CAMPUSES:
START DATES:
Auckland City Road
Feb 09 - Dec 10, 2021
Wellington
Feb 09 - Dec 10, 2021
Christchurch
Feb 09 - Dec 10, 2021
Credits:
120
Method:
Full-time
Master the skills that will keep you fresh, relevant and out in front, and learn how to combine your creative and digital talents to produce work that’s compelling, persuasive ... and seriously cool.
We’ll teach you typography, layout and how to capture and manipulate images. You’ll deepen your understanding of the conventional design process, and you’ll learn how to channel that knowledge into the creation of epic work, from digital packaging and posters to magazines, brochures and ads.
Gain the practical software, creative and pre-press design skills that industry is crying out for.
With this qualification, you’ll be highly sought after for both your technical smarts and creative vision and ideally placed to launch your career in any number of exciting areas, such as design agencies, print and pre-press, packaging and finished art, typesetting, magazines and newspapers, advertising and image retouching.
For digital design junkies like you, every minute of this 40-week course will be pure gold.
Graduates of the course receive the New Zealand Diploma in Digital Media and Design (Level 6)
Branding
Discover how branding and identity influence consumers' views of products and services and create a range of visual assets, including print, screen, public advertising and uniforms.
Information Design
Learn to design publications that speak clearly to a target audience. Work with typography, layout and visual components to create deliverables that are bang on the money.
Product Launch
We’ll take you through the process step by step, kicking off with creation of deliverables, and working our way through bar-coding, QR codes, product photography, dielines, packaging and printing. We’ll even show you how to access crowdfunding.
Event
Create the visual and experiential elements of an event through experimentation and research of way-finding, user experience and the creation of inspired and effective digital and print collateral.
Adobe CC suite, online collaborative design tools
Mac computers
Domestic students
$7,842.84 + $340 Student Services Levy + $350 Course Related Costs*
*Course Related Cost - Covers software licensing for student use on campus for the period of 1 year. This amount can be covered by studylink's courses related cost loan.
(Eligible for 'fees-free' study)
International students
$20,500 + $2,000 course fee
Students must have graduated from the Level 5 Diploma in Digital Design – Web and Graphic Design, or have a portfolio assessed by the Head of Faculty. Download our portfolio guidelines for this course.
International students need to be at least 18 years old.
If your first language is not English, you must demonstrate English language proficiency at the level of IELTS 6.0.
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Specialise in print and use your technical skills for the pre-press process.
Image Retoucher
Edit and change photographs to bring out the best features and eliminate imperfections, using digital software and a computer.
Illustrator
Combine your art, design and creative skills to develop ideas and produce original visual images for a wide range of products and clients.
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Qualifications are issued by Yoobee Colleges. Yoobee Colleges is a Category 1 Provider, the highest rating a school can be awarded by the Government.
Term dates are subject to change, pending enrolment numbers, availability and any unforeseen funding fluctuations. Yoobee Colleges reserves the right to modify schedules to make sure the College runs well and student are offered the best learning experience.