| Do you have the creativity and talent, but need the skills and know-how? Expand your artistic ability and enhance it with technology. Take your ideas from concept to reality and show it off to the world on your own web site. | What will my classes be like?
| | Design your future career by using the most recent graphics and web software. You will learn what it takes to create images for print and on the web that will get noticed. You'll start with some of the basic concepts of drawing, move on to computer graphic design projects, and learn how to build a web site portfolio to show it all off. You'll even get to create logos, business cards, or web sites for real companies. Express your creative side, and truly create your space on the web. | 
| | | | Program Description
| This program prepares students for a variety of design careers including desktop publishing, web design, graphic design for games, and entry-level animation. Students will design and and produce a variety of print and digital publications utilizing a variety of software applications and technologies including but not limited to: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Flash, Adobe Dreamweaver, BBEdit, XHTML, and CSS.
First year students will concentrate on the core design skills such as color theory, typography, fundamental design elements, design principles, web standards, and usability. Students will learn basic drawing skills using a variety of art techniques and media. Additionally, students will learn fundamental internet technologies necessary for today's marketplace.
During the second year, students will specialize in either print or web design. They will create advanced projects demonstrating full project life-cycle design skills from ideas to productions. Additionally, second year students will be introduced to multimedia and animation concepts. Advanced second year students may be eligible to obtain industry standard certifications. | | | | Employment Opportunities
| - 2D & 3D Animator
- Art Director
- Creative Director
- Desktop Publisher
- Digital Imaging Specialist
- Freelance Designer
- Front-end Game Designer
- Graphic Designer
- Layout Artist
- Multimedia Designer
- Multimedia DIrector
- Paste-up Artist
- Production Artist
- Project Manager
- Typographer
- Web Designer
| 
|
|