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Fashion / Interior / Graphic Design Training in Victoria, BC

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Pacific Design Academy, Victoria:
If you wish to design there's no better quality career training than at the Pacific Design Academy in Victoria, British Columbia. Our programs expand your ability to think and design creatively. We help foster your skills in drawing, drafting and illustration and develop your competency in the use of market relevant software. However, at heart it's not about tools or media, it's about design. The Pacific Design Academy was founded in 1991, to provide quality education in the 'design arts'. From our earliest program offerings in Interior Design, the Academy has grown to become the pre-eminent private design school in Victoria. The Pacific Design Academy is an accredited college registered with the Private Career Training institution Agency and has authority to grant diplomas in all courses. The Pacific Design Academy is at the forefront of a new kind of arts education. Our dynamic curriculum is dictated by the current and evolving needs of the design Marketplace.

Each program year is typically 37 weeks consisting of at least 740 hrs of instruction. Programs start in September and January.

Interior Design:

In our Interior Design course we cover the following subjects:
* History of Interior design
* Product Knowlege
* Drafting and Drawing
* Kitchen and Bath Design
* Space Planning
* Computer Aided Design
* 3D  CADD Modelling

Building Technology:
Our Buildng Technology Program introduces students to the followinPhoto of Fashion / Interior / Graphic Design Training in Victoria, BCg topics:
* Architectural History
* Construction theory
* CAD III
* Exterior Living
* Construction Theory
* Portfolio Preparation
* Project Management

Fashion Design:
During this two year course Fashion Design students learn about:
* Design Fundamentals
* Drawing and Illustration
* History of costumes
* Draping
* Textiles
* Fashion Marketing
* Women and Mens Tailoring

Graphic Design:

Graphic Design students gain an insight into the following subjects:
* Conceptual Thinking
* Design Fundamentals
* Hitory of art and Graphic Design
* Drawing and Illustration
* Copywriting
* Photography
* Business of Graphic Design

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Address: 1252 Wharf St., Victoria, BC , Canada
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