Students who major in graphic design are required to complete an internship. The San Francisco professional design community has been very supportive of student internships. CCAC offers an Editorial Illustration program. The emphasis of the major is the development of a critical stance that marries text and content to image with clear intentionality. Breadth of cultural knowledge is essential to a form that will complement the text of a book, enhance the image of a company or make a personal or political statement.
Illustrators create images for two, three, and four dimensional applications.
At CCAC, creative expression is concept-based and serves the interaction between visual and verbal languages. In addition to theory, students are encouraged to explore a variety of media to create original images. Industrial Design has existed since ancient cultures created tools for survival. Students explore new materials, technologies, and the changing values and constitution of our culture to refigure existing products and create new ones. The conceptual process is enriched with historical and socio-cultural study.