Become a Graphic Designer in New York City, New York

Gibbs College in New York City offers programs in Digital Filmmaking and Multimedia, Digital Media Communications, and Visual Communications. To see if this school is the right fit for you, click on the “ Request Free School Info” button, fill out the short questionnaire and a representative from the school will contact you to answer any additional questions about the school, costs, financial aid and how to apply.

Katharine Gibbs School - New York
50 West 40th Street
New York, NY 10018
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About Gibbs College - New York City

Gibbs offers career-based courses of study that are taught by professional, dedicated and experienced instructors. The College committed to helping students prepare for their future. Students can benefit from an educational program that will serve as the foundation for life-long learning and professional development.

The entire staff at Gibbs College is dedicated to teaching students as individuals. The goal is to promote growth that teaches the problem solving skills necessary for continued success in the workplace. Students are encouraged to develop integrity, excellence, and confidence in an atmosphere of mutual respect.

Graphic Design Programs

Digital Filmmaking and Multimedia:

This program prepares students to use the full range of audio, video and animation hardware and software to produce content for business needs and for experimental forms. The program provides students with conceptual, technical, and design skills that will make a valuable contribution in information and exhibition design for businesses, government and institutions.

This program offers:

• A curriculum designed with contemporary forms of multimedia and a critical analysis of theories of mass communications and film history
• Projects in planning, writing, budgeting and production design that provide skills integral to students' future success
• The opportunity to gain a technical skills used in today’s broadcast media through hands-on projects in video, design, lighting, audio, and editing
• Courses in the history and theory of communications from a cross-cultural perspective
• The theoretical and technical knowledge specifically for Internet broadcast technology
• Program completion in as few as 18 months

Digital Media Communications:

This program prepares students to use digital media and Web design to solve business problems for institutions, corporations and entertainment companies by promoting identity and branding these organizations. Students learn basic design principles and how to use them in global computer communications.

This program offers:

• A curriculum that focuses on creative expression using various design techniques
• Hands-on use of current industry software in both Windows and Mac platforms
• The opportunity to gain technical skills in interface design, advanced digital imaging, media studio practices, and project management
• Final 3-D animation sequences that culminate in digital video
• Final game trailer project includes a video depiction of a game design using live footage, animation, video menu design and print to videotape or CD-V for inclusion in the student's portfolio
• Program completion in as few as 18 months

Visual Communications:

This specialized degree program provides students with the foundation to excel as a career professional in traditional and digital design that will help them to succeed in advertising, multimedia, publishing and printing.

This program offers:

• Hands-on skills in industry-current technology in principles of 2-D design and digital design and imaging, drawing, photography web design and animation using HTML, Dreamweaver and Flash
• Comprehensive courses from advertising to corporate communications and entertainment design
• Completion of editorial designs for inclusion in the student's portfolio
• Topics in the web and new media, print layouts and creative packaging
• Program completion in as few as 18 months
• The opportunity to express your creative side

Financial Aid

All students should have a plan for paying for their education. While some students pay the educational expenses with cash, many students use financial aid to help with college costs. Our Financial Aid staff will assist you through the financial aid application process. Gibbs College is committed to helping every student complete their financial aid plan.

New York City - a world-famous destination

New York City is one of the most exciting cities in the world. It abounds with museums and galleries, shopping and sight-seeing. It is the site of world-famous landmarks such as the Empire State Building, Times Square, the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. It is the home of Columbia University and New York University and a world-renowned center of finance and commerce. At its heart is the 843 acre Central Park where visitors can go ice skating, take a carriage ride, visit the zoo, and enjoy a snack or a formal dinner at one of the many dining establishments.

New York City is located on the island of Manhattan on the banks of the Hudson River in the southeast corner of New York State. It is surrounded by its equally well-known boroughs: the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island and is connected by bridges and tunnels to New Jersey to the west.

New York City is a destination that enchants millions of tourists each year. To live, to work, or to go to school in New York City is an adventure and a learning experience that will last a lifetime.

More Information

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