Associate of applied science degree: Graphic DesigN -

Advertising design

• Associate of Applied Science Degree: Graphic Design
  Specialization: Advertising Design (514.01)

Graphic designers create the visual world around us, the world we experience – from logos to books, magazines to billboards, TV to the Internet. Every package and product, every ad, every sign, every web page, every DVD and every game was designed by someone schooled in the tools and techniques of Graphic Design.

TCC’s Graphic Design program is housed at the Visual Arts Center (VAC) in Olde Towne, Portsmouth. In this state-of-the-art facility, Graphic Design classes are supported by three Macintosh computer labs, a video studio and two sound editing suites. Students in this program will prepare for careers in graphic design, advertising design, and multimedia, or transfer to four-year degree programs. Many students take courses in this discipline to enhance their career skills or enrich their lives.

The Advertising Design specialization teaches students the computer skills, design sense and marketing acumen needed to work in the field of advertising – as a layout artist, a copywriter, a freelance graphic designer, or in marketing and sales. While not designed as a transfer program, courses from the Advertising Design specialization may be transferable to corresponding programs at four-year colleges and universities.