Graphic Design offers a Skills Competency Award in Digital Visual Foundation. This award provides essential knowledge, processes, principles and skills for visual design and production for print and visual media. The student is introduced to key 21st Century digital skills needed to be successful in the media arts. This award can work well as a stand-alone award, or as the basis for study in graphic design, mutimedia, visual media production or other areas.

Graphic Design and Photography Overview

The Graphic Design and Photography department cultivates the creation of powerful images and visual communication through an approach that combines art and technology. The programs begin with foundation courses that focus on the elements and principles of the discipline and also train students with industry-standard technology and equipment. Fundamentals of design and composition, as well as creative thinking and problem-solving techniques, give students a strong foundation for entry into the workforce, as well as for advanced study at other colleges and universities. Students work in a state-of-the-art digital arts center for hands-on training with digital tools and printers.

Graphic Design Concentration

With strong foundation courses in design and layout, typography, and creative thinking, students learn to create unique, professional, and creative designs from concept to final work. The Graphic Design program emphasizes the importance of concept and message, and the power that these have to communicate. Design history, theory, and professional practices are integrated into the curriculum. Challenging and varied studio projects develop technical proficiency in designing for print and screen media—including branding, illustration, advertising design, and publication design.

Career Opportunities in Graphic Design

• Art Director
• Creative Director
• Junior/Senior Graphic Designer
• Freelance Graphic Designer/Graphic Artist
• Brand Designer
• UX/UI Designer
• Illustrator

SBCC offers a Transfer Agreement Guarantee (TAG). A TAG is a contractual agreement between the student, SBCC, and specific four-year colleges or universities. This includes six University of California ( *UC) institutions, six California State Institutions (CSU), seven California private institutions, nine out-of-state institutions, as well as Honors Transfer Agreements with ten institutions and 8 CSUs without campus impaction. Students must enroll in the TAG program and work with a TAG advisor. Please click here to learn more on the TAG program website.