Design Your Future.
Build beautiful brands for print, then bring them to life online. No coding experience is required we build your skill set step-by-step for a guaranteed career placement.
As a Graphic student you will learn to:
As a Graphic Design student, you’ll learn to:
- Logos
- Business cards
- Brochures
- Posters
- Advertisements
- Packaging
- Website
- UI/UX
- Mock-ups
- Sketching
You’ll explore motion and media by making web animations and editing digital photos and videos. The program also prepares you for the industry by teaching you how to set up and run your own design business.
We are design oriented!
Graphic and Web Design students develop strong visual communication skills by studying 2D composition, layout for both print and screen, typography, illustration, photography, and video design. These fundamentals build the foundation for creating clear, engaging, and professional work.
We are software oriented!
- Adobe ® Photoshop
- Adobe ® Illustrator
- Adobe ® InDesign
- Adobe ® Acrobat
- Adobe ® Dreamweaver
- Adobe ® Premiere
- Adobe ® Lightroom
- HTML and CSS
- Apache, MySQL, PHP and WordPress
This program is for you if…
- You are creative.
- You possess good people skills.
- You enjoy working with computers and different software.
- You have strong verbal and written communication skills.
- You are highly motivated.
Where Graphic & Web Design can take you!
Some of our graduates become designers for large and small businesses that need to produce a wide variety of print and electronic documents with sophisticated graphic design and appeal. Others go into business for themselves as designers and marketers.
A third of our students go on to further education in a variety of fields, such as graphic design, marketing, computer systems, and 3D animation.
Stage & Internship
Graphic and Web Design graduating students participate in a 3-week work placement in the sixth semester (mid-April to May). This internship gives students the chance to apply their design, software, and communication skills in a real professional environment.
By working alongside industry professionals, students gain hands-on experience, learn how design projects operate from start to finish, and understand the expectations of clients and creative teams.
“Real clients, real projects, real growth that’s the value of a design internship.” – Juanito
Program Planner
Admission Requirements
CEGEP Requirements
A Secondary School Diploma which includes:
Secondary 5 Language of Instruction
Secondary 5 Second Language
Secondary 4 Mathematics
Secondary 4 Science and Technology
OR Secondary 4 Applied Science and Technology
Secondary 4 History and Citizenship Education
Program Prerequisites
Secondary 5 Language of Instruction
Secondary 5 Second Language
Secondary 4 Mathematics
How To Apply
John Abbott College is affiliated with the Service régional d’admission du Montréal métropolitain (SRAM) and uses its online application service.
The application deadline is March 1.
Warning: The documents and payment must be submitted by the deadline.
