The Design & Illustration major is all about communicating on the printed page. We don’t have to look long or far to see how many messages reach us on paper. Publications, advertising, corporate identities and illustrations all require not only clarity of communication, but they also need to stand out. Print designers balance the use of text, image and format to engage their audience.
There are as many career opportunities in print design as there are ways to communicate on a page. Graduates work as illustrators, publication designers, production artists and advertising designers.
You will develop an approach to the visual communication design by studying:
- Typography
- Image generation
- Illustration
- Digital workflow
- Pre-press
- Content analysis
- Branding
- Advertising
- Publication design
You will then apply your skills and knowledge in:
- Page layout and assembly
- Editorial Illustration
- Interface design
- Information design
- Publication Design
- Corporate identity development
There are as many career opportunities in print design as there are ways to communicate on a page. We are constantly exposed to printed messages. The words, how they look, which images they are used with and what they are printed on give graphic designers the opportunity and the ability to have their messages stand out. Illustrations, publications, posters, flyers, symbols, signs and logos impact and influence our daily decisions.
The Illustration major pushes students to create meaningful and memorable messages on the printed page.
These are some of the roles our graduates work in:
- Publication designer
- Production artist
- Advertising designer
- Illustrator
- Pre-press technician
- Web designer
- Magazine and book design
- Information designer
- Freelance designer
