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Graphic Design Certificate Program

Graphic Design Certificate

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Harness the power of design: The Graphic Design Certificate program equips working professionals with the artistic and technical knowhow to amplify brands and convey powerful messages through design.

Taught by working designers, the program combines industry expertise with Whittier College’s tradition of interdisciplinary thinking in a small learning setting. This supportive environment provides students with the freedom to explore their artistic voice while building a professional-quality online portfolio.

Program Info

Project List

"Fate can be transcended" in overlapping text on a green background.An orange and black painting with the word "Shine" repeated and a person opening their arms.Poster with red background and text on scraps of paper: "Gender discrimination in the workplace contributes to a climate of gender hostility."
Product mockup showing three cans with the label "Sunrise" on a turquoise background.Mockups showing front and back sides of a business card; the front is an arch framing a moon and open book with the text "Midnight Pages," on a vibrant blue to orange gradient background, the back has label fields on a pale yellow background.Packaging mockup for a dispensary brand called "Affinity" showing three boxes of black, white, and dark blue colors.
Mobile app mockup showing a trail app with text "Take a Hike," in vibrant orange and purple colors."Lights out day" in swirly text that transforms into a plug.The text "Vagabond & Co" in white luxury serif font on a black background.
Logo for brand "Teatotaler: CBD teas and beverages" showing an icon of a teabag.Package design mockup for a keyboard called "balance primal," in purple and light blue colors.A poem written on a piece of paper with flowers on it.
Label with the text "Human Kind" in orange sans-serif letters, attached to blue jeans.Artistic typeface specimen showing all letters of the alphabet.A set of posters about walkable cities, bike infrastructure, and green rooftops in red, yellow, and dark colors.
Menu mockup for Urth Caffe on a green background.Illustration of two glass jars with the text "Bare, Facial Cleanser".A black and white drawing of a man hugging a woman, made up of sentences.