Expand your visual design skills and processes.
Are you looking to integrate perceptual, conceptual and technical skills into your graphic design or related career? In this 18-credit fully online certificate program in Graphic Design you will learn about studio habits, image-making, visual research, typography and the history of modern design that will help you create cohesive, customer-facing design solutions. With a bachelor's degree already under your belt, this certificate was created with working professionals and recent graduates like you in mind. Spanning both screen and print technologies, the program prepares you to go further in graphic design and related fields.
Become familiar with the language, skills, processes, and methods that are the foundation for all design work. Develop your thinking and designing habits as you explore visual objects and their meaning. Examine the history of design and how different industries impact one another, gaining a deeper understanding of the similarities that all design professionals share.
Expand your study to typography and its fundamental presentation, progressing to more complex bodies of text across print and digital mediums. Find your typographic voice to give language and structure to your vision and message. Throughout the program, you'll identify the practical and conceptual problems of visual communication, helping you evolve as a graphic designer and visual problem solver.