
Visual Communication Design
In the world we live in today, digitization is the inevitable truth of life. Our lives revolve around digital media. Every minute, we process information from numerous sources in the form of videos, images, ads, graphics, reels, and much more. Hence, every business requires a certain form of communication in order to sell their products and or services. Thus, Visual Communication Designing shapes our lives directly and indirectly in the ways we hardly even realize. It has become an incredibly significant field of study in today’s time offering a wide spectrum of opportunities.
Visual communication design is an impressive amalgamation of both communication design and graphic design. Whither Graphic Design is a highly specialized discipline focusing on creating key visual elements, and Communication Design is a more generalized field focusing on formulating broader campaigns or strategies, visual communication design can be thought of as existing somewhere in between the two. It is the practice of creating strategic visuals to express a specific message or tell a specific story to an audience.
We at SOID teach our students the use of colour theory, typography, drawing, design software, data visualization, design for web and print, branding, and identity design. Our course intersects closely with other disciplines including user experience, photography and illustration to help students shape their career paths in the fields as diverse as graphic designing, professional digital photography and retouching, digital or analogue illustration and publication, professional digital animation, advertising, website design, and marketing. We help our students develop sound technical and creative skills in the right proportion to give competent designers in the blooming field of Visual Communication.

HIGHLIGHTS
- Typography
- Photography
- Information Graphics
- Print and Packaging Design
- Corporate Identity Design
- Storytelling and Script Writing
- Exhibition Design
- Social Media
- Animation Design
- Ads Films & Documentaries
- Industry Internship
- Graduation Project
Vision:
- As a premier design institute, our vision is to be recognized for excellence in education and pioneering research, making significant contributions to societal advancement and national progress.
Mission:
- To provide a dynamic academic environment where design education intersects with scholarly inquiry, fostering a culture of critical thinking, creativity and interdisciplinary collaboration.
- To integrate inquiry-driven approaches into our curriculum, empowering students to explore, experiment and discover at the intersection of design and research.
- To empower students with the knowledge, skills, and ethical framework necessary to navigate complex design challenges ethically, equipping them to become compassionate and conscientious leaders in the global design community.
Program Educational Objectives (PEOs):
- To foster proficiency in visual communication principles, techniques and technologies.
- To excel in creating impactful visual content and adapting to evolving technologies and industry trends, ensuring continuous professional growth and innovation.
- To prepare effectively communicate ideas, messages and narratives through diverse visual mediums, fostering creativity and innovation in professional practice.
Program Outcomes (POs):
- Design Knowledge: The ability to give comprehensive knowledge of design methodology, production and its management in the field of design.
- Problem Analysis: Systematically identifying, understanding and defining the challenges or opportunities that require creative solutions within a given context or problem space, guiding the design process towards effective problem-solving and innovation.
- Design/Development of Solutions: The ability to design a system, component or process to meet desired needs within realistic projects related to economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability and sustainability.
- Problem Solving: The ability to identify, formulate and solve technical problems.
- Professional Skills: To demonstrate Entrepreneurial and Business Skills, Management, Leadership and Team Work.
- Individual and Team Work: The ability to function effectively as an individual and as a member or leader in diverse teams on multidisciplinary environments.
- Communication Skills: Effectively conveying ideas, concepts and solutions to various stakeholders through visual, verbal and written means, facilitating collaboration, understanding and alignment throughout the design process.
- Ethics: The understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.
- Project Management and Finance: Planning, organizing and overseeing tasks, resources and timelines to ensure efficient execution of design projects, while finance in design encompasses budgeting, cost estimation and financial analysis to optimize resources and achieve project goals within financial constraints.
- Life-long learning: Recognize the need for and have the preparation and ability to engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest context of technological change.
- The Designer and Society: Apply reasoning informed by contextual knowledge to assess craft, societal, health, safety, legal issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to the professional design practice.
- Environment and Sustainability: Understand the impact of the professional design solutions in societal and environmental contexts and demonstrate the knowledge of and need for sustainable development.
Program Specific Outcomes (PSOs):
- Creative Proficiency equips graduates with the ability to generate innovative and effective visual solutions, ensuring their designs communicate clearly and resonate with target audiences.
- Technical Mastery equips graduates with proficiency in design software and media techniques, ensuring they can create high-quality visual communications and adapt to evolving industry technologies.
Course Structure:
Semester 1
First Semester |
|||
Sr. No. |
Course Name |
||
01. |
Digital Representation I |
||
02. |
History of World Art |
||
03. |
Basics of Design Drawing |
||
04. |
Basics of Colour Theory |
||
05. |
Geometrical Construction |
||
06. |
Material Studies |
Semester 2
Second Semester |
|||
Sr. No. |
Course Name |
||
01. |
History of Indian Art |
||
02. |
Basic Photography |
||
03. |
Advanced Design Drawing |
||
04. |
Advanced Colour Appreciation |
||
05. |
Principles & Elements of Design |
||
06. |
Design Thinking |
||
07. |
Digital Representation II |
Semester 3
Third Semester |
|||
Sr. No. |
Course Name |
||
01. |
Elements of Graphic Design |
||
02. |
History of Typography |
||
03. |
Introduction to Digital Media |
||
04. |
Drawing & Illustration |
||
05. |
Typography |
||
06. |
Colour & Form |
Semester 4
Fourth Semester |
|||
Sr. No. |
Course Name |
||
01. |
Strategic Communication & Consumer Behaviour |
||
02. |
Advanced Photography |
||
03. |
Advertising Design |
||
04. |
3D Modeling & Illustration |
||
05. |
Motion Graphics - I |
||
06. |
Design Project - I |
Semester 5
Fifth Semester |
|||
Sr. No. |
Course Name |
||
01. |
Intellectual Property Rights |
||
02. |
Printing & Production Methods |
||
03. |
3D Texturing & Rendering |
||
04. |
Packaging Design |
||
05. |
Motion Graphics - II |
||
06. |
Design Project - II (Communication Design) |
||
07. |
Design Project - II (Video Production) |
Semester 6
Sixth Semester |
|||
Sr. No. |
Course Name |
||
01. |
Entrepreneurship Development |
||
02. |
Computer Graphic - I |
||
03. |
Web Designing |
||
04. |
White Board Animation |
||
05. |
Design Project - III |
||
06. |
3D (Animation, Camera & Visualization) |
||
07. |
Application Design |
Semester 7
Seventh Semester |
|||
Sr. No. |
Course Name |
||
01. |
Research Methodology |
||
02. |
Computer Graphic - II |
||
03. |
Animation Design |
||
04. |
Design Project - IV |
||
05. |
Design Project - V |
||
06. |
Portfolio Development |
Semester 8
Eighth Semester |
|||
Sr. No. |
Course Name |
||
01. |
Graduation Project |