Digital Design

Earn College Credit as you explore the world of digital art creation by enrolling in the Digital Design course at SRTC. Learn key concepts such as the creative process, image editing and masking, color theory, principles and elements of design, typography and digital Illustration by completing a variety of projects using the Adobe CC Programs. In year one, students will begin with the Digital Imaging Adobe Photoshop course (MUL110) earning 3 credits that are affiliated with York County Community College, Wells, ME. Digital Imaging is a project-based course. You will gain hands-on production skills with screen printing, sublimation, vinyl graphics, heat set image transfer and poster printing ”Live Jobs” to enhance and expand your portfolio.

Year two students begin with another YCCC course in Adobe Illustrator (MUL122) earning 3 college credits that are affiliated with York County Community College, Wells, ME. Students learn vector graphics, logo development, vector illustration, and techniques in vector art production. Students will develop customer service skills through hands-on production for non-profit organizations who employ our talents. 

Students who apply to this program should be proficient in critical thinking skills, reading and writing, computer software navigation, and independent learning. This course provides open-air critiques and group presentations to employ good communication skills both verbally and in writing. If you are passionate about digital media and like to draw and edit images to show off your imagination, this may be the right place for you. This program provides opportunities to compete at the State SkillsUSA event in competitions such as Advertising Design, Branding Design, T-Shirt Design, Pin Design, Sublimation and Photography.

An off campus course in Comic Book Making (MUL200) is offered to both sections, and is online through York County Community College, Wednesday evenings. The instructor will allow 2 days per week in Digital Design to work on comic book class materials. Printing the comic book is an additional compliment of the Digital Design Program. This course provides 3 additional college credits.