Sunday, 5 February 2012

Web Designing Courses

Graphics & Web Design

Arena’s Graphics & Web Design (GWD) is a 1-year program with 2 semesters - Graphics design & Web design.
Graphics & Web Design
The course helps students create a ‘Design Portfolio’ & a ‘Web Portfolio’ of their work.

Why Graphics & Web Design?

The world around us is full of ‘rich’, multimedia content. Brands, advertising & design elements surround us everywhere. Whether it is an ad on TV or in the newspaper, a website on the Internet or the logo of a TV channel, all these are elements of multimedia created by a graphics and/ or web designer.
Every company - large & small - needs design specialists who have a good feel for the market. While graphic designers create logos, brand identity, presentations, animation & other rich multimedia content, web designers use design principles to create great, user-friendly websites.

Who is the course for?

  • Completed 10+2/ class 12.
  • Admissions are open for those with an interest in design, either as a career or as an essential skill for their own personal & professional growth.
  • Arena’s Graphics & Web Design course is a stepping stone for advanced courses like those in animation & multimedia.

What does GWD cover?

The course covers graphics, illustrations, composition & layout for print design, web design, web graphics & animation.
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, CorelDRAW, HTML, Dreamweaver, Flash & JavaScript are among the software/ tools taught in this course.

Class schedule & course duration

Arena’s Graphics & Web Design is a 12-month course with the first 6 months devoted to Graphics Design & the last 6 months to Web Design.
Classes are held 2 hours a day for 3 days a week.

Course curriculum

Arena’s Graphics & Web Design course offers 14 modules over 2 semesters.
Semester I Certificate in Graphics Design Tools/ modules
Concepts of Graphics & Illustrations Adobe Photoshop CS 4
Digital Design Adobe Illustrator CS 4
Basic Art CorelDRAW X4
Creating Illustrations
Print Design - Composition & Layout
Design Portfolio
Semester 1 lays the foundation in image-editing & publishing graphics for various industries including print & publishing.
Students have an exit option to leave with a ‘Certificate in Graphics Design’ on completion of only the first semester of the course.
On successful completion of the course, students get a ‘Certificate in Graphics & Web Design’ from Arena.

Career opportunities

Design professionals produce designs, symbols, typography, illustrations & photography for use in print & electronic publications and Internet publishing industries.
Graphics & web designers get jobs in:
  • Advertising agencies
  • Graphic design studios
  • Print & publishing houses (like newspapers, magazines, etc.)
  • TV production houses
  • E-learning companies
  • Website development companies
  • Companies/ firms that need to create & maintain a website