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Thomas Bradley wins Excellence in Teaching award
Thomas J Bradley wins award
Mar 28, 2019
Our web dev professor, Thomas J Bradley, won the Student Association’s Excellence in Teaching award, as voted by the Graphic Design students.
Design Is For You:
- If you think visually, creatively and conceptually
- If you enjoy solving visual communication problems
- If you enjoy sketching, drawing and using computers
- If you enjoy working with text and images to communicate ideas
- If you are detail-oriented, organized and committed to coming up with the perfect design solution
Career Opportunities
- Creative Director
- Art Director
- Graphic Designer
- Brand Developer
- Illustrator
- Web Designer
- Interaction Designer
- Mobile App Designer
- Motion Graphics Designer
- Freelance Designer
Program Highlights
- Students complete over 2000 hours of design and production work throughout the program
- Low student-to-teacher ratio ensuring one-on-one time with professors
- Program concentrates on practical application of design with an enriching theoretical background
- Graduates enter the design field in a variety of different job opportunities
97% Student Satisfaction Rate
In 2018, when Graphic Design Program students were asked, “Is your program is giving you knowledge and skills that will be useful in your future career?” — 97% agreed.
Hear From Graduates
Our hard working graduates succeed in following their dreams of graphic design careers because of Algonquin Design.
Algonquin fostered our networking skills, equipped us with a mean toolbox of knowledge, and have been a continuous source of support since day one. Grateful doesn’t even begin to cover it.
Fantastic Student Designs
See a selection of our students’ amazing graphic design work.
There’s plenty more where that came from!
See more student workOur Curriculum
Our ever-evolving courses keep our students employable by targeting the forefront of the graphic design industry.
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Branding
Design memorable brands through research, iteration & implementation.
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Typography
Learn to communicate visually with text, grids & alignment.
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Computer Graphics
Create captivating graphics & layouts for the page and the screen.
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Interaction Design
Define & model how users interact with digital products.
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Web Development
Author hand-crafted code to build sites for the Open Web.
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Motion Graphics
Tell compelling stories with animation and audio.
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Theory & History
Explore colour & design history to help fully express your ideas.
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Business
Gain the knowledge to confidently navigate the real-world business of design.
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Field Work
Experience the design studio environment during a six-week internship.
Our Faculty
We are passionate design professionals, dedicated to imparting an industry-relevant, current & varied curriculum to eager budding designers.
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Angie Fahlman
Design & layout
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Chris Jones
Business & design thinking
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Greg Treadwell
Graphics & typography
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Janet Menger
Illustration & theory
Graduate Showcases
Our grads host a yearly public exhibition to share their work with family, friends & industry professionals.
Pathfinder — 2019
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RGD Ontario
Through RGD, Canadian designers exchange ideas, educate and inspire, set professional standards and build a strong, supportive community dedicated to advocating for the value of design.
Learn morePortfolio Requirements
To be accepted into the Algonquin Design program you’ll have to submit a portfolio for faculty review.
Submit 10–15 of your best pieces which demonstrate creativity, neatness & concept development through sketching.
Do you have questions before submitting your portfolio? Ask David
See the submission requirements