Visual Design is a year-long, project-based curriculum that develops skills in print and graphic design using Adobe tools. You can use the curriculum in career and technical education courses and in courses involving photography, graphic design, and language arts.
Visual Design develops key digital communication skills such as design, project management, and graphic and print technology. Each project builds on lessons learned previously.
Visual Design aligns with the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) for Students (2007) as well as the new Adobe Certified Associate Visual Communication objectives to prepare students for certification.
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Visual Design curriculum
The Visual Design projects include instructor project guidelines and reproducible student materials. Use the entire curriculum or any of the nine individual projects.
Download the introduction and the first project to get an idea of the format for the lessons.
Project 1: Collages and photography
In this project, students learn the basics of digital photography and then gather multiple images to form a collage. The project includes image editing and optimization.
- Instructor materials
- Instructor materials (British English version)
- Student materials
- Student materials (A4 paper size)
Create an Adobe account or sign in to download the full Visual Design curriculum, which includes the following additional projects:
- Logos
- Business cards
- Advertisements
- Portfolios
- Brochures
- Newsletter
- Mini-yearbook
- Final portfolios
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