Graphic Design Courses in Australia

(George Pettit). Submitted on Mon, 2 Aug 2010

When you've got an eye and talent for designing, there are dozens of design courses available all over continental Australia. Not all are privy to take up courses on arts or designs, most students take them to further hone their skills.



There are different types of design courses to choose from. One of them is Visual Communication/Foundation design or more commonly known as Graphic Design. Some Australian colleges offer this as a Certificate course that lasts 6 months (1 semester) for full time. Prerequisite is passing in year 10 at an Australian secondary school or its equivalent or of mature age when entering. This course explores traditional design principles and elements. A thorough understanding of design theory and mastery of the creative process is provided for students. Students are required to create a portfolio by end of the course for them to learn the process of creating portfolio.

Print Design course will continue the principles of design and building foundations skills. This requires completion of Foundation Design. Creative writing, conceptual thinking and design history will be introduced to students along with industry standard software such as InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop.

The multimedia design is a diploma course that introduces multi-page design blended with publication and web technology. To understand web technology, basic principles on html or hyper-text markup language is also included in the course including media software like Flash or Dreamweaver.

Some schools offer single subject enrolments. These are options for graduate students to further expand their skills or catch up with more modern approach of designing using advanced technology like computers. A course called Graphic Design Studio is offered at Latrobe College of Art and Design which introduces students to extensive double length subjects to practice skills and concepts for all elements of graphic design. Students will learn production, typography and typesetting; layout; presentation; pre-press; creating logos and many more. This subject requires advanced knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Since Latrobe College of Art and Design offers multiple design courses, it is best to compare courses by reading through their flyers or their website.

For those looking for degrees, Raffles College of Design and Commerce offers Bachelor of Design that takes 3 years (6 semesters). It majors Design Management, Fashion Design, Fashion Marketing, Graphic Design, Interior Design, etc., and includes Associate Degree of Design. There is also Bachelor of Arts major in Animation, Games Design, Moving Image, Multimedia Design and Photography and also includes Associate Degree of Visual Communication.

 

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