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Graphic Communication is designed for students who have an artistic bent and a burning passion to become a graphic designer, animator, web page creator or video producer.
Graphic Communication is a two-year, 900 hour course covering publishing, animation and multimedia disciplines in today’s digital careers. Students will master skills in digital photography and scanning, image manipulating and editing, computer presentations, web page design, desktop publishing, offset printing, 2D and 3D animation, and digital video production. |
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Many of the software programs utilized in the course are the same used by today’s professionals.
Students will also learn the principles of typography, layout and design, color theory, animation techniques, image composition, camera angles, script writing, public speaking, and fundamental publishing practices.
Selected second year students will have the responsibility of producing the Northwest Technical Center yearbook. Opportunities to participate in career-related "work shadowing" sites will also be available.
The goal for each graduate of Graphic Communication is to produce a high quality published and digital portfolio for job interviews or admission to graphic-related colleges. Good English and math skills are necessary for learning the technical aspects of the course.
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Topics of Study
- Preparing to Enter the World of Work
- Publishing Organization & Practices
- Computer Graphics
- Layout & Design Theory
- Typography
- Color Theory
- Printing Processes
- Desktop Publishing
- Digital Photography
- Image Editing with Adobe Photoshop
- Creating Presentations with MS PowerPoint
- Web Page Design
- Video Production Theory
- Digital Video Production
- 2 D Animation with Macromedia Flash
- 3 D Animation with Carrara 4 Pro
- Yearbook Staff
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Career Opportunities
- Layout Artist
- Graphic Designer
- Offset Printer
- Computer Graphic Artist
- Web Designer
- Publication Designer
- Multimedia Artist
- Animation Artist
- Video Producer
- Package/Retail Display Designer
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- a career producing visual products
- to be creative with designs and images
- to be passionate about quality and detail
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Please check with your school or CTE Guidance Counselor on additional academic credits available within this Career and Technical Education course. |
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The St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES, partnering with post-secondary education institutions, has articulated agreements that provide students with possible college credits and/or incentives if they choose to pursue post-secondary education and training.
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No student shall, on the basis of gender, race, color, national origin, disability or age, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subject to unlawful discrimination under any career and technical education program or activity. |
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