For more than 35 years, Nossi College of Art has been providing a
top-quality education in the field of art to students from around
the world. From illustration, digital photography and video to
graphic art and computer design, Nossi College of Art graduates
have gone on to highly successful careers in graphic design,
animation, illustration, photography, video production,
publishing and more.
Got Art Chops?
Your friend has a rad set of muttonchops. Hendrix is the god of
guitar chops. Your last meal would have to be your mom's pork
chops. Your brother can totally bust your chops. Everyone has
chops. If you have mad art chops, you've got the skills to make
art your career. Check out these chops below! You may have
skills you never knew you had.
Illustration Chops?
Your ATM receipts sport hieroglyphics. The cover of your
notebook is a shrine to the bald guy sitting in front of you on
the bus. Your shoes are modern-day temples to canvas and
Sharpie. If these symptoms sound familiar, you have doodle
chops. And once you start hummin' doot-doot-doodly-doo, you're
well on your way to a complete set of illustration chops.
Graphic design Chops?
Beer on the bottom, spaghetti along the side, meat in the
middle, eggs on top. And a baguette 'cause it looks cool.
You've got more than a balanced bag of groceries. You're on an
express line to cooking up some tasty graphic design chops.
Photography Chops?
Hi-tops…f-stops. Lay-up…layout. Triangle
offense…tri-pod. Execute a play…execute a shot.
Shots & points…point & shoot.
Speed…shutter speed. Travel…travel. If you've got
game, you might have photography chops.
3-D Animation Chops?
A Thanksgiving turkey. The Eiffel Tower. A prancing stallion.
Marge Simpson in profile. If you can do this with a wall, a
projector and some hands, imagine what you can do with some 3-D
animation chops.
This program is a highly-specialized field of study designed to
train students for entry-level positions in the field of
commercial photography.
In this rapidly changing technological world, employers look for
people that have been trained on a wide variety of image creating
systems. Whether with the traditional or the digital field,
students should have the skills and understanding of image
manipulation and be able to take a project from its creation
through completion.
The strong variety of courses are designed to give students who
are planning to be commercial photographers the experience and
knowledge of what it takes to be professional image creators.
The curriculum includes experience in basic and advanced camera
techniques, strong emphasis on lighting and composition and
understanding the changing digital world of photography and image
creation. Sports, advertising, fashion, nature, digital
retouching and basic and advanced Photoshop are all combined to
give the student the ability to seek entry-level positions in
commercial art firms, advertising agencies and commercial
photography studios.
Associate of Occupational Studies (AOS) in Graphic Art and Design
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This program is a highly specialized, broadly based field of
study designed to train students for entry-level positions in the
graphic art field.
Employers look for originality, vision and great technical skills
in drawing and rendering, as well as the knowledge of computer
skills. The students should have the skill and understanding of
how to prepare artwork and be able to meet the practical
requirements of print reproduction.
This study includes a variety of courses that make a strong
curriculum and is designed to teach and train individuals who can
plan to be professional graphic artists. Students take classes in
advertising design, graphic design, production art, page layout,
illustration and web design. They learn the proper methods for
using a number of techniques that can save a great deal of time
and produce artwork within deadlines and learn how they can put
their knowledge and skills to use in a graphic art field.
Graduates of the graphic art and design program may be able to
seek employment on an entry level in advertising agencies and
commercial art firms. They are also qualified to be employed in
print shops and sign shops as well as book publishers, record
companies, newspapers and photography studios. Some enterprising
graduates elect to work as free-lance graphic artists.
Bachelor of Graphic Arts (BGA) in Commercial Illustration
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The Bachelor of Graphic Arts (BGA) in Commercial Illustration
degree is a specialized program designed to provide artists with
the creative, conceptual and technical skills necessary to excel
in the field as commercial illustrators. Beginning with a
well-rounded foundation in drawing, color-theory and graphic
design, students complete their studies with a graduation
portfolio that demonstrates their skill in a variety of
illustration techniques.
In the BGA program in Illustration, students learn design skills,
illustration fundamentals, computer graphics, electronic imaging
and production. In this highly specialized program, illustration
students will explore the different genres of Illustration from
advertising, book publishing and editorial markets. Students also
engage in a variety of mediums from acrylic and oil paints,
watercolor and gouache, oil and chalk pastels and
computer-generated illustrations.
Advertising agencies, design studios, book publishers, magazine
publishers, corporations, greeting card companies and many other
communication environments commission illustrators to create the
proverbial "image that speaks a thousand words" to enhance and
help sell their products.
Instructors at Nossi College of Art are committed to creating
well-rounded illustrators by emphasizing the fundamentals and
skills necessary to succeed in a rapidly advancing field. The
ultimate objective of the BGA program is to develop commercial
illustrators with both the practical and problem-solving skills
employers demand combined with the artistic, storytelling
abilities of those versed in the many facets of visual
communication.
Bachelor of Graphic Arts (BGA) in Digital Photography and Video
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The Bachelor of Graphic Arts in Digital Photography and Video is
a unique degree designed to take artistic and creative
photographers to a professional level in the areas of commercial
digital photography and video production. Graduates of this
program will have a completely solid photographic background as
well as an extremely strong computer graphic core and
state-of-the-art technical skills in video production techniques.
Throughout the BGA program in Digital Photography and Video,
students will learn advanced techniques in photography,
videography, digital video in both National Television Standard
Commission (NTSC) and High Definition, electronic imaging and
software packages. Some of the software programs that will be
used include Final Cut Pro Studio with DVD Studio Pro, Adobe
Photoshop, Dreamweaver and a complete video editing suite of
software.
Bachelor of Graphic Arts (BGA) in Graphic Art and Design
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Nossi College of Art's innovative Bachelor of Graphic Arts (BGA)
Program expands beyond the skills in print design to include
advanced level graphic design production in 3D animation and Web
design. The BGA program builds upon your creative communication
and production skills to give students a leg up in an
increasingly technical and competitive graphic design industry.
Utilizing a Mac or PC computer platform and employing high-end
industry programs such as Flash, Vue, Poser and Lightwave along
with a full range of Adobe and Macromedia products, BGA graduates
will complete their studies with a powerful portfolio that
commands attention from both employers and clients alike. More
importantly, our faculty will arm you with the conceptual,
strategic and critical thinking skills that will separate you
from your peers and create leaders in the industry.
