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DESIGN AND VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS 

The Design and Visual Communications (DVC) student who successfully completes four years of the program will, at a minimum, be able to acquire an understanding of design elements, design principles, color theory, typography, drawing, video-editing design, animation, user experience design and digital photography. The student will also be able to produce and print digital media for specific purposes.

Graduates of our DVC program will graduate with the following skills and competencies:

  • The ability to demonstrate health and safety practices specific to Design and Visual Communications

  • The ability to describe and apply elements of design to design work, including line, shape, form, color, value, texture, space, and size

  • The ability to demonstrate an understanding of typography

  • The ability to demonstrate and apply an understanding of color theory

  • The ability to identify and employ design strategies, including an understanding of the goal, research, brainstorm/thumb development, roughs and final composition

  • The ability to apply concept development

  • The ability to employ design execution and production practices

  • The ability to demonstrate presentation skills

  • The ability to demonstrate illustration skills

  • The ability to demonstrate vector based skills

  • The ability to demonstrate raster based skills

  • The ability to demonstrate photography skills


  • The ability to demonstrate page layout skills

  • The ability to  demonstrate web design skills

  • The ability to demonstrate animation skills

  • The ability to demonstrate video production skills

  • The ability to demonstrate fundamental technical skills according to current industry standards

  • The ability to develop and prepare a body of work for a career portfolio

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