What Is Visual Communication Design?
Visual communication design has an interdisciplinary structure that evaluates every environment as a mutual communication process and brings together the fields of communication, media, art and technology. This innovative field, offering solutions to the needs of the 21st century combines design and technology to communicate. Visual communication design uses audiovisual and interactive tools and media while focusing on creative ideas, users, services and products.
Visual communication designers develops their design skills and experience by using digital media such as graphics, video, motion pictures, 3D models, animation and sound that is produced for a specific function-purpose and target audience/user. A visual communication designer is a communication specialist who understands the user, thinks strategically and offers strategic solutions to create competitive and sustainable products in the global market.
Studying Visual Communication Design at Yeditepe University
Yeditepe University Visual Communication Design Department aims to educate students who are equipped to meet the needs of the design industry; It offers up-to-date, comprehensive and qualified education. The education program of the department; While offering courses such as basic drawing, 2D and 3D animation, game design, interaction design, video production, it offers students the opportunity to choose a specialization with workshops and elective courses. Having the opportunity to practice in the constantly renewed computer laboratories by learning current design programs, students develop original design projects by applying their theoretical knowledge. The course contents, which are regularly updated depending on the dynamics of the sector, are given by teaching staff of experts in their field.
Yeditepe University, Visual Communication Design Department graduates its students as specialized individuals with scholarships, internships, education abroad with the Erasmus Program, double major and minor programs and graduate education opportunities in different departments and faculties.
What does a Visual Communication Design Graduate do? In which Professional fields do our graduates work?
Graduates of Visual Communication Design Department have the opportunity to work in many professions with their ability to use technology effectively and strong communication skills. Students, who are graduated from the Visual Communication Design Department after a four-year education, successfully represent themselves in the professional business world with their design portfolios they have created in workshops and end-of-year exhibitions throughout their education period. They work in the corporate communication departments of public and private institutions operating in various sectors, especially in the fields of visual communication of the media sector. Graduates can work in computer software companies, advertising agencies, television channels, game design companies, film production and animation companies with titles such as visual communication designer, 3D designer, concept designer, game designer, art director, web designer, interaction designer. Students who are successful in the required exams and complete a master program after graduation have the opportunity to pursue an academic career.
