Advertising Design & Commercial Art

001advertising design and commercial art teaches the technology skills and procedures used in the print and digital design industry these theories are applied to projects that start with textbook study then continue with teacher direction students are involved with district and community service projects like mural painting and yearbook production and they compete in regional state and national contests such as skillsusa they learn the fundamentals of design design theory and the creative design process and develop solid drawing skills along with skills for website design and banner and poster production all students are trained to use adobe illustrator photoshop and indesign cs2 students learn both personal computer and imac technology some industry related equipment that students will use include the slab roller screen printing light tables wash out booth and printing press computers scanners printers and various fine art tools and mediums after high school students can follow career paths leading to jobs in advertising and design architecture business of art and design computer animation environmental design fashion design and marketing fiber and texture fine arts furniture design game art and design graphic and interactive communication illustration industrial design interior design jewelry design photography and digital imaging and product and entertainment design there are many favorite projects during the three-year course of advertising design but photography ceramics and silk screen printing are the most popular among the students at the end of the three-year course of study successful students are awarded the adobe certified associate designation for their mastery of adobe photoshop students also earn credits at atlantic cape community college