Graphic Design
Start your Graphic Design career with DCAD
What You’ll Learn
Problem Solving
Define the problem and the audience; collect the content; get messy, push pixels, play, and make stuff. Implement the design process, develop your own process, and turn mistakes into solutions as you apply your unique perspective of the world to experimental and real-world design problems. Make some prototypes, get feedback, and make it better.
Typography
Did you know the lowercase “g” has an ear, the “S” has a spine, and the uppercase “K”, “Q”, and “R” all have tails? Learn the anatomy, history, and principles of typographic form as you explore text-only projects, type in motion, and illustrated type.
Communication Design
Yeah, that looks amazing, but I have no idea what it means. Learn how to use the combinations of type, words, color, image, motion, time, and composition to create meaning in logos, websites, book covers, advertising, motion graphics, and interactive experiences.
Fixed, Motion, and interaction design
Graphic design is all around us. Some of it is fixed in place on printed materials, some of it moves on the TV, and some of it is interactive on your phone. Explore the similarities and differences of the various media where your designs will engage an audience.
TODAY’S Design Skills
You will develop conceptual thinking skills, produce projects with industry-standard software, and present your ideas as you move through the curriculum that will prepare you to become an effective member of a collaborative team.
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Faculty and Staff
Chris St. Cyr
Program Chair, Graphic Design
Graphic Design
Jason Olney
Professor, Graphic Design
Graphic Design