Full-Time Two Year Diploma. Next intake September 27th, 2024.
DurationFull-Time Two-Year Diploma. Next intake September 27th, 2024.
We offer a cutting edge, industry-sensitive curriculum.A board of industry professionals reviews our curriculum every year, ensuring that our courses are relevant to the ever-changing needs of employers in the field. Our Mac-based training environment boasts the latest industry-standard software.
Why you should study with us:
Each year you will receive 720 hours of education over three twelve-week terms. Unlike more generalized visual arts courses or quickie one-year courses, our Graphic Media Design program is intense and focused on preparing you for work as a graphic designer within an efficient time frame.
We’ve Got You Covered
The graphic design industry demands an increasingly wide knowledge base. Our courses cover design for print and web, typography, conceptual thinking, copywriting, marketing principles, the business of graphic media, photography, communication skills, illustration and storyboarding, infographics, video and sound technology, integrated marketing campaigns and branding. Our course outlines (listed below) offer details. We will teach you how to use the latest industry software to create stunning layouts, interactive websites and unique campaigns.
We’re Professionals
Not only are we are working professionals in the industry, many of our instructors have years of experience in passing along their knowledge. That’s quite a skill in itself.
Course Overviews
Drawing & Illustration
Students will develop an understanding of drawing techniques appropriate to graphic design, produce thumbnail roughs and explore a variety of mediums. Also this course will concentrate on modifying original artwork for use in digital environments.
Design Fundamentals
Through a series of demonstrations and projects students will review the elements and principles of design and appreciate the function of the creative design process.
Colour Theory
Colour theory is based on the rules and guidelines used to communicate through appealing colour schemes in visual interfaces. To choose the most appropriate colours for each purpose, designers refer to colour wheels, defined and freestyle colour palettes, and to extensive collected knowledge about human optical ability, psychology, culture and more.
History of Art & Graphic Design
History is a wonderful source of ideas and techniques. History of Art and Graphic Design explores the historically influential styles that have affected design in the 20th and 21st centuries, which brings to the students’ attention the vast, complex historical background of art and design.
Typography
The history, anatomy and characteristics of typeface, point size, pica measurement, and serif and sans-serif styles are important to the graphic designer who uses words and letters in the design process. Students will consider typographic choices and issues of legibility and readability in design projects such as logos, letterheads, book and magazine covers, and illuminated letters.
Business of Graphic Design
Students will develop the professional skill sets necessary in the print industry. The objective of this course is to illuminate for students the process of managing a graphic design project, which includes designing marketable strategies, preparing market-value cost estimates and time management schedules, as well as adhering to professional conduct standards.
Copywriting
Copywriting will identify marketable approaches for client- and consumer-relations and assist students in developing the necessary writing skills for professional-grade advertising projects. These classes will focus on improving communication and planning skills as they relate to advertising techniques.
Photography
Copywriting will identify marketable approaches for client- and consumer-relations and assist students in developing the necessary writing skills for professional-grade advertising projects. These classes will focus on improving communication and planning skills as they relate to advertising techniques.
Graphic Software
Students will learn to navigate the Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) and develop the necessary skills for each software package. Adobe Illustrator will be used to design illustrations for print advertising and packaging; Adobe Photoshop to learn photo manipulation techniques; and InDesign to design layouts for various print projects. Adobe Acrobat, XD, and other software such as Figma, will be explored.
Studio Projects
Studio projects emphasize the integration of design skills with learned software programs. Students will work on a variety of projects designed to stretch their use of imaginative design with the use of various software programs.
Interactive Media
Students will gain an appreciation of interactive media as it applies to the web and online streaming format. These courses cover applications specific to interactive media such as Adobe Premiere Pro, InDesign interactive PDF, Adobe Acrobat, and overview of CMS software.
User Interface Design
User Interface Design focuses on user-centred design elements, known as Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). Understanding how the end-user interfaces with interactive applications provides the necessary insight to create attractive and user-friendly multimedia experiences.
Media Projects
Students will create websites and video materials using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Adobe Premiere Pro to showcase interactive media development skills.
Marketing
Students will gain a better understanding of the relationship of marketing and graphic design. From Branding to Direct Marketing, lectures will cover how each different marketing approach succeeds and fails. They will learn the basic foundations of marketing but also gain insights on how to market online strategies through their online designs.
Storyboarding & Infographics
Storyboarding is the ability to reduce a complete narrative structure into separate components. These components are then used as a guide during interactive and descriptive media. Infographics utilizes the concepts of storyboarding in presenting data and complex ideas visually. Students will learn to identify key concepts and break them down into the most important visual elements for information sharing and how to illustrate them using various mediums and drawing techniques.
Web Programming
Students will gain an understanding of the underlying code used in websites and software applications. Student prototypes of designs for web will be used as a basis for introductory website coding in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Video Technologies
This class will cover video technologies as they apply to the web and interactive technologies. Subjects including web-casting, streaming video, video compression and optimization will be discussed.
Advanced Print Project
Students will design a variety of projects intended to be technically sound and prepared for the various print processes available to designers today.
Product Development
Students will complete a market plan with brand development. They will take an unbranded product and bring it to market.
Portfolio
Students will assemble their portfolios and learn to promote themselves in a professional manner using the skills they have developed through previous coursework.
Program components:
Graphics Software:
Adobe Creative Suite
CMS (Content Management System)
Typography:
Image Editing:
Vector Graphics Design:
Page Layout and Design:
Illustration:
Animation (if applicable):
The Pacific Design Academy is located in the heart of historic downtown Victoria and is easily accessible by public transit, bicycle, or foot. Victoria is just a short ferry ride from Vancouver or Seattle, making this area a preferred destination for students and tourists alike.
Victoria boasts the mildest climate in all of Canada with more than 2,200 hours of sunshine and 275 frost-free days annually. This is a clean, safe and friendly city where students can enjoy many cultural and outdoor activities.
Are you a visual communicator and think you would enjoy a creative career? The four-year Graphic Design degree program at VIU is taught by professors who are graphic designers, artists and photographers themselves, and is a hands-on program taught in studios using industry-leading technologies.
In this diploma program students will acquire the knowledge, skills, and self-confidence to work as visual and graphic art designers in variety of digital media industries. Students will become proficient digital artists using industry standard software and will apply contemporary design theory and
You will study in an engaging environment with teachers who can deliver one-on-one instruction for a truly unique college experience. You will learn the foundational drawing techniques as well as the digital skills necessary to meet the needs of your clientele.
Students will start out learning the fundamentals of graphic design, using the adobe creative suite and project-based learning approach. They will learn the design process, color theory, typography, and how to recreate professional media and advertisements.
To succeed in graphic design, you need to be able to support your talent and drive with highly-focused and hands-on design education. VCAD's graphic design program gives you the knowledge, skills and professional connections you need to launch your career in graphic design.
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