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What Does Studying Design Online Mean?

What Does Studying Design Online Mean?

Design, in general:
• "Visual and design skills can be transferred to jobs like interior and fashion design; photography; and graphic design for print, video, and the Internet. Many new college programs, including digital, multimedia, interactive, and Web design and production, apply computer technologies to the visual arts. If you can use digital technologies or think visually, you have prized talents in a media-drive world."

- College Board Book of Majors, 2nd edition

Graphic Design:
• "Graphic designers—or graphic artists—plan, analyze, and create visual solutions to communications problems. Graphic designers consider cognitive, cultural, physical, and social factors in planning and executing designs for the target audience. Designers gather relevant information by meeting with clients, creative or art directors, and by performing their own research."

- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, "Graphic Designers"

Web Design:
• "If you have an eye for design and a knack for computers, you might be a prime candidate for a major in Web design. You'll compound the interest and knowledge you already have by starting from the beginning—designing and building a Web page—and working your way up to incorporating the latest ideas, technology, and features into the sites you create. Your course work will go over everything from identifying an intended audience to selecting graphics that best portray your message. You'll learn about different Web browsers and plug-ins and their varying capabilities. And since the Web has an artistic element too, you'll explore aesthetic design, color relationships, and the application of font styles. You'll learn how to create animated elements for your sites, and how to incorporate a range of motions."

- The Princeton Review Online

Interior Design:
• "If you decide to major in Interior Design, you'll study light, color, form, space, furnishings, and pretty much all other aspects of built environments. You'll study the basics of three-dimensional design, space planning, and perspective. You'll also study color theory, different kinds of materials and patterns, and computer-aided design."

- The Princeton Review Online

Game Art:
• Dedicated art schools have recently begun to offer game-specific programs that not only allow you to learn how to make art for games, but also to design them. The Academy of Art University, located in San Francisco, is one such institution. Students are taught by industry professionals, and have access to the latest tools, as a number of the more prominent game tools providers have begun to offer student/educational prices.
  'The classes are geared toward giving the students a solid background in the technique and theory of game creation from animation, to modeling, to level design, and so on,' says Todd Robinson, game lead for the animation department."

- Game Career Guide, "Types of Schools: Art School, Game Academy, 4-Year University"

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