Design.
Develop.
Dominate the Digital Age.
Our Graphic & Web Design (GWD) program offers students the opportunity to develop skills in website interface design and integration, graphic design and publication production – skills needed by today’s businesses. In their final semester, students apply the knowledge and skills they have acquired by entering the workplace for a three-week fieldwork placement.
Program Overview
Our Graphic and Web Design program offers students the opportunity to develop creative and technical skills needed by today’s businesses. Our focus is design thinking for digital and print media, with emphasis on and coding, print materials, branding and marketing, illustration, photography, video editing, and animation.
In their final semester, students apply the knowledge and skills they have acquired by entering the workplace for a three-week stage placement. Although there are no prerequisites, candidates for the program must be highly motivated to create professional graphic design for both print and web.
Softwares You Will Learn
The focus is on learning the following specialized design softwares:
Learn how to retouch your images and edit them to make cool effects on Adobe Photoshop!
Learn how to create visually interesting illustrations and unleash your creativity on Adobe Illustrator!
Learn how to format your text in many beautiful ways and create coherence on Adobe InDesign!
Learn how to make smooth and interesting animations and effects on Adobe After Effects!
We Are Design Oriented!
Graphic and Web Design students
focus on learning the following specialized design skills:
- Principles of 2D composition and layout for screen or printed page
- Typography
- Illustration, photography and video design
- Responsive layouts for web design
- Branding
- Search Engine and Social Media Optimization
Prerequesites
A Secondary School Diploma which includes:
- Secondary 5 Language of Instruction
- Secondary 5 Second Language
- Secondary 4 Mathematics
- Secondary 4 Science and Technology OR Secondary 4 Applied Science and Technology
- Secondary 4 History and Citizenship Education
OR a Secondary School Vocational Diploma which includes:
- Secondary 5 Language of Instruction
- Secondary 5 Second Language
- Secondary 4 Mathematics
No specific prerequisites are required for this program.
To Apply
John Abbott College is affiliated with the Service régional d’admission du Montréal métropolitain (SRAM) and uses its online application service.
To apply:
- complete the online application at admission.sram.qc.ca,
- select John Abbott College and the program of your choice along with the corresponding program number, and
- if applicable, send all required documents and the application fee.
Students whose prerequisites are more than five years old should contact the Admissions office.
The application deadline is March 1.
All documents and payment must be submitted by the deadline.
Career Paths
Small, medium, and multi-international corporations in fashion retail, arts and entertainment, design studios and much more are constantly looking for qualified individuals for graphic and web design.
According to the 2024-2028 Job prospects – the employment outlook is VERY GOOD.
For more information in the job outlook, please consult the following website: Graphic Designers and Illustrators | Gouvernement du Québec
Examples of Job Title:
- Junior Web Designer
- Junior Graphic Designer
- Graphic/Web Designer
- Packaging Designer
- UX Designer
- GUI Designer
- Visual Communications Designer