Graphic design students (left) are developing drawing skills that will help them be creative when they produce computer-generated graphics.
Students in Advertising & Graphic Design work both with computers and by hand, taking design, drawing, photography, and graphical software courses to earn their degrees.
The Advertising & Graphic Design Department graduated its first class in the summer of 2005. We were excited to send the grads out into the workforce. Each year more graduates join the local workforce.
For new students, the program includes courses in "hands-on" art and design classes as well as computer courses in all of the industry pertinent software and technologies—Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, InDesign, Quark, Acrobat and electives offered teaching Flash, Fireworks, HTML, and CSS. Creativity and technology combine to prepare students for the wide variety of job opportunities in this exciting field.
To find out more about Graphic Design, check out What is Graphic Design?
Our advisors in the Graphics Design Industry tell us that they are looking for employees who are artistic, skilled in industry standard computer graphics and Web design software, with strong people skills to work with clients, and are able to wrap it all up with creativity that raises them above the competition.
We have cutting edge iMac & PC Computer Labs for students' use. These computers represent efforts to prepare our students for the world in which they will be employed. Instructor Woody Hayes (below) holds class in one of the iMac Labs.
