Graphic Design and Advertising Art
School of Integrated Studies
Klump Academic Center, Rm. 102 · (570) 327-4521
About the Graphic Design and Advertising Art Degrees
Graphic Design
Pennsylvania College of Technology's four-year Graphic Design major emphasizes the development of students’ skills through a series of required courses and electives in the visual arts for a career in graphic design. The range of courses includes drawing, illustration, bookmaking, computer graphics, and Internet-based design.
Types of jobs might include:
- Layout artist
- Graphic designer
- Creative director for advertising agencies, publications, or electronic media
- Employment in corporate and health-service settings directing the preparation of promotional materials and in-house publications
Advertising Art
Penn College's two-year Advertising Art major prepares students for employment in advertising art and related fields or, if they choose, for continued education in baccalaureate programs. Students develop skills in drawing, design, illustration, color, typesetting, layout, and computer graphics.
Types of jobs might include:
- Advertising artist
- Layout artist
Studio Art
This major prepares students to transfer to institutions offering specialized fine arts majors and related fields. Students develop skills in the production of various art forms and in proper use of tools, equipment and materials.
Graphic Design and Advertising Art News
Gallery Hosts Opening Reception for Student Exhibit
May 2008
The Gallery at Penn College, on the third floor of the college's Madigan Library, hosted an opening reception on Tuesday for its graphic design student portfolio exhibit, which runs through May 13. Gallery hours are 1-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 2-8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday and Friday. All exhibits are free and open to the public. Also on display in the gallery lobby through May 13 are ceramic works by Williamsport Area High School student Rachel Kempf.( Photos by Phillip C. Warner, web designer )
Jessica L. Tobias Named Student of the Month
February 2008
Jessica L. Tobias
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Student Photography on Exhibit in Bookmarks Café
September 2007
An exhibition of student photography is on display in Bookmarks Café in the Madigan Library. The photographs are part of student work completed for the Commercial Photography course (PHO230) taught by Gary R. DiPalma, instructor of graphic design, in the Spring 2007 semester. Photographs were taken in four basic subject areas: fashion/portrait, food, product and architecture. The students learned to use a variety of camera formats, including 4 by 5 large-format, medium-format and digital SLR cameras; electronic flash studio lighting; digitizing conventional camera negatives, and printing using digital ink-jet technology. Featured students are Nick Biddle and Malika Rice, Class of 2007; and Tracy Bower and Katie Kochenderfer, Class of 2008. The exhibition runs through the end of October. Questions about the exhibition or the Commercial Photography course can be directed to the instructor.Faculty Member’s 7-Foot Wood Carving on Display in Estonian Village
September 2007
The sculptor at work
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Gallery at Penn College to Exhibit Paintings of Jason Godeke
August 2007
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