Graphic design is a powerful art form that uses visual concepts to communicate ideas in ways that inspire, inform, and engage audiences.
Transform messages into compelling visuals that capture attention and convey meaning quickly and effectively. Whether it’s creating logos, advertisements, websites, or packaging, graphic design plays a crucial role in shaping how we experience brands, stories, and information every day. Graphic design and illustration often go hand-in-hand. Like graphic design, illustration is a ‘communication art’ with an emphasis on storytelling and the visual interpretation of ideas. Animation is design (and illustration) in motion. Learn how to blend creativity and strategy, turning ideas into impactful visual solutions.
Grades 9 - 12
Explore graphic design, the art of presenting information through graphical and textual elements. Explore elements of successful visual storytelling, and how design concepts apply to illustration. Gain an overview on the illustrator’s role across print and digital media. Learn how to integrate motion and time to turn static designs and illustrations into animations. Turn your ideas into expressive images using design concepts such as simplicity, balance, alignment and negative space. Learn how to integrate text, image and color for maximum visual impact. Use industry standard software to create designs that will be shared on the last day of the program.
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Program Details
YTH 9280 / Graphic Design Workshop
Session III: (2 week) July 27 - August 7, 2026
Monday – Friday, 9:30am – 3:30 pm (10 sessions)
$1,200 for the first registration
$1,080 for the second registration in the family, Purchase College employees, and alumni, Broadview families, Pepsi employees and early registrations (paid in full by May 1, 2026)
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