Arena’s Graphics & Web Design (GWD) is a 1-year program with 2 semesters – Graphics design & Web design.

Why Graphics & Web Design?

The world around us is full of ‘rich’, multimedia content. Brands, advertising & design elements surround us everywhere. Whether it is an ad on TV or in the newspaper, a website on the Internet or the logo of a TV channel, all these are elements of multimedia created by a graphics and/ or web designer.

Every company – large & small – needs design specialists who have a good feel for the market. While graphic designers create logos, brand identity, presentations, animation & other rich multimedia content, web designers use design principles to create great, user-friendly websites.

Who is the course for?

  • Completed 10+2/ class 12.
  • Admissions are open for those with an interest in design, either as a career or as an essential skill for their own personal & professional growth.
  • Arena’s Graphics & Web Design course is a stepping stone for advanced courses like those in animation & multimedia.

What does GWD cover?

The course covers graphics, illustrations, composition & layout for print design, web design, web graphics & animation.

Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, CorelDRAW, HTML, Dreamweaver, Flash & JavaScript are among the software/ tools taught in this course.

Class schedule & course duration

Arena’s Graphics & Web Design is a 12-month course with the first 6 months devoted to Graphics Design & the last 6 months to Web Design.

Classes are held 2 hours a day for 3 days a week.

Course curriculum

Arena’s Graphics & Web Design course offers 14 modules over 2 semesters.

Semester I Certificate in Graphics Design Tools/ modules
Concepts of Graphics & Illustrations Adobe Photoshop CS 4
Digital Design Adobe Illustrator CS 4
Basic Art CorelDRAW X4
Creating Illustrations
Print Design – Composition & Layout
Design Portfolio

Semester 1 lays the foundation in image-editing & publishing graphics for various industries including print & publishing.

Students have an exit option to leave with a ‘Certificate in Graphics Design’ on completion of only the first semester of the course.

Semester II Certificate in Web Design Tools/ modules
Concepts of Interface & Interactive Design HTML
Designing Concepts for Websites Dreamweaver CS4
Web Designing Flash CS4
Web Weaver JavaScript
Web Graphics & Animation
Web Scripting & Interactivity
Developing Interactive Web Pages
Web Portfolio

Semester 2 covers web design, web graphics & interactivity. Students learn to design interactive websites & portals and multimedia presentations with graphics & rich media. On completion of the second semester, students get the ‘Certificate in Web Design’ from Arena.

On successful completion of the course, students get a ‘Certificate in Graphics & Web Design’ from Arena.

Career opportunities

Design professionals produce designs, symbols, typography, illustrations & photography for use in print & electronic publications and Internet publishing industries.

Graphics & web designers get jobs in:

  • Advertising agencies
  • Graphic design studios
  • Print & publishing houses (like newspapers, magazines, etc.)
  • TV production houses
  • E-learning companies
  • Website development companies
  • Companies/ firms that need to create & maintain a website

Arena also offers a Professional Certificate in Web Designing (PCWD) for students who wish to specialize only in web designing. PCWD is a 1-year program with 2 semesters – web graphics & web designing. The course has 16 modules.

Diploma in Web Design

Diploma in Web Design

Duration 12 months. Diploma in Web Design modules Classes are typically held 6 days a week for about 4 hours each day.