Digital and Visual Communication

Create Powerful, Purposeful Communications

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Students learn how individual creativity integrates with graphic/multimedia technical skills. 
 
Coursework utilizes Adobe Creative Cloud to create, design, edit and produce graphic images for web pages, print products and video (including moving images and sound). Students learn how to communicate purposeful and powerful visual and audio messages.

Units of Study

Graphic Communications Overview, plus:

  • Career Planning and Job Standards
  • Ethics and Legal Issues
  • Typography
  • Intro to Adobe Illustrator
  • Color Theory
  • Logos and Marketing 
  • Business and Corporate Design
  • Intro to Adobe Photoshop
  • Photography
  • Mass Media Advertising
  • Package Design
  • Intro to Adobe InDesign
  • Page Layout
  • Public Relations/Journalism
  • Intro to Adobe Premiere Pro 
  • Videography
  • Digital Advertising/Graphics
  • Drones

Articulation Agreements

SUNY Canton

Licensing / Industry-Based Certifications

Adobe Certified Professional:

• Illustrator

• InDesign

• Photoshop

• Premiere Pro

Career Opportunities

Coming soon!

Professional Outlook

Graphic Designers: 3.4% projected growth in jobs from 2018-2028 in the Finger Lakes region
 
Median Finger Lakes region salary: $47,260 per year (in 2021)

Source: NYS Department of Labor

Teacher

Amy LaGambino
Before coming to the classroom, Amy LaGambino gained over two decades of communication experience in a variety of industries. She has worked in food production marketing, educational communications, and the non-profit sector. While working in those careers, she also operated her own freelance publication design business. Amy has a degree in communication arts from Cornell University. Immediately prior to beginning teaching, Amy was employed at WEMOCO for four years, working on event and information outreach.   

Enrollment Information

Meet with your school counselor to discuss how Career & Technical Education at WEMOCO can benefit your career development. Your counselor can help you begin the enrollment process.
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