Design is powerful. It enables you to explore the limits of possibility and develop new ideas in increasingly more inventive, interconnected and imaginative ways than ever before. The power of design is all around us in all that we see, hear, feel and do. It’s about 360-degree thinking. The Graphic Design – Media program prepares you for a new career in today’s innovative and multifaceted commercial design industry.

In this program you will:

• Develop your visual design skills for print and electronic media, emphasizing design fundamentals, creative problem solving skills and the ability to deliver effective communication solutions for corporate clients including motion design
• Emerge with multidisciplinary creative skills for today’s diverse and demanding industry. As the contemporary commercial design world becomes more integrated, competitive and collaborative, you will be ready to thrive in a new world of mobile devices
• Work directly with internal and external clients on projects, simulating the workplace demands of the industry in a practical and hands-on approach.

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Program Highlights

The combination of multidisciplinary design skills and practical experience will set graduates apart from the competition. Centennial graduates will be more flexible and their design solutions will be more effective than solutions of those without this experience.

Centennial College is formally recognized by the Association of Registered Graphic Designers of Ontario (RGD Ontario), which represents more than 3,000 graphic designers, managers, educators and students across Ontario.

The Graphic Design – Media program will develop your abilities to:

• Integrate knowledge of visual graphics with creative communications strategies for print publications, packaging and illustration
• Develop and implement solutions to problems encountered in all phases of the graphic design process
• Create visual communications through the application of design theories and principles to develop effective design solutions
• Apply typographic skills and knowledge to create effective visual communications
• Use a variety of technologies to create, capture, and manipulate design elements in producing a final product
• Communicate effectively, credibly and accurately with clients, supervisors, coworkers and target audiences by using a variety of media
• Apply effective business practices and project management skills appropriate to your position in the graphic design field
• Develop personal and professional strategies and plans to improve career prospects

Eligibility

• Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or mature student status (19 years of age or older)

Academic Requirements

• English Grade 12 C or U (minimum grade required) or equivalent, or skills assessment.

Additional Requirements
Attend a mandatory program admission session where you will submit a portfolio of work.

Portfolio requirements

• Select up to 15 pieces of your original work in art and design. (Your sketchbook should demonstrate your problem-solving and creative process as well as present work in variety of media, materials and techniques. Include three drawings from direct observation, such as figure drawing, portrait and still-life.)
• Show work that demonstrates your ability and interest in graphic design
• Include colour integrated designs created in digital illustration and digital imaging applications
• Include a short research paper about your design philosophy and field of interest
• Present mounted or framed work in your portfolio case. Please number all pieces in your portfolio

If work is too large to transport, you may present photographs.
Note: It is recommended that students applying to the Graphic Design Media program have a certificate from Centennial’s Art and Design Foundation Studies program or its equivalent, or equivalent work experience

Career Outlook

Our graduates launch careers with:

• Design and advertising companies
• Magazine design firms
• Packaging design studios
• Marketing and communications agencies
• Publishing companies
• Newspaper departments
• TV production facilities