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Diploma in Graphic Design

A 6-month industry-ready program that builds visual craft, brand intelligence, and creative communication skills — from foundational design theory to AI-powered production workflows. Graduate with a professional portfolio and the skills to work in brand, agency, publishing, and digital content roles.

6 months
Duration
Offline
Format
4+ portfolio pieces
Projects
Placement guidance
Support

Graphic design is the foundation of all visual communication. This program starts from first principles — how the human eye perceives, how colour creates emotion, how typography carries meaning — and builds upward through professional brand identity, editorial design, illustration, packaging, advertising, and finally into AI-powered design workflows.

Every month produces a portfolio deliverable. By graduation, students have 4+ industry-grade projects spanning the full breadth of graphic design practice.

An FSJD student designing on a pen-display graphics tablet

Curriculum

Six months. One complete practice.

Month 01

Foundations of Visual Communication

Train the eye and the mind before touching software

Foundations & Core Skills

3 months · 130+ hours

Software integration across 6 months

Adobe InDesign

Editorial design, brand guidelines, multi-page documents, print-ready export

Adobe After Effects

Logo animation, kinetic typography, brand reels, animated ads

Figma

Data visualisation, dashboard layouts, UI intro, portfolio presentation

Midjourney / Firefly / DALL·E 3

AI-assisted mood boards, concept development, campaign imagery, brand sprints

Portfolio projects — 4 deliverables at graduation

P1

Visual Studies, Typography & Editorial Layout Portfolio

P2

Brand Identity System

Logo, Guidelines, Mockups & Motion

P3

Packaging Design + 360° Advertising Campaign

P4

Final Capstone

Full Brand System with Motion & AI Workflow

What you'll be able to do

Visual & Brand Design

  • Design complete brand identity systems
  • Create professional print and editorial work
  • Build typographic systems for any medium
  • Design packaging from dieline to 3D mockup
  • Execute multi-platform advertising campaigns

Production & Technology

  • Produce AI-augmented graphic design work
  • Deliver print-ready files to professional standards
  • Create motion graphics and logo animations
  • Manage digital assets professionally
  • Operate the full Adobe Creative Suite

Career Readiness

  • Portfolio of 4+ curated industry-grade projects
  • Present work to clients and critique panels
  • Freelance pricing, contracts and client management
  • Personal portfolio website live at graduation
  • Placement guidance and mentor network

Career outcomes

Graphic Designer

Brand, agency, and content studio roles

₹4–10 LPA

Brand Designer

Identity and visual systems for companies and startups

₹6–12 LPA

Visual / Creative Designer

In-house design roles at product and media companies

₹5–14 LPA

Motion Designer

Advertising, social media content, and brand animation

₹6–15 LPA

Freelance / Founding Designer

Independent practice or early-stage startup design

Variable

Salary ranges are indicative and based on industry data at time of publication. We do not promise jobs. We build capability, which creates opportunity. The course curriculum is indicative and subject to change at the discretion of the academy.

Admissions

Apply for the Diploma in Graphic Design.

A counsellor will reach you on WhatsApp within the hour and walk you through curriculum, fees, intake dates, and anything else.