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If you enjoy working with computers, have an eye for design, and want to create engaging visual content, our Graphic Design Career Diploma can help you prepare to take the first steps toward the career you want. With our flexible classes, you’ll learn the skills and knowledge needed to be a successful designer.

Our Graphic Design School can prepare students for entry-level jobs as graphic designers, web designers, and illustrators.
Accredited college-level classes cover foundational topics like photo image editing, web design, multimedia development, and animation using the Adobe® Creative Cloud software.
Students receive Adobe Creative Cloud, which includes Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.

Graphic Design Career Diploma Description

Digital Eye Media Academy 12 Months Graphic Design Career Diploma includes courses on graphic design and production, photo image editing, web design, multimedia development, and animation using the Adobe Creative Cloud software included with your program.

How to use Adobe Illustrator to create graphics illustrations for print, multimedia, and the web.
How to use Adobe Photoshop to create high quality photos, graphics for product illustrations, logos, animations, and websites
How to use Adobe InDesign to design an image, brochure, magazine or web page.
How to create an effective, interactive web-based portfolio to use during a job search.
How to create web pages with hypertext links, tables, frames, and forms, working with content and layout, and creating new frames and windows using HTML coding.
How to use brand information to design a package that's appropriate for the target audiences, including understanding what makes a brand successful and how to incorporate those elements into your own design

Course Content

Orientation to Graphic Design
In this study unit, you’ll discover the benefits of using computers for Design purposes. You’ll learn about a number of tools for creating and using digital art. You’ll also discover the benefits of using computers for Design purposes. You’ll also learn about a number of tools for creating and using digital art. Identify different career options available to digital Designs.

Computer Components and Add-Ons
In this course, you’ll get the chance to familiarize yourself with the parts of the personal computer. You’ll learn how these parts function together to perform tasks. You’ll be given a glimpse into the inner workings of the computer, and this is knowledge that will serve you well should you ever experience computer problems.

Computer Applications
Microsoft Office allows people to create documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and databases. This course will teach you how to use three popular tools from the Microsoft Office Suite — Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Color Theory
In this course, you’ll learn about the relationships among colors and how you can use these relationships to your advantage. You’ll develop knowledge of the different factors you should think about before starting your next project or design, along with an understanding of how you can use color to communicate to your viewers.

Introduction to Graphic Design
The course covers the basic principles, elements, and mediums of design through the concepts, skills, and tools involved in developing a design piece through the applications of these concepts to visual and communication processes. This course also covers industry terminology, file types, balance, contrast, direction, economy, emphasis, proportion, rhythm, and unity as it relates to graphic design creations

Typography
Typography is an exploration of different components of type. This includes identification, legibility, visual organization, proportion, and weight of typefaces as well as procedures for and methods of their use in print and digital graphic creations.

Introduction to Internet Multimedia
This course provides the basics for multimedia that you can use on the web, including graphics, sound, video, and animation. Therefore, success in this course will give you the invaluable knowledge that you’ll be able to apply at work and in your studies.

Graphic Design and Production
This course places emphasis on the conceptualization of computer illustration techniques using Illustrator and its implementation in page layout.

Photo Image Editing 1
This course begins coverage of Adobe Photoshop in regard to the production of print and web-based graphics. The students learn how to use the Photoshop software and apply smart design principles to multimedia products such as print brochures, dynamic graphics, animation, websites, video, and interactive CD-ROM content.

Photo Image Editing 2
The course focuses on visual communication through diverse theme-based projects where issues of representation and meaning production are emphasized. It also addresses main design notions, such as visual organization, information, hierarchy, and typography.

Corporate Design
Corporate Design explores the development of corporate communications and identity programs. Topics covered are trademarks, branding, logo design, brochure design, and online presence design.

Electronic Publishing
The Electronic Publishing course focuses on the integration of text and graphics using desktop publishing software. The student develops digital design skills.

Web Design
Web Design teaches students about the guiding principles behind web and mobile usability. The course provides instruction on how to develop a usable, accessible website for desktop computers and mobile devices. Topics covered include writing for the web, designing navigation, and usability testing.

HTML Coding
This courses teaches you how to create web-pages with hypertext links, tables, frames, and forms. You’ll also learn covers cascading style sheets, programming with JavaScript, working with content and layout, controlling mouse and keyboard events, and creating new frames and windows.

Multimedia and Interactive
This course will provide instruction on how to develop engaging interactive projects integrating video, sound, graphics, and animation that you can publish to a variety of platforms.

Adobe Dreamweaver
This course is a tutorial on Dreamweaver, a visual web authoring tool. You’ll discover how to use Dreamweaver software to design and develop websites using coding tools and a variety of features. You’ll also learn how to publish your website. This course shows you how to use Dreamweaver Help and Accessibility as well as how to publish to a remote site. You’ll also use Dreamweaver to complete several graded website projects throughout this program.

Portfolio Development
This course covers the process of developing and maintaining an electronic portfolio. Topics covered are the preparation and organization of graphic creations, such as logos, websites, and brochures. This course culminates in the presentation of an electronic portfolio utilizing graphics created throughout this course.

Graded Project: The Home-Based Business
Discover what it takes to run your business from home. Objectives: • Organize your home office. • Balance home and work schedules. • Market your products and services.

