Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Post #17

Identify 5 colleges that offer graphic design (or related) majors.  For each, list the school name, location, graphic majors that are offered and requirements for admission.

Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising
 
San Diego, CA
Graphic majors offered: Outdoor Marketing, Environmental Advertising, Video, Web, Motion, Alternative Advertising
Requirements: Portfolio and entrance project for major, test scores, transcript, application, essay, letters of recommendation

Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI
Graphic majors offered: Film, television, publishing, retail, web, interactive media
Requirements: Portfolio, drawings, application, transcript, test scores, writing samples, letters of recommendation

Pratt Institute Brooklyn, NY
Graphic majors offered: Graphic Design/Illustration, Digital Design, Interactive Media
Requirements: Official transcripts, essay, artist portfolio

School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL
Graphic majors offered: Visual communications
Requirements: portfolio, test scores, transcripts, letters of recommendation.

Art Center College of Design
 Pasadena, CA 
Graphic majors offered: Sequential Design, Motion Design, Font Design, Transmedia, Cinematic Motion, Lettering, Editorial Print, 3D Motion Graphics
Requirements: Portfolio, academic record, test scores, transcripts


Also, answer the following questions in your own words.

What is a portfolio?
A portfolio is a showcase of work to show off your artistic ability.

What is the importance of a portfolio?
It is important to have a portfolio because you want to show people what you can do so you can get in your specific job or specific school.

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