Desktop publishing operators and related occupations

Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers

This instructional program class comprises any program in the applied visual arts that focuses on the general principles and techniques for effectively communicating ideas and information, and packaging products, in digital and other formats to business and consumer audiences, and that prepares individuals in any of the applied art media.

Design and visual communications, general

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to apply artistic and computer techniques to the interpretation of technical and commercial concepts. These programs include courses in computer-assisted art and design, printmaking, concepts sketching, technical drawing, color theory, imaging, studio technique, still and life modelling, multimedia applications, communication skills and commercial art business operations.

Graphic design

Design Micro-credentials

Desktop publishing operators and workers in related occupations use computers to enter copy into a typesetting system or operate typesetting output equipment to produce text that is ready to print. They are employed by firms that specialize in typesetting, commercial printing companies, publishing and printing companies and various establishments in the public and private sectors that have in-house printing departments.

Retail salespersons sell, rent or lease a range of technical and non-technical goods and services directly to consumers. Visual merchandisers plan, create and implement windows and in-store displays. They are employed by stores and other retail businesses, as well as wholesale businesses that sell on a retail basis to the public.

With the Design Thinking offering, you can learn the fundamentals of design thinking philosophy and mindset to tackle problems. You will learn human centered, organic, relatable, adaptable designing thinking techniques to better empathize with others, identify key problems, and determine possible solutions that prioritize a human engagement with design processes. Together with your peers, learn how to use design thinking to help ideate, collaborate, and creatively engage to solve any problem. At the end of the course, you will have the opportunity to share  solutions with peers in a presentation.


Design Thinking Micro-credential

The Designing for Accessibility micro-credential allows you to learn to remove accessibility barriers in design to ensure equality and inclusion of access and experience for differently abled bodies. This course explores the value of accessibility, different disability types, assistive technologies, accessibility regulations and the language of accessibility for digital products. You will examine and apply various Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), discover how to test for and document accessibility issues by applying several manual and automated accessibility testing methods, and present your recommendations for valuable, intuitive, and accessible digital content and interfaces. By the end of the course, you will have designed an accessible and responsive high-fidelity wireframe or prototype that demonstrates your knowledge of accessible design.


Designing for Accessibility Micro-credential

With the Industry Intro: Design course, you can learn about diverse career paths available to designers within a wide variety of industries, and organizations. Led by practicing designers and creative professionals, this course will help you find your passions, identify, and share your distinct qualities and story, and discover new and evolving job opportunities. This hands-on workshop is intended for students who have recently discovered a passion for design and are interested in bringing their practice into the world. 


Industry Intro: Design Micro-credential

The Innovation in Design course is for emerging designers interested in gaining greater insight and context into the diverse fields of industrial, communication, and interaction design. You will have opportunities to reflect on the history of design and its impact on today’s world, as well as imagining the possible futures of design. Through presentations, class workshops and research projects, you will learn about methods and technologies used within the practice of design and gain confidence in understanding what roles designers will need to take to help shape our futures.



Innovations in Design Micro-credential

The Teaching + Learning in Art and Design explores the role of an educator at the intersection of art, design, learning and community. Through seven stages of the teaching and learning process - from determining your personal philosophy as an art and design educator, to creating lesson plans that capture differentiated learning techniques for diverse classrooms - these workshops draw from your creative practice as artists and designers, to implement inquiry-based teaching and learning, develop art and design learning experiences for diverse educational contexts, and help you build a community for sharing and learning from peers.


Teaching + Learning in Art and Design

In a world integrating with artificial intelligence, human creativity remains essential to our development. In this micro credential, you will learn creative process through communication, improvisation, collaboration, and critique. You will explore storytelling and visual literacy through precedent and history. Through practical application, you will learn the foundations of design, elements, and principles for composition and image making.[View program information](https://langara.ca/programs-and-courses/programs/creativity-for-everyone/program-curriculum.html)


Creativity for Everyone Micro-credential

The Graphic Design Essentials micro-credential provides a foundation of core knowledge and skills related to graphic and digital design. This program provides a balance of both theory and hands-on experience with various Adobe Creative Suite applications to prepare graphic designs for websites and publications. Topics include graphic design principles, digital asset creation, layout optimization and how to organize graphic-design deliverables. You will use software tools to produce a small portfolio of graphic design projects that showcase their design skills and abilities.

Graphic Design Essentials Micro-credential

This micro-credential provides students with an understanding of contemporary typography and the skills required to create graphic designs for print and online production. Students learn how to effectively combine type and image to convey complex ideas, construct meanings, implied narratives, and emotions. Topics include the anatomy of the letterform, distinctions between typefaces, shaping the page with type, and accessible content. Students will be introduced to contemporary graphic designers and their impact on visual communication and the written language. 

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