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Circus Admissions Interview 2011-2012
Circus Admissions Interview 2011-2012
Circus Admissions Interview 2011-2012
Overview
All about you Overview of The Circus Programs of Study Career Services The Tour Cost and Resources Admission Requirements Recommendation Q&A
Our Mission
The mission of The Creative Circus is to graduate the best prepared, most avidly sought after creatives in the industry.
The 411
2 Year Certificate Program Founded in 1995 Bridge Gap Between Education and Industry Top Feeder School Diverse Student Population 270+ Students Fully Accredited by C.O.E. National Advisory Board Concept and Strategy Location/Environment
Programs of Study Art Direction Copywriting Design Image Interactive Development Interactive Design
2Q InDesign/Illustrator - Introduction to standard Adobe software Type 2 - Continues to look into applied typography and its design Color Theory 1 - Explores color as the soul of design and how these theories are applied to specific creative works Introduction to Creative Team - Introduces the student to the basic work structure in which he or she will work through the remainder of both school and professional careers. Teamed with a partner, the student will be exposed to the techniques of joint brainstorming, concept development and execution of ideas through thumbnails or comps
3Q Type 3 - Advanced course giving a detailed examination of letter forms and extensive development of multi-page and book design skills Creative Team 3 - Working with a partner of another discipline, the student will concept several print advertising campaigns during the course of this class. The objective of the course is to begin to develop professional-level samples of the students work for their final portfolio Advertising Concepts 1 - Students will develop advertising concepts to be presented weekly in class. This course will stress not only the value of the concepts but also the manner in which they are presented, including voice, vocabulary, conviction, cogency and ease Photoshop 1 - Introduction to the standard industry software for image manipulation 4Q Creative Team 4 - Working with a partner, students will be required to develop original advertising campaigns for common, workaday consumer products advancing skills learned in Creative Teams 3 Advertising Concepts 2 - Working with a partner, the student will carry forward the concepting of print advertising campaigns. The objective is to develop further professional-level samples of the students work for his or her final portfolio Branding - Explore brand identity and how to consider the logo, trademark, messaging and voice on a holistic level Trends - This seminar course will introduce students to the concepts behind using new media and trend spotting in advertising
2Q InDesign/Illustrator - Introduction to standard Adobe software Type 2 - Continues to look into applied typography and its design Color Theory 1 - Explores color as the soul of design and how these theories are applied to specific creative works Strategy 1 - Introduction to the basics of developing a creative strategy based on sound business Principles, realistic budgets, and focused demographics
3Q Trademarks 1 - Learning that a logo is an advertisement, expression and visual representation in a simple wordless statement Type 3 - Advanced course giving a detailed examination of letter forms and extensive development of multi-page and book design skills Design Concepts 1 - Marrying concept with design principles in order to create a cohesive, communicative end product Photoshop 1 - Introduction to the standard industry software for image manipulation 4Q Package Design - Pushing the idea of packaging and how a product and package can work together to make it more desirable Branding - Explore brand identity and how to consider the logo, trademark, messaging and voice on a holistic level Trends - This seminar course will introduce students to the concepts behind using new media and trend spotting in advertising Web Design - Introduction to concepting in the interactive environment
Interactive Design 3
Digital design studio focusing on mor e complex interactive media.
Web Development 1
This is an introduction to HTML and CSS, the primary tools needed for building web pages.
Interactive Studio 2
Teams class of designers and developers focusing on designing and building interactive media.
Intro to Photoshop
This course builds a students fundamental toolset for using Photoshop to design interactive media and produce clean assets for production and development.
Branding
This course pushes the student to consider identity in a lar ger scope than logo or trademark design. The student will consider messaging and voice on a holistic level.
6Q Digital Storytelling
Design and build inventive digital media that focus on telling stories in unfor eseen and engaging ways while taking advantage of appr opriate technologies for enhancing the story .
2Q UX2
Focus on user experience process and concept ideation methods.
Interactive Studio 3
Teams class of designers and developers focusing on designing and building interactive media.
Typography 1
Introduction to the principles of typography and working with type.
Intro to Flash
Introduction to Flash Professional and timeline animation.
3Q Digital Trends
Covers the basics of designing for interactive media.
Interactive Design 1
Interactive design fundamentals.
Typography 2
Continued typographic principles.
Interactive Design 2
Continued digital design fundamentals.
Open Studio
A catch-all studio class providing additional lab time for finl q te st u uar r dent s.
Trademarks/Logos
Fundamentals of designing logos and marks.
Interactive Studio 1
Teams class of designers and developers focusing on designing and building micr osites and traditional web sites.
Forums Mentors Portfolio Reviews twice a year Local and National Networking
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97.06% Copywriting 95.12% 77.42% 96.55% Image 100% 100% 91.67% Interactive Development N/A N/A N/A Interactive Design N/A N/A N/A
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Industry Salaries
2011 National Salary Guide from The Creative Group* INTERACTIVE STARTING SALARIES
TITLE LOW Web Developer $58,000 Flash Developer $64,500 Interactive Producer $64,000 Web Designer (1 to 5 yrs) $48,500 Senior Web Designer (5+ yrs) $70,500 Information Architect $75,500 Interactive Designer (1 to 5 yrs) $46,500 Interactive Designer (5+ yrs) $70,000 User Experience/ Interface Designer $75,500 Interactive Art Director $74,000 Interactive Creative Director $100500 HIGH $98,250 $98,250 $89,000 $73,750 $99,500 $112,500 $73,500 $100,500 $95,000 $105,000 $145,000
*To request the complete Creative Group 2011 Salary Guide, click here.
Our Graduates
Copywriters Jeb Quaid Rich Ford Liza Behles Andy Pearson Shana Ault Neville Shah Mark Adler Ashley Cagle Art Directors Matt Moore Angelle Juneau Dave Ortega Gus Mendes Lauren Fox Ashley Schurott Kasia Haupt Designers Becky Kitlan Oscar Zabala Larissa Brandau Elena Shroeder Lance Thomas Jon Donaghy Photographers Chirsty Parry Julia Davis Bobby Prokenpek Paige Rumore Jeff Wolk Melissa Witcher
Resources
Savings Grants * Pell Grant Loans * Student Stafford Loan * Parent Plus Loan * Alternative or Private Loans
Lab Fee Books & Supplies project Housing month number of roommates
Student Responsibilities
Attend Class Participate Ask Questions Collaborate Share Your Ideas Share Your Work Be Honest Be your Brand/Promote Yourself Take Advantage of It All Fail Hard
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