• Bendigo TAFE City Campus

• Full-Time – Face-to-Face – 12 months.

• Practice at this level is underpinned by application of design theory, practice and the ability to analyse

  Career progression opportunities for a Graphic Designer include positions as Studio Manager, Art Director or Creative Director.

• An interview by teaching staff, a literacy and numeracy assessment and presentation of a folio which provides evidence of your technical skills and ability to:

  • Produce multiple examples of graphic design work that respond effectively to different design challenges.
  • Produce typography that supports the overall design solution.
  • Use graphic design industry software.

YOUR COURSE

This course is designed for students combining technical, creative and conceptual skills in preparation for a career as a Graphic Designer or students building a professional portfolio of original design work so they can apply for other design focussed courses such as a Bachelor of Design. You will develop a thorough understanding of the design process and be ready to solve a range of visual communication problems.

You will learn to create concepts for real-world projects involving design and layout, drawing, typography, visual communication, illustration and designing for the web techniques. You will work in a studio environment and learn to respond to client briefs, plan your daily workflow and work in collaboration with other creatives.

To complement your technical skills you will graduate with employability skills, you’ll know how to deliver to a deadline and you’ll develop project management skills.You will develop a professional portfolio of original design work.

YOUR SKILLS

Through hands-on experience you will learn the roles of industry-standard applications within Adobe Creative Cloud. You will develop the professional skills required to effectively use software such as Adobe’s InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, XD and Dimension.

YOUR DELIVERY

Your course is delivered in clusters of units designed to give you hands-on instruction in the range of techniques and tasks you can expect to experience in industry.

• Literacy and Numeracy assessment, interview and presentation of folio.

• You will be assessed to show that you have achieved the skills and knowledge.

• Classroom in a studio based environment. Individual and group work.

Drawing and Illustration

• CUAACD501 Refine drawing and other visual representation tools
• CUAACD502 Create observational drawings
• CUAILL401 Develop and refine illustrative work

Design Practice

• CUAGRD501 Research visual communication history and theory
• CUAGRD506 Develop graphic design practice to meet industry needs

Large Format Design

• CUAGRD504 Create and manipulate graphics
• CUAACD512 Work with photomedia in creative practice

Document Design

• BSBIPR401 Use and respect copyright
• CUAGRD505 Design and manipulate complex layouts
• CUAGRD503 Produce typographic design solutions

Digital UI and UX Design

• CUADIG502 Design digital applications
• CUADIG506 Design interaction
• BSBDES403A Develop and extend design skills and practice

3D Design

• CUAACD507 Refine 3-D design ideas and processes
• CUAGRD502 Produce graphic designs for 2-D and 3-D applications

Design Workflow - Design Project

• BSBDES502 Establish, negotiate and refine a design brief
• BSBDES501 Implement design solutions
• CUAACD506 Refine 2-D design ideas and processes

Portfolio

• CUAPPR503 Present a body of own creative work

• Graduates of Bendigo TAFE’s Diploma of Graphic Design are guaranteed entry into Deakin University’s Bachelor of Communication (Advertising), Bachelor of Communication (Digital Media), Bachelor of Communication (Journalism) and Bachelor of Communication (Public Relations).