Visual Communication and Design
Advertising DesignThe Advertising Design Program provides a curriculum integrating "hands on" design practices with a business and marketing education. You'll receive a solid foundation in design, drawing, color, typography and digital graphics along with advanced courses in advertising design and marketing. Additional subjects include public relations, direct marketing, sales promotion, media plan development and writing/editing storyboards for mass media. Unique to this major, you'll study the creative strategies behind advertising and promotional campaigns, the dynamics between marketing media and their target audiences. Specific skills are developed for image creation, copywriting, art direction, mass media development and design. Real-world experience is also part of the process, using case studies and industry-derived projects. The Advertising Design Program is designed to give students the knowledge and studio skills needed for a career in the advertising field. You'll complete the program with a portfolio showcasing your creative design solutions and your communication, marketing and technological skills.
Tri-C offers an Associate of Applied Business degree in Visual Communication & Design with a concentration in Advertising Design. Graduates are prepared for the following positions:
Junior Art Director
Production Artist
Direct Mail Specialist
Marketing Specialist
Junior Account Executive
With additional experience and or training include:
Art Director
Creative Director
Marketing Director
Account Executive
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Animation
A diversity of 3D animation and modeling courses are offered to students interested in the technical and aesthetic fundamentals of 3D motion design, 3D modeling and 3D animation. Industry standard hardware and software are utilized to develop 3D animation and visual effects for broadcast, digital filmmaking and the Internet. Areas of study include: Three-dimensional motion graphics and animation for information graphics, product visualization, instructional design and enironmental visualization. Upon completion of the courses, you'll have a practical understanding of the process and skill set to enter the world of 3D animation.
Tri-C offers a Certificate in Motion Graphics and Visual Storytelling. Graduates are prepared for the following positions:
Modeler
Animator
Motion Graphics Artist
With additional experience
and or training include:
Technical Director
Painter
Game Designer
3D Lighting & Texture Artist
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Digital Publishing
The Digital Publishing Program is an exciting course of study that incorporates commercial design and latest printing technologies. Classroom and hands-on computer experience provide you with a solid foundation using current industry standard software tools for the application of publishing and design theory. Color management and color-proofing skills are also part of the curriculum. Upon completion of the program, you'll have a practical understanding of the process and the technical skills to enter the world of today's digital publishing.
Tri-C offers an Associate of Applied Business degree in Visual Communication & Design with a concentration in Digital Publishing.
Graduates are preparedfor the following positions:
Digital Pre-Press Specialist
Digital Asset Management
Print Estimating
Customer Service and Sales
With additional experience and or training:
Printing Press Operator
Press Room Supervisor
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Digital Video
The Digital Video Program curriculum is based on professional standards drawn from the practices of advertising agencies, design studios, broadcast media and independent production companies and in-house or corporate media departments. It is a balance of both the technical and artistic aspects of digital filmmaking. You'll develop studio, technical, and professional skills and build a strong and marketable portfolio with an empahasis in digital video production, editing and visual effects post-production. Digital video productions are no longer limited to broadcast television and in-house corporate video audiences. Venues now include cell phones, iPods, online video and high-definition feature films. Integrated "desktop" solutions that utilize ever-advancing digital technology, make producing motion media easier and less expensive than traditional film and television studios of the past.
Tri-C offers an Associate of Applied Business degree in Visual Communication & Design with a concentration in Digital Video and Digital Filmmaking.Graduates are prepared for the following positions:
Broadcast Producer
Short and Feature Filmmaker
Visual Effects Producer
Online Video Content Creator
Motion Graphics Designer
DVD Producer or Designer
With additional experience and or training:
Visual Effects Supervisor
Editor
Graphic Design
The Graphic Design Program provides a curriculum integrating the latest digital graphics applications and technologies while mastering the priniciples of design. You'll achieve a solid foundation in the elements and priniciples of design, layout, drawing, imagery, color, typography, illustration, print and web design. The program combines learning form, function, aesthetics, drawing, creative thinking and computer technology. Advanced courses include advertising design and marketing, plublic relations, direct marketing, media plan development and writing/editing storyboards for mass media. Practical course projects include designing greeting cards, logos, magazines, web pages, three-dimensional graphics and packaging systems. The curriculum prepares you with real-world, hands-on projects that address current industry trends and needs. The Graphic Design Program gives students the knowledge and studio skills necessary for a career in today's challenging commercial arts and graphic design fields. You'll complete the program with a strong, interdisciplinary portfolio ready to present to potential employers.
Tri-C offers an Associate of Applied Business degree in Visual Communication & Design with a concentration in Graphic Design. A one-year Graphic Design Certificate Program is also available.Graduates are prepared for the following positions:
Graphic Designer
Assistant Art Director
Information Graphics Designer
Web Site Designer
Print Production Artist
With additional experience and or training:
Senior Graphic Designer
Environmental Graphics Designer
Packaging/Branding Designer
Pre-Press Specialist
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Illustration
The Illustration Program provides a curriculum integrating drawing and illustration with digital technologies required for success in a high-tech marketplace. You'll achieve a solid foundation in the fundamentals of design, drawing and creativity. The range of courses will train you to draw, illustrate and enhance visual images in traditional fine arts methods and the most current digital software programs. The course includes life and figure drawing, painting, water-based media, pen and ink, markers, surface and decorative illustration and digital graphics. This comination of classical and digital training yields illustrators that are proficient in a wide range of visual communications. the Illustration Program gives students the knowledge and studio skills necessary for a career in today's commercial arts and illustration fields. You'll develop a professional portfolio used to seek entrance to art schools, four-year colleges or universities, or to represent skill-level proficiency seeking employment as freelance or professional illustrator.
Tri-C offers an Associate of Applied Business degree in Visual Communication & Design with a concentration in Illustration. Graduates are prepared for the following positions:
Freelance Illustrator
Staff Illustrator
Cartoonist
Storyboard Artist
With additional experience and or training:
Editorial Cartoonist
Technical Illustrator
Childrens Book Illustrator
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Interactive Media
The Interactive Media Program will prepare you for a rewarding career in the growing fields of web and interactive media design and development. Top-quality instruction by professionals from the field, unparalleled facilities and a low student-teacher ratio provide an excellent learning environment. The curriculum in unique to Northeast Ohio, combining visual communication theory and craftsmanship with technical skills. You'll begin with the fundamentals of design for print, interactive and online media. As you advance, you'll be challenged with courses that explore skills required in web design and construction, digital video, animation, digital imaging, photography and visual communication. The studio/labs are equipped with the latest hardware (both PC and Macintosh computers) and industry-standard software. Through class assignments, community service projects, field experience and internships you'll get hands-on experience creating web sites, videos, CD-ROM and DVDs. Upon completion of the program, you'll have developed a portfolio a both print and digital work and have learned professional practices of the industry.
Tri-C offers an Associate of Applied Business degree in Visual Communication & Design with a concentration in Interactive Media (VCIM). Graduates are prepared for the following positions:
Junior web/interactive designer
Web production artist
Flash designer/animator
User interface designer
Junior web developer/programmer
With additional experience and or training:
Web/interactive designer
Web developer/programmer
Web/Interactive project manager
Webmaster