Bachelor of Graphic & Digital Design

With a degree in Graphic & Digital Design from Collarts, you will be ready for a career as a leading Graphic Designer or Motion Designer, creating visual work that inspires, engages and informs customers of all kinds. Work as a UX Designer or Service Designer to develop services, interfaces, policies and platforms to improve user or customer experiences. Play a hand in product design and marketing as an Interaction Designer or Branding Specialist.

Collarts equips you with the creative, technical and industry-ready skills to build a meaningful design career. You’ll master design principles, UX/UI, digital processes, branding, and data communication while developing your own creative voice.

Learn in a way that suits you, with the options to study on campus or online. Taught by active industry professionals, the course blends hands-on learning with real-world experience through placements, collaborations and a capstone portfolio. You’ll graduate confident, connected and prepared for diverse careers across the global creative industry.

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Graphic design isn't just about making something look good. It's about organising information to deliver a message with impact. To achieve this, you need to learn about techniques and processes and what the industry expects from its future designers.

Plenty of avenues are available to share your voice and talents while also building a career in design. From Graphic Design to UX and Web Design, to Interaction, Service, and Experience Design, Graphic Artists, Typographers, Advertisers, Branding Specialists, and Illustrators, there's a need for those who can communicate with a unique voice.

The Graphic & Digital Design course teaches the in-demand knowledge and skills for creating outstanding and meaningful design as a professional career. From traditional print work to contemporary interactive digital design, our experienced lecturers will share design principles and transferable industry skills that prepare you for a career. 

The course will also explore communication, brand strategy, customer experience, service design and digital media. You will undertake fundamental units in motion design, human-centred design, data analysis, visualisation & information design, brand experience, design principles, elements and colour theory, typography and publication design.

Collarts offers a variety of real-life industry experiences, the opportunity to create a capstone project, undertake industry placements, and develop a professional portfolio. By the time you finish this course, you'll be prepared, confident and excited about the possibilities of the design industry that await you.