• UFV's Graphic and Digital Design diploma program (GDD) provides you with a solid foundation in four fields of professional practice:  brand identity, graphic/communication design, dynamic media, and interactive design.
  • As a student, you are immersed in design practice through project-based learning in collaborative Mac studio spaces.
  • You’ll build a strong foundation in design process, resourcefulness, and conceptual development, as well as skills in critical thinking, typography, image making, content creation, and industry standard Adobe software.
  • The Graphic and Digital Design diploma (GDD) is a full-time 60-credit cohort program offered on the Abbotsford campus.
  • You must register for five courses in each semester and each individual graphic design course is only offered once per academic year on each campus.
  •  GDD is both demanding and rewarding, requiring that you put in the time and commitment to build a strong professional practice portfolio.

    • Upon successful completion of the two-year Graphic and Digital Design program, you will be able to:
      • Demonstrate a working knowledge of the creative industry;
      • Understand and utilize processes, tools and technology used in graphic design practice;
      • Engage in critical thinking and problem-solving;
      • Demonstrate functional competence with principles of visual organization, visual language, typography and theory as applied to visual communication problems;
      • Develop strategies for planning, producing, and disseminating visual communications;
      • Produce communication/graphic design, information design, brand identity, interactive design, illustration, and motion graphics projects; and
      • Apply business practices, ethics, and self-promotional strategies for professional development.

    • In addition, you get to engage with the design industry through special events, guest lectures, field trips, study tours, design conferences, workshops, practica, and mentorship opportunities.