- Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County
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Graphic CommunicationsPrepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to plan, prepare and execute commercial and industrial visual image and print products using mechanical, electronic, and digital graphic and printing equipment. Students learn desktop publishing, layout, composition, presswork, and bindery, as well as photography, flexography, offset lithography, and other graphic arts techniques. Emphasis is on typographical layout and design using computer graphics, offset preparation and operation, paper cutting, ink and color preparation, and screen printing production. Also included in the course are cost/inventory control, job planning, troubleshooting, repair of equipment, and estimating.
Topics of Study:
Graphic Design Theory
Adobe Design SoftwarePhotography Theory
How to use DSLR Cameras
Photo Manipulation
Creating Vector Objects
Digital and Offset Press Operation
Plate Making
Screen Printing
Troubleshooting Digital Files
Creating Press Ready PDF Files
Typography
Career Opportunities:
Graphic Designer
Photographer
Marketing
Advertising
Pre-press Technician
Screen Printer
Press Operator
Bindery Worker
Post-Secondary Options:Antonelli InstituteArt Institutes
Marywood University
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Luzerne County Community College
Keystone College