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In this digital era 4.0, the Visual Communication Design major is a buzz and is the most sought after. (source: pexels)
Business owners do many ways to make their products attractive. Not only pleasing but also how to make potential buyers understand and accept the product’s value. Not finished there, the internet has come to be a new disruptive. Business people are challenged to take advantage of technology in a fast-paced and not accessible digital business. The question is, are there skills that can answer this challenge from the arts? Of course, Visual Communication Design is the answer. The department, which is usually located in the Faculty of Art and Design, is the favorite among other art majors. Lets dive to know more about this course!
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What is Visual Communication Design?
Survey at a special drawing institution, the Visual Communication Design major is still the main choice (source: google)
Visual communication design is still a part of art. Before becoming DKV, this department was called graphic design. Graphic design students learn a lot about graphics and 2D images on print media, which is very different from current DKV lecture materials.
The Department of Visual Communication Design (DKV) mainly explores the concepts of communication and creative expression and uses visual elements in conveying messages for specific purposes. Because the message element plays a significant role, DKV graduates are expected to be able to process messages in an engaging, informative, and communicative way so that they can be conveyed effectively.
Currently, DKV is being developed on a much larger scale. In addition to 2D graphics, students majoring in visual communication design will also learn about 3D motion graphics in various media such as electronic media and interactive web.
Through this study program, students will understand how to apply art and design in creating solutions to problems in society to design communication through visuals in various media to make a change in the world.
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Why should you choose DKV?
Although it is well known, the Visual Communication Design department is still foreign to some people’s ears. If you are still hesitant to choose the DKV major, the following reasons might be considered.
1. Start the career earlier
Do you want to study but have income too? You can participate as a freelancer by utilising your skills in this field. Many websites offer freelance work for DKV majors, such as 99Design, Fiverr, Sribu, and others. How interesting, right?
2. New tasks to hone creativity
No wonder this major is suitable for you who want to hone your creativity even further. You can always create a new work when a new task appears later. However, this major is perfect for anyone who likes a new challenge.
3. Don’t miss the design trend.
In the digital age, design trends are growing faster. You can predict this by studying this major with enough design theory and practice to predict trends. By looking at this major, you will be able to follow the hype!
4. Opportunity to learn various skills
Creating rich digital content and commercial ads requires more than just a free design app. They need different areas of knowledge, expertise, and references not available from the app. Fortunately, majoring in visual design offers many benefits to becoming a successful designer in the digital age, for example, being more familiar with concepts and references and learning the business and commercial aspects.
5. No math in visual communication design major
Most people who don’t want to study math can choose a major in visual communication design. Yes, there is no mathematics course in DKV. But that doesn’t mean you choose this significant to avoid maths because every major has its difficulties, even though there’s no math. How about a dream major, right?
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What subject will you learn in the Visual Communication Design Department?
Prospective DKV students must go through the first challenge, which is a drawing test. This test is an essential requirement for prospective students who decide to take courses in the arts, including the field of visual communication design. Therefore, basic drawing skills are often the benchmark for being able to work in this field.
At the beginning of the first semester of college, DKV students will be introduced to basic knowledge such as Basic Art and Design and Two- and Three-Dimensional Visuals. The courses will focus more on design in the third and fourth semesters, such as typography, illustration, and photography. For those of you who like photography, you will be given an introduction to photography in this department, you know!
Visual psychology majors will also learn about visual psychology, studying psychological theories and principles applied in the visual field. This course will understand more about perception and how humans interpret information through visuals.
Then, from semester four onwards, students will emphasise the applicative use of design. Such as delivering information to the public, product advertisements, to the creative industry. The Visual Communication Design Department also requires students to do internships to familiarise themselves with the industrial world. Usually, the internship time is close to the time of final project preparation.
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What should be prepared before applying for the DKV major?
At this point, have you started wanting to choose DKV as a college major? Hold on! If you’re going to take DKV as a major, you have to prepare the following things.
1. Not only do you love to draw, but you can!
And not only like, but you also have to draw regularly. It can be objects, spaces, layouts, illustrations, films, etc. Also, make sure you enjoy taking each course; therefore, having a basic liking and being able to draw is an essential asset.
2. Complete The Equipment
In the first semester, you will need tools such as paper and drawing books, pencils, sharpeners, crayons, crayons, watercolours, acrylics, oil paints, poster paints, brushes, and palettes. In the next stage, you will start drawing various things related to 3D and animation. Therefore, you need a pen tablet. It is an essential element for designers to draw digitally with ease.
3. Mastering design and animation software
During four years, you will have assignments using some software related to graphic design and animation, such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Premier, CorelDraw, SketchUp, Synfig Studio, Blender, Sqirlz Morph, Anime Studio, Bryce, Poser, Maya, Autocad, or Vue. Therefore, make sure you have a device with good specifications to help you get through the lecture period.
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5 Promising Career Prospects for DKV Graduates
Many say the current digital era, when everyone makes a massive migration to the digital world, the skills of DKV graduates are worthed. It is undeniable that now everything is visual, and job vacancies for DKV graduates are mushrooming everywhere.
The scope of the field is also scattered around us. Advertising in electronic and print media is one example of Visual Communication Design. Posters, catalogues, animations, brochures, to product packaging are also examples of Visual Communication Design that we can quickly encounter.
Here’s an excellent career prospect if you major in DKV!
1. Advertising
In advertising, DKV graduates can pursue careers ranging from graphic designers to creating illustrative content in illustrator and photographer positions, as well as making promotional videos by videographers and animators.
2. Mass media, TV, movies
The mass media need photo illustrations in their reporting, so it takes the role of photographers to perfect the news. DKV graduates are required as storyboard image makers (illustrators), cinematographers, art directors, creative directors, graphic designers, animators, art stylists, and videographers in television and film.
3. Games and animation
Making a game takes collaboration between an animator, graphic designer, and a 2D/3D modeller. Of course, even in the world of animation, we need someone who can do motion graphics and 2D/3D animation. DKV graduates can cover these two areas of activity.
4. Dedicate Yourself as a State Civil Apparatus (ASN) / PNS
You must be wondering if you take the Visual Communication Design major, you can have a career as an ASN/PNS, right? Of course, I can. You can register for the lecturer path or teach as an art teacher. Or you can also target ASN Creative Economy Agency (BekRaf). There is also a lot of potential for other ministries, as long as the position requires a DKV graduate.
5. Entrepreneur
DKV graduates are capable of entrepreneurship which includes the scope described above. Of course, using business & belief and experience, DKV graduates can become Creativepreneurs. And most of them are indeed DKV graduates who are entrepreneurs by opening digital marketing agencies or documentation services.
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Well, that explanation of the Visual Communication Design (DKV) major and its promising career prospects. You need to strengthen your drawing skills for those who want to be part of the Visual Communication Design students.
In the 4.0 era, the Visual Communication Design major is in great demand and much sought after by companies. It’s a dog-eat-dog competition!
You can learn more about the Visual Communication Design at Multimedia Nusantara University through the UMN official website. You can choose the online registration procedure according to your preferences. Come on, register now and start your career with UMN!
Sources:
- UMN official website
- glints.com
- akupintar.id
