GRAPHIC DESIGN – Certificate IV to Diploma

The story of Graphic Design spans the history of humankind from the cave drawings of Lascaux, France to the dazzling neons of New York’s Times square. Graphic design encompasses a broad range of learned skills, aesthetics and crafts, including visual arts, page layout and typography. It is the science of communicating a message visually, a product appealingly or a website compellingly. It is many things to many industries and, at its heart, is the underlying force that drives our consumerist society.

It’s easy to see why graphic artists are in very great demand.

Here, at CCAT College, we understand the rapid evolution Graphic Design has undergone in recent years and have embraced the new digital technologies that are essential additions to the contemporary graphic artist’s professional toolkit. The modern Graphic Artist must be a master of the medium on paper, video, film and digital canvases. Our course includes the essential theories of Design Principles, Colour Psychology, Typography and Page Layout that are common to all good Graphic Design curriculums in addition to a thorough grounding in the globally pervasive multimedia applications that capture and stun our senses on a daily basis through the electronic media surrounding us.

Ongoing practical application of Design Principles as they apply to internet website design and theory, corporate identities and logos, television commercial design and planning, illustration and interactive multimedia continues throughout the course. A significant portion of the curriculum will polish your skill in the area of Fine Art, creating print ready artwork for the sheer joy of it and an immersive study of the design and practical aspects of Photography as both an art and career.

Rounding out the course is preparation for the student’s entry into the world of professional Graphic Design – the business basics of graphic design. It is here where you will learn how to establish your business and survive the first years as an accredited Graphic Designer. Working professionals tell it like it is and prepare you to stand on your own two feet as a proud and ready professional at the commencement of your chosen career path.

In addition to the networking opportunities open to you as part of your coursework at CCAT and the exciting cross discipline projects that are undertaken on campus, there are numerous industry placement programs available to CCAT students at all levels of the course.

Come design your career with us today.