Visual Communications - Los Angeles Trade Technical College

Visual Communications from Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a Campus Associate Design degree that prepares you for a Art and Design career. PROGRAM OVERVIEW The Visual Communications program at LATTC is the starting point for exciting careers in animation, art direction, digital imaging, graphic design , illustration, multi-media, web design and other related fields. The fast paced two-year program begins with fundamentals: color, design , drawing, prepress and typography. Advanced levels create finished portfolios on a Macintosh computer, utilizing industry standard digital software. Student portfolios demonstrate creativity and discipline, displaying dynamic art sensibilities and creating visual solutions for problems of marketing and publishing. The Visual Communications program focuses on four core areas: Graphic Design: Beginning levels will study the areas of layout and design, typography, and advertising concepts. Advanced levels will develop logos and corporate identity programs, design brochures with extended text, and create original magazine advertising, which is directed to specific audience demographics. Problem solving, brainstorming and computer training will receive equal emphasis. Graduating portfolios incorporate a wide variety of projects showcasing the student's ability to conceptualize, design and use typography as a communication tool. Drawing: Beginning levels will study free hand observational drawing, perspective and the principles of light and shade. Black and white mediums will be explored in pencil, markers and ink. Advanced levels create comprehensive layouts in color marker and pencil as preliminary development. Finished designs and illustrations for advertising and on-line usage are then created traditionally or digitally and serve as portfolio samples. Art Production: Thorough study of the preparation of art, graphics, photography, and typography for reproduction in print. Beginning levels concentrate on understanding the mechanics of color separations and print specific cations. This knowledge is then applied as students create digital files that utilize specific print requirements. Advanced levels prepare complex graphic computer files for output at commercial printers. Computer Graphics: The creation of art and design on the computer requires mechanical know-how and considerable familiarization with the workings of several graphic software applications. The Viscom program offers instruction in Adobe Creative Suites, Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, HTML and QuarkXPress. Graduating portfolios demonstrate familiarization with each of these software applications and an ability to manipulate each for specific uses and creative affects. Today's commercial marketplace for artists has never been more available. Flash motion graphics and web design have initiated new and creative directions. Traditional artists and conventional designers continue as before but have incorporated digital software within their accomplished collection of talents. This blending of tradition and technology is the primary emphasis within the Visual Communications program. Upon successful completion of the program, students can pursue many different creative careers. While it is advisable for students to continue higher education, many graduates have entered the workplace upon completion of the Viscom program alone realizing creative and financial success. Graduating students will have acquired visual sensitivities with respect to type, images and graphics; they will be trained in the visual software used by industry, and will understand marketing as it applies to commercial art and understand how to tailor their work appropriately to specific audiences. Graduates must present their portfolio to a panel of industry professionals as a condition of course completion. With this review, students are measured in the scope and quality of their work, problem solving ability, presentation skills and ability to interact as they explain their ideas and work. Associate in Arts Degree Requirements for the Associate in Arts degree in Visual Communications may be met by completing the required courses within the program that total 48 units, and by completing an additional 18 units of academic courses to meet the graduation Plan B requirement. View more details on Los Angeles Trade Technical College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Design courses.