Digital Design

Certificate

Professional training in image manipulation, design, page layout and typesetting.

Course overview

Digital technology has transformed the creative industries, opening up exciting new possibilties for those with the right mix of creative and technical design skills.

This specialist course is for students who want to be a part of the growing field of graphic design and will prepare you for a range of career options including design for print, the Internet and multimedia.

It offers a stimulating progrramme that gives the flexibility to explore an array of specialist software. From day one you'll get to grips with industry standard applications used to develop high quality printed documents, as well as the essentials of website design. Finally, the entire course is consolidated through real-life digital projects designed to give you the opportunity to experiment and build on your skills.

What the students' say…

Allison Pereira, Brighton, United Kingdom

The digital design course helped me get on my way to a new start in graphic and web design. It gave me all the knowledge and confidence I needed to go get the job I wanted. The tutors were up-to-date with all the latest design ideas and made the course fun to do. I am now freelancing for a Brighton based design company, who are so impressed with my work they have offered me a full time 'Graphic Designer' position in their company. Thanks Hove College!

Course Details

 

Course duration

18 Weeks

Entry requirements

A good secondary education to GCSE or O Level standard, English Level B1.

Start dates

  • 23rd September, 2013
  • 17th February, 2014

Qualifications

Hove College Digital Design Certificate and OCN Level 4 Certificate

Syllabus overview

  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Label and Packing Design
  • Promotional Material
  • Industry Knowledge
  • Practical Print Industry
  • Tutorial Programme
  • Practical Projects