BACHELOR of DESIGN
illustration Pathway
Drawing, painting, illustration, motion graphics—this pathway integrates your interest and talent in design and studio arts. Develop your skills and apply your creativity while learning what being an illustrator in the design industry is all about.
This is the only pathway that integrates traditional studio arts courses with design courses. Drawing and painting on paper and canvas are complemented by digital work in illustration and 3D animation.
What to expect
When you choose this pathway, you learn to use illustration as a communication tool. Through studio art drawing and painting courses, you hone your creative expertise through analog formats. These more traditional skills are developed alongside the technical and digital skills you need for illustrating print publications and digital media, such as the web, video and animation.
The expertise you gain in each area—painting, drawing, illustration, motion graphics—come together in a visual narrative and storytelling class, where you apply what you’ve learned to projects with a defined narrative.
Job-ready skills
When you choose the illustration pathway, you begin work in a junior role as an illustrator, motion graphic designer or animator and progress to a more senior role as an art or creative director.
The Alberta Learning Information Service (ALIS) has detailed occupational profiles, salary survey data, trend reports and assessment tools to help you choose and plan a career that matches your skills and interests.
Program planning
Academic advisors for the program have prepared resources to help you understand how to select and enrol in courses to fulfill the core and elective requirements of your degree.
Your department, your community
On the department website, you can learn more about your instructors, check out student and faculty research and find details on events and activities organized by the Design Students Organization.