Advanced Diploma of Graphic Design
Advanced Diploma of Graphic Design
The Advanced Diploma of Graphic Design deepens your visual communication skills and enables you to leave your creative mark on the world. Tailor your career to specialise in print media, advertising, corporate branding, digital design or illustration for commercial purposes. Learn to collaborate with your creative team to realise design…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Advanced Diploma of Graphic Design deepens your visual communication skills and enables you to leave your creative mark on the world. Tailor your career to specialise in print media, advertising, corporate branding, digital design or illustration for commercial purposes.
Learn to collaborate with your creative team to realise design projects, mastering each step in the design process from the initial brief to the final art.
Graduates can use their new creative knowledge to build a career as a graphic designer, social media designer or content creator, or take the helm at a design business as a studio manager. If drawing and illustrating is your passion, you can focus on that speciality.
Through theory and practical course work, you will learn to:
Establish, negotiate and refine a design brief
Develop your typographic design expertise
Execute graphic designs for complex briefs
Collaborate with clients
Undertake project work
Establish and maintain an environmentally sustainable work practice
Strengthen your real-world skills in design:
Hand drawing and illustration
3D design and construction
Digital design and illustration techniques
Publishing techniques
Creative problem solving solutions
Team work and collaborative preparation
Produce typography that supports the overall design solution
Use industry software
People who are successful in this industry have:
A passion for exploring innovation in visual communication, advertising, publishing, digital and 3D design
Excellent communication skills
The ability to follow briefs
Strong collaborative skills to work in a team and with clients
A willingness to take professional feedback
A desire to learn the business side of the graphic design industry
REQUIREMENTS
Diploma of Graphic Design
English Language Requirements:
Academic IELTS 6.0 (with no individual band less than 5.5) or equivalent
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
With a reputation for providing high quality teaching and education, Technical and Further Education New South Wales (TAFE NSW) has over 40 locations across the state for international students to choose from. TAFE NSW is the biggest training and vocational education provider in Australia with over 3,800 international students studying at the institution each year. Located in picturesque New South Wales, with the world-renowned city of Sydney at its heart, students can study in a cosmopolitan and dynamic region.TAFE NSW offers students the opportunity to select from over 140 courses offered at various levels including certificate, diploma and degree. Further, students can pursue English language courses and pathway programmes that prepare them for enrolling in degree courses at Australian universities.Students at TAFE NSW benefit from highly qualified faculty and small class sizes that enable personalised attention. One-to-one training from academics is common place and contributes to the unique learning environment. TAFE NSW ensures that students are exposed to best practice and industry knowledge embedded in programmes, preparing them for the world of work after graduation.International students are well looked after with excellent support services and structures. This includes personal counselling, academic and career development, study skills programme and English language support. A comprehensive student orientation programme is also provided and students are encouraged to join the Student Association in order to have access to events and activities on campus. The International Students Office, with dedicated international student coordinators, looks after the welfare of international students, with everything from answering queries to helping students settle in to life on campus.RTO 90003HEPS PRV12049
