A paper presenting the proposition that Computer Graphics is a form of introduction to computing in Further and Higher Education for students from Secondary Education with some knowledge of the subject, but particularly a method of capturing the interest of the uninitiated or sceptical student. The integration of computer studies into the Bristol Polytechnic Graphic Design courses is briefly explained and the co‐operation of Graphics Department staff and Computing Mathematics and Science Department staff to ensure a broad coverage of computing principles. Co‐operation with staff in the University of Bristol Computer Unit provided satisfactory studies for students in the early stages of development of computing in the graphics courses by achieving suitable output from limited computer power by the adaptation of existing packages. Graphics packages are suggested, even for students with little graphics knowledge because of their clearly defined requirements for standard computing practice—data preparation, v...