Portfolio Building Courses: Communication Design, AAS

Precollege Programs highly recommends the courses listed below to create work for FIT's Communication Design AAS admissions portfolio. Courses with an asterisk* are sponsored by the Communication Design department. Other courses listed provide additional skills expected in portfolio submissions.

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View the Portfolio Requirements posted by the Admissions Office.

*HAD 101 So, You Want to Be in Advertising

*HAD 102 So, You Want to Be in Advertising

*HAD 109 Drawing in Adobe Illustrator

*HAD 110 New York Art Scene

*HAD 149 Advertising and Graphic Design Portfolio

*HAD 150 Magazine Design

*HAD 153 TV and Viral Video Ads

*HAD 154 Tell Me a Story

*HSX 035 Model building Workshop (4 sessions)

HAC 069 Write to Captivate: the Public Relations Edge

HDE 112 Graphic Design for Parties, Events, and Fashion Promotions

HDE 114 Styling of Fashion, Food and Home Products for the Visual Industry

HDE 115 In-Store Marketing and Retail Event Planning

HDE 116 In-Store Merchandising Techniques

HDE 117 Retail Brand Identity for Visual Presentation

HDE 119 Places and Spaces: Putting Your Ideas on Paper

HFA 023 Basic Drawing

HFA 143 Architectural Rendering

HFA 148 Fine Arts Portfolio

HGD 174 2-D Animation with Photoshop and After-Effects

HGD 175 Animation with Adobe After-Effects

HIL 011 Sketch a Model: Fashion Illustration for Beginners

HIL 012 Drawing for Illustration

HIL 015 Learn the Art of Comic Book Drawing

HPH 167 The Intermediate, Traditional Photographic Darkroom

HPH 168 Introduction to Traditional and Digital Photography

HPH 169 Fundamentals of Digital Photography and Photoshop

HPK 122 Packaging Design for Candy

HSX 021 Observational Drawings for Portfolios (4 sessions)

HSX 022 55A Portraits for Portfolios (4 sessions)

HSX 025 Watercolor Workshop (4 sessions)

HSX 080 55A Character Creation (4 sessions)

HSX 035 Model Building Workshop (4 sessions)