In Graphic Design, you will:
NBCCD Graphic Design Alumni Designs Purolator Holiday Box, December 2022
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Email the Recruitment Office: nbccdrecruiting@gnb.ca
Graphic Design 2024-2026 Curriculum Standard, Design Major
Graphic Design 2024-2026 Curriculum Standard, Illustration Major
The Curriculum Standard is an introduction to the program which includes the program’s critical performance, a program description, program learning outcomes, and the program’s potential career opportunities. This is followed by information on duration, credits, admission requirements, advanced placement, certification, articulations, and prior learning assessment and recognition.
This document also contains a program delivery sequence and the course profiles with specific course learning outcomes and grading basis.
In addition, the Curriculum Standard is used as a tool for revision and evaluation of the program and for the promotion of transfer agreements with other post-secondary institutions.
Computer
Any Apple Laptop that is between new and 3 years old at the start of the academic year.
MacBook Pro
Macbook
Macbook Air
Software
The Adobe Creative Cloud suite of tools for education, which runs $25-30 month.
Photoshop
Illustrator
InDesign
Optional
Wacolm Drawing Tablet
External hard drive
GRDN 2903
Structure and Content: Page Layout Fundamentals
GRDN 2900
Digital Imaging for Graphic Design
GRDN 2901
Digital Illustration for Graphic Design
GRDN 2908
Image Creation: Media, Method and Technique
GRDN 2922
Graphic Design Illustration Seminar
DSGN 2903
Design Concepts
Complementary Course (choose 1)
GRDN 2904
Introductory to Typography
GRDN 2905
Structure and Content: Form Follows Function
GRDN 2924
Design Process
GRDN 2916
Image Creation: Interpretation, Style, and Theme
GRDN 2912
UI/UX Fundamentals
HIST 2914
Graphic Design and Illustration History
ENTR 2010
Marketing and Online Promotion: Graphic Design
GRDN 2917
Interface Design
*GRDN 2920
Image Creation: Photography for Illustration
*GRDN 2913
Design for Large Format
GRDN 3914
Supplemental Digital Tools
GRDN 3902
Structure and Content: Form & Format
GRDN 3904
Image Creation: Going Digital
GRDN 3913
Text, Image and Meaning
GRDN 3919
Identity and Brand Development
HIST 3902
Critical Issues: Culture, Context and Perception
ENTR 3906
Preparing for Professional Life: Graphic Design
GRDN 3909
Information Design
GRDN 3908
Visual Arts and the Digital Realm
GRDN 3903
Typographic Expression
GRDN 3905
Advertising and Package Design
GRDN 3907
Structure and Content: Multi-Page Document Design
ENTR 3916
Preparing for a Career in Graphic Design
Complementary Course (choose 1)
Choose 1:
* INST 3902
Senior Practicum
* INST 3905
Senior Project: Graphic Design
GRDN 2903
Structure and Content: Page Layout Fundamentals
GRDN 2900
Digital Imaging for Graphic Design
GRDN 2901
Digital Illustration for Graphic Design
GRDN 2908
Image Creation: Media, Method and Technique
GRDN 2922
Graphic Design Illustration Seminar
DSGN 2903
Design Concepts
Complementary Course (choose 1)
GRDN 2904
Introductory to Typography
GRDN 2905
Structure and Content: Form Follows Function
GRDN 2924
Design Process
GRDN 2918
Image Creation: Illustrating the Designed World
GRDN 2919
Image Creation: Illustrating the Natural World
HIST 2914
Graphic Design and Illustration History
ENTR 2010
Marketing and Online Promotion: Graphic Design
GRDN 2920
Image Creation: Photography for Illustration
*GRDN 2917
Interface Design
*GRDN 2913
Design for Large Format
GRDN 3914
Supplemental Digital Tools
GRDN 3902
Structure and Content: Form & Format
GRDN 3921
Image Creation: Illustrating Human Beings
GRDN 3915
Image Creation: Personal Style Development
GRDN 3919
Identity and Brand Development
HIST 3902
Critical Issues: Culture, Context and Perception
ENTR 3906
Preparing for Professional Life: Graphic Design
GRDN 3909
Information Design
GRDN 3908
Visual Arts and the Digital Realm
GRDN 3918
Image Creation: The Dynamic Sequence
GRDN 3916
Image Creation: Sequential Illustrations
ENTR 3916
Preparing for a Career in Graphic Design
Complementary Course (choose 1)
Choose 1:
* INST 3902
Senior Practicum
* INST 3905
Senior Project: Graphic Design
(1) The $50 application fee is in Canadian dollars, applies to Canadian citizens and Permanent Residents and is non-refundable and subject to change without notice. International applicants pay a $100 Canadian application fee. See International Students for more information.
(2) Equivalent experience is determined by NBCCD by assessing your combination of learning and experience through recognition of prior learning. If you are 21 years of age or older and have past experience, you may be assessed as an Adult Learner.
Interview
The College may contact you for an interview, it is important to consider why you want to study with us and your future goals.
Foundation Visual Arts:
Please note that this program traditionally starts with the one-year Foundation Visual Arts Program as a prerequisite.
DIRECT ENTRY PORTFOLIO REQUIREMENTS
To ensure that you are well-prepared to bypass the Foundation Visual Arts Program (FVA) and enter directly into an NBCCD Diploma Program, we need to assess your abilities and knowledge of the foundations of visual art.
Go to the Admission Requirements to learn more. This page will also provide more details and info on where to mail your transcript of marks, cash, cheques and/or money order.
Deadline to apply: January 15
In this course, students engage in the branding process from concept to completion. Through research and discovery, students create a strategy that guides visual identity development and design for organizations, businesses, governments and/or any group of people.
NBCCD Students engage in the branding process from concept to completion for organizations governments, and more.
In this course, students learn the fundamental concepts of user experience and user interface design for websites. They are introduced to the planning process of web design including content strategy, site maps, and prototyped wireframes. Students also design and create the visual assets that express a website’s purpose and functionality.
At NBCCD, students in the Graphic Design program learn the fundamental concepts of user experience and user interface design for websites.
In this course, students further enhance their professional footprint and expand their understanding of business practices. They learn the associated costs of a business startup in the graphic design industry and the ongoing expenses. While completing a business plan, students are taught to effectively cost and produce quotes for freelance work in order to accurately predict cash flow. In addition, they create an analog version of their portfolio in the form of a printed book.
At NBCCD, students in the Graphic Design program learn the associated costs of a business startup in the graphic design industry and the ongoing expenses.
In this course, students work towards developing a unique personal style that defines their illustration work. Through research into historical and contemporary illustration and illustrators, students will begin to develop their style and to apply it in their creativity. They will investigate and experiment with the ideas and concepts from the art world as they push their creative boundaries. As well, they will be encouraged to incorporate their own personalities, interests and values in their work as they seek an authentic artistic voice.
At NBCCD, students in the Graphic Design program work towards developing a unique personal style that defines their illustration work.
The Foundation Visual Arts (FVA) Certificate is a 1-year program that offers you a wide-ranging overview of the practice, theory and history of the visual arts. Before you begin honing your craft or digital practice, learn the language to communicate visual arts. Students new to the arts will start in this preparatory course before their two-year Diploma program.
