Fall 2024 - Graphic Design & Visual Communication

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Bow Valley College
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Instructor
(2)
3
Timeline
  • September 30, 2024
    Experience start
  • December 14, 2024
    Experience end
Experience
6/6 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Canada
Startup, Non profit, Sole proprietorship
Non-profit, philanthropic & civil society

Experience scope

Categories
Graphic design Branding & style guides Communications Media Visual arts
Skills
graphic design visual communication project planning digital marketing creative strategy research
Learner goals and capabilities

Looking to elevate your organization and bring it to the next level? Bring on students from Bow Valley College to be your student consultants, in a project-based experience. Students will work on your project over the course of the semester (kick-off in September, concluding in early December), connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools.


The course prepares learners for collaborative experiences in real-world scenarios through work-integrated learning. The project provides an integrative learning experience that builds upon previous courses and life experiences. The learner, as part of a small collaborative group, will strategize and complete a project for a real-world client or problem following an appropriate workflow.


Creating a Market Research Brief

Students will conduct market research and complete a one-page brief before moving the project forward.


Completing a Visual Communication/Graphic Design Solution

Through research and ideation, students will develop graphic design solutions according to your needs - this can include re-branding solutions, web banner ads, social media, brochures, signage, or any other visual collateral (dependent on time throughout the term).

Learners

Learners
Diploma
Any level
24 learners
Project
60 hours per learner
Educators assign learners to projects
Teams of 4
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Deliverables are negotiable and will seek to align the needs of the students and the organization.

  • Client experience management
  • Visual/graphic design
  • Market and client research
  • Proposal & pitch development
  • Time Budgeting


Project timeline
  • September 30, 2024
    Experience start
  • December 14, 2024
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Students in groups of 3-5 will work with your company to identify your needs and provide actionable recommendations, based on their in-depth research and analysis.


Project activities that students can complete may include, but are not limited to:


Suggested broad project ideas are:

Rebranding – Students will research and develop graphic collateral to support your business needs and visual language.

Graphic Design – Students will develop solutions for, web banner ads, brochures, magazine ads, promotional items, vehicle graphics, signage, packaging, or any other visual collateral (dependent on time throughout the term)

Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

A representative of the company will be available for a pre-selection discussion with the administrator of the course to review the project scope.

A representative of the company will be available to answer questions from students in a timely manner for the duration of the project.

Provide an opportunity for students to present their work and receive feedback.

How is your project relevant to the course?

Provide relevant information/data as needed for the project.

This project will begin in October and conclude in December. Please confirm that this timeline is suitable to your needs.