Graphic Design

Overview

Facilitated at the Story Arts Centre, the courses in this Graphic Design program at Centennial College take a hands-on approach in an intimate studio environment, rather than having you sit passively in large lecture halls. With small class sizes, you have lots of opportunities to work one-on-one with your professors. 

In this college graphic design program, you:

• Master industry-standard Adobe software including Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign

•  Learn creative problem solving and design thinking 

•  Design for print, including advertisements, magazines, books and packaging

•  Design responsive websites, mobile apps and create exciting motion graphics

•  Explore drawing, photography, illustration and type design

•  Learn professional practice skills to land a great job or start your own design business

•  Contribute something unique and innovative to the design community in a thesis course

•  Learn on the job and get course credits through an industry field placement in your final semester

•  Interact with industry professionals

•  Become a student member of the Association of Registered Graphic Designers of Ontario (RDG Ontario)

•  Learn from professors who are current and professionally active in the design industry

Career Outlook

• Graphic/web designer

• Interactive designer

• Motion graphics designer

• Art director

• Editorial designer

• Illustrator

• Type designer

• Print production artist

• Digital imaging professional