Graphic design
Graphic design programs in Ontario offer students the opportunity to become skilled in a growing field. Graphic designers are in demand in all types of businesses, including advertising agencies, design studios, and corporate design departments. Indeed, Monster's career advice website states that, in Canada, though other industries have lost jobs, graphic design careers have remained steady during the economic downturn.
Humber
Humber offers a four-semester Advertising and Graphic Design diploma program and a three-year Graphic Design advanced diploma program. Upon completion of either program, you may be eligible to apply credits to Humber's Bachelor of Applied Arts Creative Advertising degree program or to other postsecondary schools. The classes in the diploma programs include Color Theory, Corporate Design, Marketing Strategies, Interactive Media and Digital Design, using current industry standard software tools. The school provides an ad agency/design studio reflecting real-world working conditions where students can practice their new skills. Students are required to do a four-week unpaid internship. The school will help place students at one of its industry partners. Qualifications for the program include a Canadian OSSD diploma (equivalent to a U.S. high school diploma), English proficiency, working knowledge of computers and a portfolio and sketchbook of your recent work.
Humber
3199 Lake Shore Blvd. W.
Toronto, ON M8V 1K8
Canada
416-675-3111
humber.ca/program/04701
Mohawk College of Applied Arts
Mohawk College of Applied Arts offers a diploma program in Graphic Design Production---Integrated Animation. In addition to the coursework, full-time students can enter the Cooperative Education Program in which the Mohawk Job Center puts students into paid co-op and internship positions. Some of the program classes include Image Editing, Scriptwriting, Animation Principles, Digital Coloring and Texturing Techniques, and Cartooning. To enter the program, you must have an OSSD or equivalent diploma and be proficient in English. You'll also be required to purchase a specified Macintosh computer with software. Upon graduation, you'll be qualified for entry positions in such industries as film and television; gaming; advertising; and web and multimedia e-zines, animation and podcasts.
Mohawk College of Applied Arts
411 Elgin St.
Brantford, ON N3T 5V2
Canada
519-759-7200
mohawkcollege.ca/calendar/graphicsintmediaarts.html
Durham College
Durham College offers an advanced diploma program in Multimedia Design, which includes the study of audio, images, two- and three-dimensional animation, graphics and video. You will learn to deliver content on DVDs, CD-ROMs, print and the Internet. The college provides a Macintosh lab where students can produce Web and CD-based Flash games; sales, marketing and promotional packages; video, visual effects and motion graphics; and 2D and 3D animation and illustration. Students are also required to purchase a laptop computer. Contact the college for specifics. Entrance requirements include an OSSD diploma or equivalent and English proficiency. Senior high school art class credits are recommended.
Durham College
2000 Simcoe St. North
Oshawa, ON L1H 7K4
Canada
905-721-3000
myplace.durhamcollege.ca/durham/program.do?from=subject&programID=125
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