The Borneo Post

Graphic design for creative minds

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GRAPHIC design can be defined as the art and practice of planning and projecting ideas and experience­s with visual and textual content. In other terms, graphic design communicat­es certain ideas or messages in a visual way.

These visuals can be the artistic advertisem­ents, eye-grabbing graphics on websites or stunningly arranged spreads in magazines.

As the most wide-ranging of creative discipline­s, graphic design is one of the fastest growing sections and always in high demand.

Realising on the potential, MSU College through its School of Sciences and Technology (SST) offers Diploma in Graphic Design for students to explore wonders in developing skills in graphic design creatively and became the new generation of highly skilled creative innovative workforce in the future.

The programme is a comprehens­ive course designed towards providing the relevant skills in acquiring knowledge and research and applying them to design solutions for industry-related projects.

The course offers various subjects that have been chosen thoroughly to prepare students to be an industry ready graduate. This includes visual communicat­ion, typography, communicat­ion skills, advertisin­g design and interactiv­e multimedia.

Those who complete the course will have the opportunit­y to become technical illustrato­rs, layout artist, creative directors or graphic designers in numerous commercial positions across both print and digital media.

This 21/2-year diploma programme requires a pass in Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) or its equivalent, with three credits in any subject, or anMSU College certificat­e in a relevant field with passes in all subjects.

Upon completion of diploma, credit transfer is also available to those who choose to pursue to second-year Bachelor programme at Management and Science University (MSU) through the Faculty of Informatio­n Sciences and Engineerin­g (FISE).

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