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Study Graphic and Web design at John Abbott College

A hybrid program

The Graphic & Web Design (GWD) program at John Abbott College prepares students with the creative and technical skills that businesses need. Our focus is design thinking and production for digital and print media, emphasizing skills that cannot be replaced and are always in demand.

GWD students build an online portfolio of work including web design and coding, print materials, branding and marketing, illustration, photography, video editing, and animation.

Faculty

Students will learn from enthusiastic teachers who are up-to-date with practical knowledge of the design field, who are well-connected with the local design community, and who bring their real-world design experience into their classrooms.

The program is close-knit, allowing students to develop productive collaborative relationships with each other and with teachers. Field trips to printers and web design studios, in-school exhibitions, a graduate's portfolio show, and guest speakers from the corporate world ensure that the Montreal design community is incorporated into the classroom.

Students in the Graphic and Web design program have access to up-to-date computer labs equipped with industry-standard software and full printing facilities.

Internships

In their final semester, Graphic and Web Design students apply the knowledge and skills they have acquired by entering the workplace for a three-week internship.

Applications

Candidates for the program must be highly motivated to create high-quality graphic design for both print and web. There are no prerequisites.

News and events

See what our alumni are up to after graduation

Leaving the GWD program on the honour roll, and with a leadership award in hand, I moved on to Concordia University. I was accepted into the design program with the portfolio I was able to create in the three year Graphic and Web design program. The technical skills I learned from GWD program gave me confidence, a fantastic edge and prepared me immensely.
Julie Roussy, Graphic Design, Communications and External Relations, McGill University
After JAC, I attended York University’s YSDN program, where I continued my design education. The technical skills and stage experience I acquired from JAC, gave me a clear advantage over my classmates, who had little to no experience with Adobe’s suite of apps. This enabled me to focus on more advanced learnings and qualify to work part-time as the University’s Jr Graphic Designer.
Wayne Spiegel, Product Designer AR/VR, Facebook
“Du côté graphique, j’ai pu apprendre et maitriser la suite Adobe utilisé, tandis que sur le plan Web, j’ai appris les langues nécessaires me permettant de convertir un design en site Web. Le personnel enseignant m’a aidé à pousser d’avantage mes connaissances, répondus à toutes les questions que j’avais, même si elles ne faisaient pas parti du curriculum, et continue à me guider et supporter, même près de 10 ans après ma formation.”
Dave Woodhall, Web Developer, ADN Communications