Diploma of Graphic & Digital Design

The Diploma of Graphic & Digital Design builds essential creative and technical skills across the full design process. You’ll learn design thinking, colour theory, layout, and typography while developing visual communication skills using industry-standard software. Benefit from the flexibility of a Diploma and study in a way that suits you, either online or on campus, in Melbourne.

The course strengthens your ability to generate ideas, solve problems, and understand how persuasion, branding and representation work in media. You’ll gain hands-on experience in motion design, copywriting, and collaboration, along with insight into the creative industries and professional pathways.

You’ll be taught by active industry professionals, the course blends hands-on learning with real-world experience. You’ll learn in-demand design skills that cut through and connect with audiences, building strong creative foundations and practical knowledge for a career in social media and/or design.

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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.