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Program Description Centennial College's Graphic Design program will prepare students for a multidisciplinary design career. Facilitated at the Story Arts Centre, the courses in this advanced diploma program will take a hands-on approach in an intimate studio environment, rather than having them sit passively in large lecture halls. With small class sizes, students will have lots of opportunities to work one-on-one with their professors. In this college graphic design program, students will: Master industry-standard Adobe software including Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign; Learn creative problem solving and design thinking; Design for print, including advertisements, magazines, books and packaging; Design responsive websites, mobile apps and create exciting motion graphics Explore drawing, photography, illustration and type design; Learn professional practice skills to land a great job or start their own design business; Contribute something unique and innovative to the design community in a thesis course; Learn on the job and get course credits through an industry field placement in their final semester; Interact with industry professionals; Become a student member of the Association of Registered Graphic Designers of Ontario (RGD Ontario); Learn from professors who are up-to-date and professionally active in the design industry. The Graphic Design program will develop students' abilities to: Think creatively and design effectively for print, motion and interactive media; Professionally execute their ideas in any medium; Effectively communicate with employers and clients; Start their career in any facet of the design industry; Market themselves as a freelancer or start their own business; Effect social change through their design problem-solving skills; Understand all aspects of industry standard workflow, from initial creative, through to print production or interactive prototyping.