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Course Content

Computer Applications
Microsoft Office allows people to create documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and databases. This course will teach you how to use three popular tools from the Microsoft Office Suite — Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Typography
Typography is an exploration of different components of type. This includes identification, legibility, visual organization, proportion, and weight of typefaces as well as procedures for and methods of their use in print and digital graphic creations.

Introduction to Internet Multimedia
This course provides the basics for multimedia that you can use on the web, including graphics, sound, video, and animation. Therefore, success in this course will give you the invaluable knowledge that you’ll be able to apply at work and in your studies.

Graphic Design and Production
This course places emphasis on the conceptualization of computer illustration techniques using Illustrator and its implementation in page layout.

Photo Image Editing 2
The course focuses on visual communication through diverse theme-based projects where issues of representation and meaning production are emphasized. It also addresses main design notions, such as visual organization, information, hierarchy, and typography.

Corporate Design
Corporate Design explores the development of corporate communications and identity programs. Topics covered are trademarks, branding, logo design, brochure design, and online presence design.

Electronic Publishing
The Electronic Publishing course focuses on the integration of text and graphics using desktop publishing software. The student develops digital design skills.

HTML Coding
This courses teaches you how to create web-pages with hypertext links, tables, frames, and forms. You’ll also learn covers cascading style sheets, programming with JavaScript, working with content and layout, controlling mouse and keyboard events, and creating new frames and windows.

Multimedia and Interactive
This course will provide instruction on how to develop engaging interactive projects integrating video, sound, graphics, and animation that you can publish to a variety of platforms.

Graded Project: The Home-Based Business
Discover what it takes to run your business from home. Objectives: • Organize your home office. • Balance home and work schedules. • Market your products and services.

About Course

What Will You Learn?

Course Content

Computer Applications Microsoft Office allows people to create documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and databases. This course will teach you how to use three popular tools from the Microsoft Office Suite — Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Typography Typography is an exploration of different components of type. This includes identification, legibility, visual organization, proportion, and weight of typefaces as well as procedures for and methods of their use in print and digital graphic creations.

Introduction to Internet Multimedia This course provides the basics for multimedia that you can use on the web, including graphics, sound, video, and animation. Therefore, success in this course will give you the invaluable knowledge that you’ll be able to apply at work and in your studies.

Graphic Design and Production This course places emphasis on the conceptualization of computer illustration techniques using Illustrator and its implementation in page layout.

Photo Image Editing 2 The course focuses on visual communication through diverse theme-based projects where issues of representation and meaning production are emphasized. It also addresses main design notions, such as visual organization, information, hierarchy, and typography.

Corporate Design Corporate Design explores the development of corporate communications and identity programs. Topics covered are trademarks, branding, logo design, brochure design, and online presence design.

Electronic Publishing The Electronic Publishing course focuses on the integration of text and graphics using desktop publishing software. The student develops digital design skills.

HTML Coding This courses teaches you how to create web-pages with hypertext links, tables, frames, and forms. You’ll also learn covers cascading style sheets, programming with JavaScript, working with content and layout, controlling mouse and keyboard events, and creating new frames and windows.

Multimedia and Interactive This course will provide instruction on how to develop engaging interactive projects integrating video, sound, graphics, and animation that you can publish to a variety of platforms.

Graded Project: The Home-Based Business Discover what it takes to run your business from home. Objectives: • Organize your home office. • Balance home and work schedules. • Market your products and services.

Student Ratings & Reviews

Computer Applications
Microsoft Office allows people to create documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and databases. This course will teach you how to use three popular tools from the Microsoft Office Suite — Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Typography
Typography is an exploration of different components of type. This includes identification, legibility, visual organization, proportion, and weight of typefaces as well as procedures for and methods of their use in print and digital graphic creations.

Introduction to Internet Multimedia
This course provides the basics for multimedia that you can use on the web, including graphics, sound, video, and animation. Therefore, success in this course will give you the invaluable knowledge that you’ll be able to apply at work and in your studies.

Graphic Design and Production
This course places emphasis on the conceptualization of computer illustration techniques using Illustrator and its implementation in page layout.

Photo Image Editing 2
The course focuses on visual communication through diverse theme-based projects where issues of representation and meaning production are emphasized. It also addresses main design notions, such as visual organization, information, hierarchy, and typography.

Corporate Design
Corporate Design explores the development of corporate communications and identity programs. Topics covered are trademarks, branding, logo design, brochure design, and online presence design.

Electronic Publishing
The Electronic Publishing course focuses on the integration of text and graphics using desktop publishing software. The student develops digital design skills.

HTML Coding
This courses teaches you how to create web-pages with hypertext links, tables, frames, and forms. You’ll also learn covers cascading style sheets, programming with JavaScript, working with content and layout, controlling mouse and keyboard events, and creating new frames and windows.

Multimedia and Interactive
This course will provide instruction on how to develop engaging interactive projects integrating video, sound, graphics, and animation that you can publish to a variety of platforms.

Graded Project: The Home-Based Business
Discover what it takes to run your business from home. Objectives: • Organize your home office. • Balance home and work schedules. • Market your products and services.