Graphic Design
Adults & High School Juniors and Seniors
Students use critical thinking and problem-solving with illustrative and visual design skills to help small businesses and local community organizations. Experience versatile projects and a creative environment to develop a professional design portfolio in both digital and print design.
Graphic designers are visual communicators and amazing problem solvers. Designers create designs targeted to specific audiences, which can be found in the grocery aisle on cereal boxes, on the side of the highway, on billboards, online, and on menus — design is literally everywhere! Prepare to earn national certifications while learning Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, and work exclusively with Apple and Adobe products.
Students use critical thinking and problem-solving with illustrative and visual design skills to help small businesses and local community organizations. Experience versatile projects and a creative environment to develop a professional design portfolio in both digital and print design.
Program Highlights
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Express your unique vision by combining creativity and technology to communicate ideas and produce design projects from concept to completion
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Interpret client needs to develop creative branding solutions for advertising and dynamic visual communications
- Showcase your problem-solving abilities alongside other creative individuals while building a professional portfolio
Career Focus
Prepared for immediate employment, advanced certifications, and further education
Certifications I Internships/Career Coaching I National Competitions
Program Details
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The 2025 Red Carpet Film Festival (RCFF) merchandise is ready for preorders. Daisy Riley's winning design has inspired the creation of clothing items, like t-shirts and hoodies, and more. Supporters of Red Carpet Film Festival are encouraged to preorder before December 13. Students worked with a vendor to produce and sell their branded apparel available for purchase online at https://scriptorium.com/rcff.
Daisy's design will continue to be used to brand and market the event with designed posters, t-shirts, hoodies, pins, social media and more. Students will continue to promote and market this annual event in partnership with the digital cinema students until the late spring. Film enthusiasts are invited to follow RCFF on instagram @redcarpetfilm to stay updated on their progress.
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Second-year Graphic Design students prepared to pitch their creative concepts for the 2025 Red Carpet Film Festival (RCFF) to a panel of industry professionals. Twenty-nine participants presented their unique vision, receiving invaluable feedback from the judges. After much deliberation and a tight competition, the winning design was selected.
Congratulations to Daisy Riley for her winning design as the face of RCFF this year! Daisy's design will be used to brand the event with designed posters, t-shirts, hoodies, pins, social media and more.
MNTC Red Carpet Film Festival
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The Red Carpet Film Festival is an annual film and graphic design event in Norman, Oklahoma organized by MNTC's Digital Cinema and Television Production and Graphic Design classes. The Red Carpet Film Festival was created to provide a way for students to experience deeper learning while working on extensive, industry-level projects in a collaborative environment. Students from both programs are empowered to create complex projects that they see through from concept to distribution. Learn More about RCFF
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