Course Description:

Students will learn various ways to integrate and apply art techniques and principles of design to create graphics and commercial art. Students will also be introduced to basic audio and video editing as well as animation and web design.  Students will build a portfolio, develop professionalism, and explore job and career opportunities and post secondary training and programs.  Course is projects based and case studies are often used for real world simulation. 

Career Areas:

Artist

Illustrator

Graphic Design

Advertising Agent

Product Marketing

Industrial Design

Animator

Graphics Editor

Photographer

Fashion Designer

Greeting Card Designer

Job Outlook:

Among the design specialties, graphic designers are projected to provide the most new jobs. Demand for graphic designers should increase because of the rapidly expanding market for  Web-based information and expansion of thevideo entertainment market, including television, movies, video, and made-for-Internet outlets.

Cupertino High School

Leslie Robledo, Instructor

Homestead High School

Edmond Kwong, Instructor

This course is articulated with DeAnza College, ARTS 53A, Introduction to Visual Technology.