Diploma in Graphic Design (full-time)
We're living in a digital age and nowhere is that clearer than visual communications and graphic design. This program, taught by the best of the best will give you the understanding and the skills you need to take your place in an ad agency, a graphic design or website creation firm, a publishing company or any other related field.
This seven-course program is the perfect opportunity to explore and express your digital creativity:
- Learn the basics of graphic design and visual identity
- Create digital illustrations, page layouts and multi-page documents
- Dive into Graphic user interface (GUI) and user experience (UX)
- Prepare for a transition into a career in graphics in 10 weeks
This program is offered via an online virtual classroom with live synchronous learning (Zoom).
Lesson preview: Dive into typography
Discover our program
To register, go to Program courses, and select individually the course(s) you wish to enroll in.
This program is a great way to:
- Understand the fundamentals of graphic communication and design
- Understand the power of colour, type and image
- Identify and understand the fundamentals of branding strategies
- Create visual and brand identities
- Prepare complex documents with multiple pages
- Learn how to use Photoshop, Adobe InDesign and Illustrator
- Increase your ability to express yourself creatively in a digital medium
- Learn the basics of HTML5, CSS3 and Java script
- Understand and apply user experience design
- Prepare UI designs for websites, tablets, phones, watches and TVs
- Create works for a graphic design portfolio
In this program, you will learn directly from industry professionals who will share the latest industry insights and real-world challenges. Learn through hands-on projects using the latest software. Did we mention that your projects will be transferred into ready-to-go portfolio pieces? This program is offered via an online virtual classroom with live synchronous learning (Zoom).
- Anyone who wants to learn the fundamentals of desktop publishing
- Students who want to work in advertising, animation, graphic design, illustration, printmaking, page layout and digital publication
- Anyone interested in updating their professional portfolio with the latest design trends
- Students looking onward to an academic path in design
- Employees in marketing, communications or sales who want to refresh their skills or are open new horizons
- Small business owners or association members who manage their own communications
- Exhibition designers, fine artists, interior designers, landscape architects, multimedia specialists, photographers and UX designers could also greatly benefit from courses in this program
Program courses
To obtain this diploma, students must complete the seven courses below. For course descriptions, schedules and registration, click on the links of each course.