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8 Courses Required
format
online
price
$8,120
*Tuition rates for individual courses are subject to change over the course of your program
total courses
8
time commitment (average)
18 months
effort (per course)
3-5 Hours Per Week
maximum class size
21 students

About This Certificate

Today’s graphic, Web, and interactive designers must constantly adapt to new technologies and changing visual culture. Our graphic design program places you ahead of the curve. Courses enhance your basic skills in concept, type, layout, and color while providing training in industry-standard software.

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What You’ll Gain

  • Basic design skills including concept, type, layout, and color
  • An understanding of the relationship between photography, type, color, and other elements that yield a legible, compelling composition
  • Training in industry-standard software
  • Fluency in the process of conceptualization, design development, and execution
  • Software skills include Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign, with broader fluency in Creative Cloud workflows

What You’ll Earn

Certificate

After completing the certificate requirements, you will be able to download and print a copy of your certificate and share it with your network. Your personal certificate will be accessible from your Student Portal.

Who Should Enroll

  • Students interested in visual communication
  • Graphic designers who want to master current best practices and software programs
  • Other design professionals who are interested in incorporating graphic design, illustration, multimedia design, and package design into their work
  • Digital designers and Web developers who need to learn the basics of graphic design and explore print formats

How You’ll Learn

  • Engaging video lectures and interviews with industry experts
  • Direct interaction with faculty practitioners at the top of their fields
  • Online collaboration in small classes, supported by video conferencing
  • Project-based learning focused on developing real-world skills and portfolio assets

Course Leads

  • "By experimenting with different graphic design styles and projects, I could put my creativity into practice and find my personal graphic design style, which is very important for developing your brand and reflecting your personality to clients."

    -Silvana Summa Graphic and Digital Design Certificate alumna

  • "I love translating ideas to larger spaces, and the challenge of telling a cohesive story while having to marry so many elements and technical specifications."

    -Kristin Jaworowski Graphic and Digital Design Certificate alumna

Why The New School?

The professional landscape as we've known it has changed dramatically, and ongoing learning is more important now than ever before. At The New School, we champion every student's creativity and growth. By combining integrated disciplines with collaborative problem solving, we deliver an immersive, transformative learning experience. With the leadership of Parsons School of Design—a globally top-ranked design school—our faculty imparts the critical expertise students need to advance their careers or pivot to a new one in a constantly evolving world.

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Begin by completing one of the required courses. This certificate must be completed within two years. Have questions? Call us at 332.239.2292, email cpe.advisor@newschool.edu, or reach out to us via LiveChat.

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