Graphic Design - Texas Christian University

Graphic Design from Texas Christian University is a Campus Bachelor Design degree that prepares you for a Art and Design career. Graphic Design (also called Visual Communication) is essentially the process of combining verbal and visual information-words and pictures-to solve a communication problem. Unlike the arts, which encourage self-expression, the message in visual communication is determined not by the designer, but by an external source-the client. This message must be communicated to an explicit audience. It becomes the designer's task to communicate that message in the most effective way possible, in order to elicit a specific response. Successful visual communication also involves a thorough understanding of marketing issues. For example, if the client has a warehouse full of shoes, the problem becomes to inform people who would be interested in that particular type of shoes, that they are available for a reasonable price. The style, look and "feel" of the ad will therefore be determined by what kind of shoes they are, and what type of person would be interested in buying that kind of shoes. Employers The placement rate of graduates of this program is over 90%. TCU alumni work in design studios, Web design and interactive media design studios, advertising agencies, corporate design departments, magazine and book publishers and newspapers. Many find employment in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, but we also have successful alumni in New York, Miami. Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Houston, Austin, San Antonio and many other major markets in the US, as well as the UK, Panama, Ecuador and Mexico.

 The average starting salary ranges from $30,000 to $40,000 annually. In most cases, there is good potential to double this figure in five to seven years. View more details on Texas Christian University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Design courses.