Graphic Design Short Course

What you need to know about this course

This course introduces its students to the world of graphic design and visual communication. The course equips you with professional skills enabling you to create and design your own publications for print.

The course will give you an overview of the complete professional Graphic Design production process: from the development of visual concepts and communication strategies, project planning and pitching to the design implementation in professional graphic software, pre-press, quality control and finally the successful presentation of the final product.

Who it's for

All creatives with a passion for visual communication and arts who would like to get a basic introduction to Graphic Design.
High School leavers who need to prepare a portfolio for a full time Graphic Design study program.
Marketing and Communication professionals who would like to gain a better understanding of the creative workflow.
Entrepreneurs who would like to be able to design graphics for their corporate communication such as logos, business cards or newspaper advertisements.

Design principles
Typography
Color theory
Visual communication
Professional skills in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe InDesign
Pre-press
Logo Design
Business cards, letterheads, advertisements, brochures and posters
Project management

Software packages

Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign

Qualification

SAE Graphic Design Certificate (this certificate has advanced standing towards our other programmes).

Entry requirements

There are no academic requirements to participate in this programme. The student needs to be a minimum of 17 years of age upon commencement of the course.