The Diploma of Graphic Design strengthens your creative and technical design skills and deepens your abilities in visual storytelling.
Design thinking and creative problem solving are skills that are in demand in creative and broader industries. The graphic design creative practices and processes implemented in this course help graduates to think outside the square and problem solve on a physical, digital and conceptual level.
Learn how to develop and extend your design skills and practice, research visual communication history and theory, develop graphic design practices to meet industry needs and present a body of your creative work.
You will also sharpen your drawing, illustration and other visual representation skills, produce graphic designs for 2D and 3D applications, produce typographic design solutions, create and manipulate graphics, and design and manipulate complex layouts..
Through theory and practical course work, you will learn to:
Develop and extend your design skills and practice
Use drawing and other visual representation tools
Research visual communication history and theory
Produce graphic designs for 2D and 3D applications
Produce typographic design solutions
Create and manipulate graphics
Design complex layouts
Present a body of your own creative work
Strengthen your real-world skills in design:
Manage the design process from initial design to final product
Plan and present to clients
Work to a brief to meet client expectations
Work to a brief to meet client expectations
Produce digital designs
Digital design, hand drawing and illustration
3D design and construction
Producing and displaying finished work
Stand out in a global job market by developing a range of soft skills that equip you with the confidence to work in graphic design settings with colleagues and clients:
Creative ideation
Critical thinking
Collaboration and team work skills
Current labour shortages in emerging technologies and standards mean graphic designers with strong tech skills are in demand. In fact, graphic design is the second most popular design skill employers are looking to hire, after user experience (UX).