Digital Media Design

Digital Media Design is a course that explores various creative multimedia industry software and technologies. The courses are largely project based, and designed for students to explore new ideas and technology in the multimedia industry.

Digital Media Design is offered from Grade 10 to 12 increasing in depth and focus. Each level progresses from learning the basics of the various software and equipment, to advanced development of creative assignments and projects.

This program is intended for imaginative and motivated individuals who have a desire to explore new ways of expressing their creativity through multimedia.

The DMD program can be combined with other areas such as Graphic Arts, Media Production and Photography in order to achieve a Multimedia Diploma.

Some of the topics included in the DMD program are:

  1. Digital Artwork
    • Drawing Techniques
    • Digital Inking
    • Vector Artwork Development
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  2. 2D Animation
    • Storyboarding
    • Character Development
    • Principles of Animation
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  3. 3D Development
    • Modelling and Texturing Techniques
    • Lighting and Composition
    • Rigging and Animation
    • 3D Scanning and Printing
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  1. Motion/Cinema SFX
    • Animated Graphics
    • CGI Development
    • Chroma Key & Masking
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  2. Responsive Web Design
    • Design Principles
    • W3C Standard Coding
    • Mobile vs. Browser Design
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  3. Game & App Development
    • Coding for Interactivity
    • UI vs. UX Design
    • Coding Mechanics
    • Unity Game Development
    • Publishing your Product

Courses Offered

  • DMD20S – Intro to Interactive Digital Media Design
  • DMD30S – Interactive Digital Media Design
  • DMD40S – Futures in Interactive Digital Media Design

Career Opportunities

  • Digital Artist
  • Graphic Designer
  • Animator
  • Game Developer
  • 3D Asset Developer
  • Video SFX Editor
  • Web Developer
  • Mobile App Designer
  • UI/UX Designer
  • 3D Print Operator