This Open Colleges course provides foundation knowledge about the principles and practice of graphic design. It builds practical skills in using Adobe InDesign software, and may also provide a pathway to employment as a designer.
You will be guided through the basics of desktop publishing, learning – among other skills – how to use fonts, design a corporate logo, produce a newsletter and use images creatively. If you are planning a freelance career in the industry, there are also modules on the business of graphic design such as portfolio creation, client service and printer liaison.
Included in the course fee (valued at more than $1,500) are:
- 3 CD-ROM tutorial kit
- CD installation booklet
- InDesign® CS software.
Students are required to enroll via Cengage Education's website and pay for their course via Cengage Education's secured payment system.
Open Colleges (formerly Cengage Education) is a dual sector Higher Education Institution and a Registered Training Organisation offering certificates, diplomas, and short courses via correspondence learning. As a Nationally recognised provider, the courses offered by Open Colleges are mainly nationally recognised and accredited. Many of Open Colleges courses are Austudy and/or Abstudy approved.
Open Colleges' courses allow you to undertake a self-paced educational journey with its fully online/correspondence education services.
Open Colleges has an affiliation with employment services company Adecco Australia. Students wishing to seek full and/or part time employment in their chosen field, can contact Adecco Australia on completion of their qualification.