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Online Illustrative Design Degree

Online Bachelor of Fine Arts

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What is Illustrative Design? Our online program in Illustrative Design requires an illustrative approach to solving design problems, whether it be logo design, motion graphics, data visualization, etc. The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustrative Design provides web-based students with a hybrid degree combining curriculum from both graphic design and illustration. Students learn core technical skills in illustration design and apply those skills to projects found in graphic design. RMCAD’s accredited Online Illustrative Design Program will help provide you with the technical, aesthetic, critical, and practical skills necessary for career success.

Online Illustrative Design Program Overview

As an Online Illustrative Design student, you’ll refine your illustrative drawing skills as an illustrator and apply them in graphic design. You’ll hone your skills with hands-on training that prepares you for the real world of professional design. We keep online visual arts degree classes small so virtual students can experience the kind of individual attention and support that allows them to blossom as artists.

The Online Illustrative Design Program incorporates a focus on the development of cultural, communication and design competencies, professional practice, and critical thinking skills necessary to succeed in the profession. At RMCAD, we aim to increase and combine intellectual, artistic and design thinking, planning, and practice to best prepare e-learning students for dynamic business environments.

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Online Illustrative Design Program Highlights

Solve Communication + Design Problems

Identity Design + Design Systems

Industry-Based Software

Typography + Layout Design

Media + Digital Skills

Portfolio Development

Liberal Arts

The Liberal Arts curriculum is an exciting part of every student’s academic and creative journey at RMCAD. These courses provide the opportunity for students to engage with complex questions and ideas to develop critical thinking skills, a global consciousness, and awareness of art historical foundations that are essential for their intellectual, creative, and personal growth.

Global Consciousness

Critical Awareness

Information Literacy

Credits pie chart for the Illustrative Design BFA course. 30 credits in liberal arts, 27 credits in graphic design, 21 credits in foundations, 21 credits in illustration, 15 credits in art/design history, and 9 credits in illustrative design for a total of 123 credits.

Online Illustrative Design Degree Requirements

The Online Illustrative Design Program combines intellectual, artistic and design thinking, planning, and of course, practice, to get your creative thinking out of the box.

Tech + Tools

The Illustrative Design Online Program offers a course curriculum to enhance your specific needs.  Our illustration design courses offer small class sizes for an enhanced distance learning experience and personalized attention from skilled instructors.

  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe AfterEffects
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Illustrative Design Careers

Where do you see yourself after you graduate? At RMCAD, we help prepare our alumni to take on the world of art and design. With an Online Illustrative Design Degree in hand, graduates are equipped to launch their career in a variety of design fields.

Potential Career Paths

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Illustrative Design Faculty

RMCAD’s team of Illustrative Design instructors are here to watch you grow and succeed throughout your journey in this online program.

Illustrative Design Events

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