Graphic Design
Description
Graphic Design focuses on visual communication through design.
In this pathway, students learn the fundamentals of graphic design and progressively build technical skills, moving from layouts and lettering to creating original logos, advertisements, and visual branding elements.
Advanced Graphic Design students will showcase their project through several digital platforms and can apply for an internship. Google UX Design Professional certificate option available during the two-year pathway.
- Dual Enrollment: Scottsdale Community College *Saguaro High School
- Two-Year Program Completion
- Google UX Design Professional Certificate
- Technical Standards: www.azed.gov/cte/gwd
What jobs are aligned to art and design skills? Plenty!
Art Directors
Art directors are responsible for the visual style and images in magazines, newspapers, product packaging, and movie and television productions.
Median Pay in 2023 = $106,500
Craft and Fine Artists
Craft and fine artists use a variety of materials and techniques to create art for sale and exhibition. See How to Become One
Median Pay in 2023 = $52,910
Fashion Designers
Fashion designers create clothing, accessories, and footwear.
Median Pay in 2023 = $79,290
Graphic Designers
Graphic designers create visual concepts, using computer software or by hand, to communicate ideas that inspire, inform, and captivate consumers.
Median Pay in 2023 = $58,910
Industrial Designers
Industrial designers combine art, business, and engineering to develop the concepts for manufactured products.
Median Pay in 2023 = $76,250
U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics. (N.d.). Occupational outlook handbook: Arts and Design Occupations.
Retrieved from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/arts-and-design/home.htm
Courses Offered
Course ID: 9240-9241
Grade(s): 9, 10, 11
Semester(s): 2
Course Credit: 1.0
Graduation Requirement: Elective
*Optional college credit may be available; dual enrollment fee required.
This course provides training in the fundamentals of graphic design, including computer-generated illustrations, image manipulation, computer graphics, advertising and poster lay-outs, hand lettering, and typography. This is a basic foundation course in the principles of two-dimensional design based on the standards of Visual Arts Digital Medica and CTE standards. Students are introduced to Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
Fee required: see Fee Schedule
Course ID: 9250-9251
Grade(s): 10, 11, 12
Semester(s): 2
Course Credit: 1.0
Graduation Requirement: Elective
Prerequisite: Graphic Design I
Note: This course receives a Fine Art credit when Studio Art has been taken as a prerequisite.
*Optional college credit may be available; dual enrollment fee required.
This course provides advanced training in the advertising art, graphic design, and medica communication fields. Students utilize industry standard equipment and computer software, such as InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop, and digital cameras. Production design includes logos, letterheads, advertisements, packaging, product illustration, and portfolio development.
Fee required: see Fee Schedule
Career & Technical Student Organization (CTSO):
SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers, and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce, emphasizing total quality at work: high ethical standards, superior work skills, life-long education, and pride in the dignity of work. SkillsUSA Arizona has over 15,000 members and over 3,000 members at State Championships.
