

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Creative Digital Media program introduces students to the world of Digital Media by learning Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and AfterEffects. The class works in partnership with Southern Maine Community College and, if students complete the assigned work successfully, they will receive 6 college credits per year. So, over the course of two years, they can earn a total of 12 college credits in addition to their Adobe ACA certification.
Please read the course brochure (left) for a full description of our curriculum.
FIRST YEAR STUDENTS:
2D DESIGN: Students learn the basics of good design. This work can be done free hand or, as their skills progress, digitally
DIGITAL FOUNDATIONS: a survey course of the Adobe Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and After Effects.
SECOND YEAR STUDENTS:
STUDENTS CAN CHOOSE TWO OF THE FOLLOWING COURSE PATHWAYS:
Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, AfterEffects and GameMaker
WHAT MAKES OUR PROGRAM SPECIAL:
We have a brand new lab with 27″ iMacs, large format printers, heat presses and kilns which allows us to transfer our designs onto metal, cloth, ceramic and even encase them in glass.
Enrolled students will work on a iMac in class
All students will be given the Adobe Creative Suite license to use on their devices.
First year students are given a large Art Kit with all materials necessary for 2D Design.
CAREER PATHWAYS
Graphic Designer
Web Designer
Illustrator
Marketing
Advertising Specialist
Creative Director
Social Media Specialist
Communications
Architectural Renderer
New Media Specialist
- Principles and Elements of Design
- File Organization and Management
- Color Theory
- Typography
- Image Resolution
- Composition
- Digital Painting
- Photo Manipulation
- Ad Layout
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe AfterEffects
- ACA Certification
- Professional Portfolio



Maine Certified Industry Standards ( 50.0402)
Graduating students have attended many 2 and 4 year graphic design related programs throughout the United States.
- Maine College of Art https://www.meca.edu/
- Southern Maine Community College https://www.smccme.edu/
- Central Maine Community College https://www.cmcc.edu/
- University of Maine Orono https://umaine.edu/
- Ringling College of Art and Design https://www.ringling.edu/
- Savannah College of Art and Design https://www.scad.edu/
- Massachusetts College of Art and Design https://massart.edu/
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Creative Digital Media program introduces students to the world of Digital Media by learning Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and AfterEffects. The class works in partnership with Southern Maine Community College and, if students complete the assigned work successfully, they will receive 6 college credits per year. So, over the course of two years, they can earn a total of 12 college credits.
Students will gain the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to conceptualize, plan, prepare and problem solve a number of graphic communication problems while utilizing principles and elements of design to create original art, logos, brochures, packages, posters, character illustrations and more. Students will be given the opportunity and encouraged to compete in the Maine State SkillsUSA competition as well as other art and design contests.
FIRST YEAR STUDENTS:
2D DESIGN: Students learn the basics of good design. This work can be done free hand or, as their skills progress, digitally
DIGITAL FOUNDATIONS: a survey course of the Adobe Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and After Effects.
SECOND YEAR STUDENTS:
STUDENTS CAN CHOOSE TWO OF THE FOLLOWING COURSE PATHWAYS:
Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, AfterEffects and GameMaker
WHAT MAKES OUR PROGRAM SPECIAL:
CTE Schools are gifted money from the Perkins grant annually, this means that we are able to afford producation grade equipment. As a result we have a brand new state of the art iMac lab, large format printers, heat presses and kilns which allows us to transfer our designs onto metal, cloth, ceramic and even encase them in glass. This allows us to not only learn the software to create designs, but see those designs incorporated into real world projects.

CAREER PATHWAYS
Graphic Designer
Web Designer
Illustrator
Marketing
Advertising Specialist
Creative Director
Social Media Specialist
Communications
Architectural Renderer
New Media Specialist
CURRICULUM CONTENT
Principles and Elements of Design
File Organization and Management
Color Theory
Typography
Image Resolution
Composition
Digital Painting
Photo Manipulation
Ad Layout
PROGRAMS
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe AfterEffects
Maine Certified Industry Standards ( 50.0402)
Graduating students have attended many 2 and 4 year graphic design related programs throughout the United States.
- Maine College of Art https://www.meca.edu/
- Southern Maine Community College https://www.smccme.edu/
- Central Maine Community College https://www.cmcc.edu/
- University of Maine Orono https://umaine.edu/
- Ringling College of Art and Design https://www.ringling.edu/
- Savannah College of Art and Design https://www.scad.edu/
- Massachusetts College of Art and Design https://massart.edu/




