Semester A covers careers you can pursue in graphic design. It also covers training and skills required for a graphic designer. In addition, this course describes how to create images using color and typography and how to manipulate images. It also guides you how to create images using design elements and principles. Finally, this course covers copyright laws and ethics related to the use of graphic design. You will submit the Unit Activity documents to your teacher, and you will grade your work on the Lesson Activities by comparing them with the given sample responses. The Unit Activities (submitted to the teacher) and the Lesson Activities (self-checked) are the major components of this course. Students will be able to do the following:

• Evaluate the skills necessary for a graphic design career and how to demonstrate them.
• Examine how to perform basic hardware installations.
• Apply graphic design skills such as color-balancing techniques, manipulating an image, and using design layouts.
• Apply creativity and design elements to graphic design products.
• Perform image editing, such as adjusting hue, saturation, contrast, and brightness.
• Create images demonstrating design elements and principles.

Semester B will cover the advanced manipulation of images. It will guide you on how to create graphic products such as logos, posters, and magazine covers. This course also covers multimedia and digital photography. In addition, the course covers art criticism in graphic artwork, digital publishing, and the creation of graphic design portfolio. You will submit the Unit Activity documents to your teacher, and you will grade your work on the Lesson Activities by comparing them with the given sample responses. The Unit Activities (submitted to the teacher) and the Lesson Activities (self-checked) are the major components of this course. Students will be able to do the following:

• Use advanced image-editing software tools to edit and manipulate images as part of graphic design products.
• Apply creativity and design elements to graphic design products.
• Create a graphic design portfolio with examples of graphic design products created during the course.
• Contrast original and manipulated graphic design images to appraise their differences.
• Produce a magazine brand, including a logo and cover.
• Analyze the characteristics and applications of digital media, including the role of graphics in multimedia and the principles of art criticism.
• Compare design elements from several brand campaigns.