Certificate in Graphic Design and Page Layout
This 80-hour certificate explores the basic notions and skills essential to creating professional-level graphic design documents.
Through a project-based approach, you will develop skills and working methods in typography and page layout with InDesign, a standard application currently used in the industry.
Your take-away
This program is a great way to help you:
- Learn theory and practice of design and layout;
- Acquire hands-on techniques to visualize and develop ideas;
- Prepare comprehensive presentations for projects;
- Create professional-quality page layouts;
- Gain knowledge and skills to produce a variety of documents like magazine layouts, brochures and pamphlets.
Our approach
In this program, you'll gain real-world experience by working with a seasoned pro who'll show you the ropes. More excitingly, you'll learn through hands-on projects using the most powerful equipment and the very latest software. You can't get skills like this on YouTube.
Who benefits most?
- Anyone who wants to learn the fundamentals of desktop publishing.
- Students who want to work in advertising, animation, graphic design, illustration, printmaking, page layout and digital publication.
- Anyone interested in updating their professional portfolio with the latest design trends.
- Students looking onward to an academic path in design.
- Employees in marketing, communications or sales who want to refresh their skills or are open new horizons.
- Small business owners or association members who manage their own communications.
- Exhibition designers, fine artists, interior designers, landscape architects, multimedia specialists, photographers and UX designers could also greatly benefit from courses in this certificate program.
Compulsory courses
In order to obtain the certificate, the following compulsory courses must be completed:
- Graphic Design I (CEDP 110)
- Adobe InDesign I (CEDP 150)
- Graphic Design II (CEDP 210)
- Adobe InDesign II (CEDP 250)