Design and Digital Media develops coursework in conjunction with Northern California industry leaders. Our courses offer students both current technology and theory in graphic design, digital imaging, digital illustration, and page layout skills for print, web, and other screen-based media, computer animation, 3D modeling, and video game design.

The Design and Digital Media Department partners with industry leaders to develop coursework that blends solid theoretical training with the latest technical tools. Faculty members ensure student engagement with principles of typography, color theory, layout, form, visual message-making, interaction, motion, animation, and game design while preparing students for real-world employment or transfer to a four-year institution. Design and Digital Media has been inspiring creative emergence and developing professional marketability for four decades.

Recommended High School Preparation: Students should complete courses in one or more of the following: art, design, computer skills, photography, journalism, and creative writing.

Mga Resulta ng Pagkatuto ng Mag-aaral

Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to:

✔ demonstrate a comprehensive understanding and application of design theory and processes for creating original work.

✔ evaluate design opportunities, explore visual responses, and introduce and explain final results of the discovery process to an audience.

✔ determine the appropriate tool to solve a visual communication need.

✔ apply appropriate type, color, form, and imagery to a visual project.

✔ plan and produce a multifaceted project in one or more of these mediums: print, Web, interactive, 3D, animation, or video game.

✔ communicate with current and appropriate design and digital media industry vocabulary.

✔ utilize design and digital media as a tool of engagement in issues of sustainability, social responsibility, economic equality, and cultural understanding.