In this 130-hour program, you’ll acquire the skills you’ll need to perform as a competent web and graphic design professional using Adobe Creative Suite, the definitive toolkit for professional design and web development. Study the basics of design, typography, color theory and basic layout, then apply them in the computer disciplines: Adobe Photoshop (image manipulation), Adobe Illustrator (drawing), Adobe Dreamweaver (web design), and Adobe Flash (animation). Prepare to communicate your design efforts in a real-world client situation as you develop portfolio-ready pieces and showcase your work in a student critique. Your instructor is a graphic and web design professional with extensive industry experience. Prerequisites are keyboarding skills, a basic comfort level with personal computers, and knowledge of Microsoft Windows.

This program is not subject to COE accreditation.