This course is designed to build upon basic knowledge and skills learned in Advertising and Graphic Design Level 1. Students will be acquiring additional knowledge and skills needed to create graphic works using industry-standard hardware and software for a variety of purposes and outputs. Areas of study include the understanding of the industry history, terminology, color, design principles, typography, photography, web graphics, animation and ethical and legal issues related to the graphic design. Emphasis is placed on layout design and the creation and manipulation of graphics and how they are applied in today’s industry standards.