Creative Digital Media & Design - VETDSS
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Get ready to explore your creativity and advance your career in digital media and design. These hands-on courses let you try new things, build real industry skills, and find the pathway that fits you best.
Design Fundamentals (Design Basics)
Curious about the world of design but not sure where to start?
Design Basics is your entry point into a range of creative fields, including architecture, interior design, fashion, and visual communication.
You’ll explore key design principles and creative thinking while working on hands-on projects using tools like Canva and SketchUp. Guided by industry professionals in an adult learning environment, you’ll build confidence, develop your own design ideas, and create a foundation for future design study.
Career Pathways:
- Building Design
- Architecture
- Industrial Design
- Fashion Design
Design Fundamentals (Graphic Design)
If you love digital media, colour, and creative tech, this course is a great way to dive into graphic design. Learn how to shoot and edit photos, create illustrations, explore branding, and edit video using industry-standard software like Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premiere Pro.
You’ll build your own design portfolio while developing practical, job-ready skills in a fun, hands-on, adult learning environment.
Career Pathways:
- Graphic Design
- Digital Media
- Advertising
- Art Director
Screen and Media (Creative Digital Media)
Get creative with photography, animation, video, and web design in this hands-on digital media course. You’ll use industry tools like Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, Animate, and Dreamweaver to bring your ideas to life.
Learn how to plan, design, film, and edit original content, then showcase your work in a digital portfolio. Perfect for students who want to explore storytelling, content creation, and digital design across multiple platforms.
Career Pathways:
- Creative Digital Media
- Animation
- Content creator
- Web Designer
- Video Editor
Screen and Media (Game Design)
Step into the world of game design and start building your own characters, environments, and animations. Using tools like Unreal Engine, Blender, and Adobe Creative Cloud, you’ll create 2D and 3D game-ready assets, design immersive worlds, and explore the basics of game mechanics.
Whether you're passionate about art, animation, or interactivity, this hands-on course helps you develop the creative and technical skills to bring your game ideas to life.
Career Pathways:
- Game Design
- Game Designer
- Level Designer
- 3D modelling artist
- Educational Game Designer
Courses
CUA30720 VETDSS - Certificate III in Design Fundamentals (Design Basics)
The VETDSS Certificate III in Design Fundamentals is a course where you can develop a broad range of technical and conceptual design skills.
CUA30720 VETDSS - Certificate III in Design Fundamentals (Graphic Design)
Apply now for our Certificate III in Design Fundamentals (Graphic Design) course to develop a broad range of technical and conceptual design skills.
CUA31020 VETDSS - Certificate III in Screen and Media
Apply if you are interested in 2D digital art, photography and animation. You will prepare photo images, create 2D digital animations, & write media content.
CUA31020 VETDSS - Certificate III in Screen and Media (3D Game Design)
Apply if you are interested in interactive design or digital art, working in the exciting medium of 2D and 3D animation with a focus on game design.
The Gordon is a member of the Design Institute of Australia, which means you may also be eligible for membership as a Gordon student or graduate.