Let’s face it – not everyone is creative. Business owners are experts of their own company but they don’t necessarily know how to attract the attention of their target market effectively. This is where you will shine as a MacTech Distance Education Visual Publishing and Web Design graduate!
Good graphic and web designers are able to quickly communicate marketing messages to customers through visual mediums. We rely heavily on what we see and in this Mactech course you will learn how to manipulate colors, fonts and images to create impressive and professional designs. You’ll learn graphic design fundamentals such as color theory, typography and the history of design, AND you’ll master the most sought after graphic design software: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe InDesign. To top it off, you’ll learn how to create web pages and enhance them with Flash animations and sound!
With demand exceeding supply it has never been a better time to get into this exciting field and MacTech Distance Education can help you get there. Enroll today! What are you waiting for?!
If your aim is to work in any of these fields,
then THIS course is for you!
- Layout Artist
- Layout Designer
- Graphic Artist
- Graphic Designer
- Web Developer
- Prepress Technician
- Workflow Coordinator
- Web Page Designer
- Art Room Supervisor
- Marketing Layout Artist
- Content Developer
- Advertising Artist
- Advertising Designer
So, why attend Mactech? We are:
- The only college in North America that is accredited by ISO 9001:2008 and CETAC.
- Partnered with some of the most respected leading technology companies such as Microsoft, Sage, Adobe, and CompTIA.
- Employers of the BEST and most experienced and specialized staff that is here
to work for YOU!
- And if that isn’t enough, – our 99% Student Satisfaction rate should speak for itself! We don’t claim to be the best, our students SAY we are!
National Average Wage
$42,296
There’s lots of opportunity for employment with this qualification; however, you’ll have competition. At Mactech, we teach our students to compete.
Think of the benefits of attending Mactech.
- Freedom to chose where and when you study.
- Lower cost to you and your family.
- Experience a social network of students from around the globe.
- You schedule the workload into your life with no disruption.
- You will get end-to-end support from people who actually want to help.
Classroom to Career
Get to work!! As employers ourselves, we KNOW what employers are
looking for and what you need to land that job when you graduate.
Throughout your program, we train and prepare you to beat out the competition.
When you succeed… We succeed.
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Program Tuition
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Course Content
Discovering Computers
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90 Hours
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Computers are the vehicle that drive creative force in the design industry. As a
graphic designer, this module will give you an understanding of vital computer
hardware, software and the Internet, and help set the stage for more advanced
learning. Learn about input and output, storing files, applications, and
multimedia programs. |
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or Choose
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Keys to Success
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90 Hours
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Get creative and practical skills that promote success. Learn to focus on
content, take tests, and communicate ideas. Improve your time management and
listening skills. Wrap it up with tips on living a successful life.
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Windows
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30 Hours
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Get a thorough understanding about all your operating system can do to increase
your productivity. This module exposes students to real-world examples and
procedures preparing them to be skilled operating system users upon completion.
Customize desktops, install hardware and software, and perform advanced
searches.
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Discovering the Internet
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98 Hours
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Understanding the Internet is imperative to a web developer. With this module,
you will learn everything from browser utilities to email functions. Get an
extensive understanding of many features the internet has to offer in this
valuable module. |
Microsoft Word
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145 Hours
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Create high-quality brochures, advertisements, and layouts with the most widely
used word processor today. Create, review, publish, import, and export documents
easily. This powerful application brings a range of diversity, from preparing
letterheads and envelopes, to web features, while offering versatility in a
user-friendly environment.
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Graphic Design Fundamentals
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168 Hours
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Encompassing all the fundamental practices and principles needed
to be a dynamic and successful Graphic Designer, this module provides
information and exercises on color theory, typography, and
design ideas past and present. Everything the modern designer
needs to know. |
Adobe Illustrator
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148 Hours
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Illustrator is the premier tool for creating vector based drawings
and illustrations, and this program is essential for logo design.
Learn drawing and composing, patterns, effects, distort images,
texture, gradients, symbols, graphs and transparencies. Prepare a
document for pre-press and printing or for the web. |
Adobe Photoshop
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140 Hours
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This image-editing program allows manipulation of existing artwork or the
creation of new masterpieces that can be integrated into any or all of the
applications learned throughout the program. |
Adobe InDesign
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132 Hours
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This page layout program is used by businesses, print shops and home-office
professionals to create high-quality publications such as brochures and
newsletters. Set up documents with frames and link graphics. Work with tabs,
tables, and transparencies, or layout a book with a table of contents and an
index. When you’ve mastered these techniques, prepare and package a document for
printing. |
Macromedia Dreamweaver
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200 Hours
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Macromedia Dreamweaver is the standard in authoring tools for managing websites
and internet applications. Publish with ease, incorporate functionality into
websites, create dynamic responses to user input. Dreamweaver does it all in a
graphical user interface environment. |
Adobe Flash
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97 Hours
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Flash enhances web pages by adding exciting multimedia action such as animation
and sound. In the final assignment, students create their own movie. |