Graphic Design Major

Pursue Creative Vocations in Graphic Design

开始接受教育，在那里你将展示你的创造力，并通过图像交流思想和经验, words, and forms. 当你准备在动态和不断变化的平面设计领域的职业生涯, you will gain skills in software programs designers need to know, understand the foundations of good design, and build your personal portfolio, gaining real-world experience.

Building on a foundation of core courses that hone your artistic skills, 平面设计专业的学生被训练使用符号和符号通过创新思维来传达一个想法或概念. Students gain a core knowledge in traditional linear print media, web design, motion graphics and time-based media.

Concordia offers both a major and a minor in graphic design. As a design student at Concordia, 你会发现，我们的教师授权学生遵循一个令人兴奋的职业道路在视觉艺术. Students leave the program equipped for a successful future in their chosen field.

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Humans of Concordia

Surprising, savvy, and inspiring, 真实的学生揭示了他们梦想的工作，以及他们如何应用他们在康考迪亚大学欧文分校学到的知识. 满足一些我们的平面设计专业和未成年人，以及他们如何在自己的条件下追求设计.

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Opportunities For Graphic Design Majors

Designers never stop learning. Understanding formal concepts, methods, theories, and techniques and how to apply them is an ongoing journey. In a community of learners, designers share their work and knowledge so they can learn from each other. Concordia offers many opportunities through writing, talks, and collaborative learning to refine and grow your skills. We view the Concordia University Irvine Art Department as an integral asset to Concordia’s distinctly Christian liberal arts education.

Academic Opportunities

作为一名平面设计专业的学生，你可以将你的学位与相关的辅修专业或双修专业结合起来.

Graphic Design Minor

Extracurricular Activities

Become proficient in digital publishing, digital image manipulation, 在建立强大的作品集和参与服务学习任务的同时，为校园组织或社区内的非营利组织创建设计项目.

Spring Student Art Show
On-Campus and Local Organization Design Projects

Internships

In your senior year, 你将在平面设计专业完成一个学期的实习或实习, as well as participate in a required portfolio review. 康考迪亚尔湾的位置提供了大量的专业企业在南加州. Below are just a few examples of where our students have interned.

CAbi
Concordia University: Marketing & Web Team
John and Linda Friend Gallery
Music Department

Athletic Department
First Lutheran Church, Burbank
Private Club Marketing
Quiksilver—Roxy Footwear Merchandising and Design

Rip Curl
Sacred Jewels
Technijian
The PM Group

Graduate Schools Attended

我们的许多平面设计和艺术学生选择继续他们的教育，并成功地申请到他们选择的研究生院. 康考迪亚教育固有的严谨性和美德为我们的学生在攻读硕士或博士学位时取得持续成功提供了资源.

University of Utah
Academy of Art University, San Francisco

Laguna College of Art and Design
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

University of Arizona
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Scholarships

康考迪亚大学欧文分校的艺术系为在工作室艺术和平面设计方面表现出强大潜力的学生提供奖学金机会.

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Curriculum

艺术系的目标是在我们的学生中灌输跨艺术的能力，使他们以全面的技能毕业. Students create art and design that utilizes the elements and principles of design, composition, 和强大的绘画技巧，同时他们也建立审美和沟通能力. 技术和内容的关系是进一步探讨学生介绍艺术史, contemporary practices, and a distinct cultural awareness.

Graphic Design Sample Courses

ARTG 261: Graphic Design I
3

这个工作室艺术课程将给学生介绍平面设计的研究, as they are exposed to the history of visual communication, typography, advertising, 并学习如何通过创建图像和文本相关项目来识别设计的元素和原则. Students will also develop skills using the digital techniques of scanning, typographic adjustments, vector drawing, exporting, and printing. Class fee: $50. This course is offered every spring semester.

ARTG 300: History of Graphic Design
3

This survey course will examine the history of graphic design as students gain a broader understanding of how design affects and is affected by the culture; identify individual illustrators, designers, and artists; and recognize specific styles and movements. This course is offered every spring semester. Class fee: $50. Prerequisite: ARTG 261 or consent of instructor.

ARTG 460: Typography II
3

As a continuation of ARTG 360, 本课程将开始探索个人表达和实验排版的课程作业，旨在关注外延的问题, connotation, hierarchy, context and theme, image-type relationships and interaction, and typographic history and expression. Class fee: $50. This course is offered every spring semester. Prerequisite: ARTG 360.

ARTG 472: Web Design I
3

Students will plan and execute a site map and design brief, create a website using industry-standard software, and publish it to a server. 重点放在布局、颜色、排版、交互元素和用户体验上. Class fee: $50. This course is offered every fall semester. Prerequisite: ARTG 361 or consent of instructor.

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Student and Alumni Success

康考迪亚大学欧文分校(Concordia University Irvine)平面设计系的毕业生正在为大品牌和初创企业工作. The skills students learn in verbal, intellectual, and conceptual expressions are highly sought-after into today’s visual marketplace.

An Eye for Design

Alyssa Hale '15
Associate Global Designer, Roxy Footwear

黑尔对尔湾康考迪亚大学的最初记忆是走过俯瞰整个校园的地球仪，她知道自己来对地方了.

