.
• 5 MIND BLOWING Logo Design Tips by Will Paterson. Will Paterson introduces 5 essential skills every logo designer can find useful in their work.
• How To Mood Board For a Logo Design by Will Paterson. Have you ever wondered how a logo design is created? It all starts with a mood board. Find out how Will Paterson’s inspirational mood board looks like.
• How To VECTORISE Your Logo Lettering by Will Paterson, Graphic Designer. In this video a logo designer Will Paterson shows how he vectorises his hand lettering and pick out the best design.