College Certificate - Art and Design Foundations (270)

Students can explore their creative spirit in this introduction to art, digital arts, photography, graphic design, typography and communications.

Program Highlights: • Learn the basics from a range of design specialities including photography, animation, graphic design and print. • Work on both traditional illustration and digital design projects. • Get prepared to transition from high school or work to a college level diploma program by building art and design skills.

Learning outcomes: • Examine traditional art, digital arts, applied design and communications. • Principles of the art and design workflow. • Create traditional and digital projects to start visual arts and graphic design portfolio. • Plan, create, implement and present visual communications in a variety of media. • Introduction to design, idea development research and presentation technology. • Basic skills in drawing, colour theory, printing technology and still photography. • How digital concepts and designs transform into a finished print product.