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Ringing Success

Jeff Clark '09
Founding Partner and Director of Development, Codeless Interactive

Soccer had been a part of Jeff Clark’s life since he was a child, and was a huge factor in deciding which college to attend after graduation.

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Beautiful Roots

Megan Miller '13
Photographer, Beautiful Roots Photography

米勒的艺术方法和创造独特作品的愿望深受那些教她的人的启发.

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Beauty by Design

Rio Nakasone '17
Graphic Designer

At Concordia University Irvine, Rio gained the skills to become a graphic designer for a hot brand back in Tokyo. More importantly, he learned the art of effective communication.

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Where Our Alumni Are Working

康考迪亚大学欧文分校为你提供了跨艺术的能力，让你在大四的时候通过实习获得有意义的设计经验，并准备了一个作品集来展示你的才能. 我们最近的许多毕业生在奥兰治县的工作中运用了他们多样化和独特的技能, LA County, and around the United States.

Adenna Inc., Marketing Manager
Allie Rhoads Designs, Graphic Designer/owner
Arrowmac, Creative Coordinator
Avid Ink, Graphic Designer
BioTrackTHC, Client Application Developer
Chemi Nutra, Business Development & Marketing Manager
Codeless Interactive, Founding Partner/Director of Development
Culver USA Inc,.Graphic Design and Studio Art/Fashion
Design Lines, Inc., Interior Designer
Dick Adams Automotive, Web and Graphic Designer
Disney Feature Animation, Animation Film Production, Look Dev Coordinator-Moana
Eat Sleep Play, QA Game Tester/Level Designer

FoxTales, Graphic Designer
Getac inc., Graphic Designer
Global Genes, Website Coordinator and Graphic Designer
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and Preschool, Graphic Artist
Government Solutions, Inc., Associate
GuideSpark, Associate Designer
Harris Media LLC, Senior Account Executive
Hobie Surf Shops, Assistant Manager/ Head Visual Merchandiser
Holland Arts, Communications Director
Huntington Harbour Philharmonic Society Principal at The Canter Company, Graphic and Website Designer
Huntington Harbour Philharmonic Society, Graphic Designer and Marketing Manager
Landscape Communications, Executive Administrative Assistant

Megan Miller Photography, owner
门多西诺学院营销委员会，兼职社交媒体总监和图形助理
Montessori Center School, Marketing and Graphic Design
Nike West Brand Marketing, Brand Marketing Specialist, Women's Training & Young Athletes
Ocean Media, Digital Media Planner
Optimist LA (Nike Sportswear agency), Project Coordinator
Plum Paper, Junior Graphic Designer
Roxy, Assistant Footwear Designer
Therese Carmel Interiors & Home, Interior Designer
Trusted Technical Solutions, Help Desk Manager/Web Designer
Vision Design Studio, Graphic Designer
Zito's Pizza, Graphic Designer and Marketing Manager

Meet Your Professor

平面设计系的教授积极帮助你培养和实践学习习惯，你将在你的职业生涯中使用这些习惯. 我们的课程由教师开发和提供，他们为您提供通过制作和批评学习的机会，并鼓励学生通过艺术表达他们的信仰.

Rachel Soo

Professor Soo is Co-Chair of the Art Department at Concordia University Irvine. She teaches digital image manipulation, digital illustration, digital publishing, typography, and graphic design classes. Utilizing both traditional and digital media, she creates artwork which investigates issues of identity and culture. 她通过研究记忆、感知和人际关系来探索自我发现. 苏教授获得内布拉斯加州康考迪亚大学商业艺术学士学位, and an MFA in Integrated Visual Art from Iowa State University, Ames. Soo lives in Irvine with her husband and two sons.

Visual Arts Department Chair

Professor Soo is Co-Chair of the Art Department at Concordia University Irvine. She teaches digital image manipulation, digital illustration, digital publishing, typography, and graphic design classes. Utilizing both traditional and digital media, she creates artwork which investigates issues of identity and culture. 她通过研究记忆、感知和人际关系来探索自我发现. 苏教授获得内布拉斯加州康考迪亚大学商业艺术学士学位, and an MFA in Integrated Visual Art from Iowa State University, Ames. Soo lives in Irvine with her husband and two sons.

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康考迪亚大学欧文分校最大的资产之一是我们敬业的教师队伍. In a small learning environment, 我们的教授关心你——不仅仅是你的表现——他们与他们所教的学生建立终身的师徒关系.

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For more information about the Graphic Design major at Concordia University Irvine, we invite you to contact us directly.

Rachel Soo
Visual Arts Department Chair
[email protected]
(949) 214-3289

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School of Arts and Sciences

Pursue Creative Vocations in Graphic Design

Humans of Concordia

Opportunities For Graphic Design Majors

Academic Opportunities

Extracurricular Activities

Internships

Graduate Schools Attended

Scholarships

Curriculum

Student and Alumni Success

An Eye for Design

Ringing Success

Beautiful Roots

Beauty by Design

Where Our Alumni Are Working

Meet Your Professor

Rachel Soo

Visual Arts Department Chair

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