Graphic Design & Digital Media Major (BFA)
Our Upside-Down Curriculum allows you take courses in your Graphic Design & Digital Media BFA degree program starting in your first semester.
Why Graphic Design & Digital Media?
Every book, magazine, poster, advertisement, logo, website, product graphic, or exhibit design began as a creative spark in the mind of a graphic designer.
The work of today's graphic designers spans an exciting array of media, from conventional printing to emerging digital platforms; that dynamic landscape combined with the timeless quality of graphic design—mixing words and images to communicate visually—assures a rewarding career of disseminating ideas, knowledge and opinions, to a global audience.
From graphic identity systems to books, magazines, newspapers; from print and television advertisements to Web sites and electronic publications; from sports products and package design to exhibits and museum displays—the world of possibility for well-educated and highly skilled graphic designers and digital media specialists is wide open.
Why Graphic Design & Digital Media at Champlain?
True to its mission of bridging tradition and innovation, Champlain College offers graphic design students a unique blend of fundamental art and design principles, comprehensive liberal arts studies, and active practice in emerging technologies, all connected to current trends in the profession.
As a Graphic Design & Digital Media major, you will be encouraged to develop your personal style through practice in both traditional and digital media, a process that unfolds within the study of art and design history and critical theory.
Here, you’ll mature as a graphic designer, mastering the basics of form, color, typography, photography, layout, and motion graphics. Our project-based approach will build your skills and portfolio as you work toward a career of creating designs that will promote, inspire and educate.
Experienced faculty will work closely with you, empowering you to communicate the important ideas of your generation through media ranging from traditional print to emerging modes.
You will graduate with the ability to solve creative challenges, work confidently with relevant software, manage projects and contribute to a creative team. Champlain Graphic Design & Digital Media graduates have become successful independent freelancers or gone to work for established graphic design studios, Web design firms, advertising agencies, in-house design departments, and employers like Jager DiPaolo Kemp, Kelliher Samets Volk, Propeller Media Works, Spike Advertising, Fuse Marketing, Red Bull New England, Burton Snowboards, and many more.
ADMISSION PREREQUISITE: PORTFOLIO REVIEW
- Intern at internationally known companies, like Jager DiPaolo Kemp, Burton, Rome Snowboard Design, or Select Design, among many other organizations—including those in the not-for-profit sector.
- Receive intensive personal support from a devoted faculty that provides teaching excellence, professional knowledge and attentive advising.
- Interact with professional designers and firms through exhibitions, guest critiques and internships.
- Access Champlain's design database for exciting development, freelancing and competition opportunities that lead to valuable experiences and portfolio-building design projects.
- Complete a professional-level portfolio of your creative works.
- Explore a wide-spectrum of career possibilities—creating graphic identity systems, books, magazines, newspapers, print and television advertisements, Web sites, electronic publications, sports products, package design, exhibits and museum displays, and architectural graphics Potential employers typically expect qualified junior designers to graduate with a BFA; a portfolio from a BFA student is more likely to be viewed, and received more positively, than a portfolio from a BS student.
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A preview of a game created by Champlain students