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Visual Communications - Track in Graphic Design Course Outline

Here are some of the Visual Communications degrees courses in the Graphic Design Track that can help you start a rewarding, respected career you love:

Core curriculum skills building courses

  • Professional Career Development
  • Career Development

Specialized career-focused courses

  • Basic Drawing Principles
  • Design Elements: 2D
  • Typography
  • Web Design
  • Desktop Publishing I

General Education courses for professional development

  • Interpersonal Communication
  • Math
  • English

Course Spotlight: Take a closer look at Design Elements 2D and Desktop Publishing I, part of the Visual Communications –Track in Graphic Design Associate in Applied Science Degree Program at Gibbs College - Boston.

VC103 Design Elements 2D
This course is an intensive study and application of two-dimensional design including line, tone, texture, shape and form. Studio experience in various media will explore the visual concepts of balance, motion, scale, and proportion and symmetry as they apply to working and finished graphic designs.

VC105 Desktop Publishing I
This course is an introduction to the function of desktop publishing and the basic functions relevant to the application and design curriculum. Students will study keyboarding skills, text editing, typography, and page layout techniques to build skills for graphic design careers.

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