PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE IN PACKAGING DESIGN
Packaging design lives at the intersection of visual identity and physical form, where a flat concept has to survive contact with materials, structure, and print. This certificate covers both halves of that problem: the visual language of branding, and the technical realities of print production and three-dimensional construction. You'll leave able to take a design from concept sketch to a production-ready mock-up, with enough grounding in materials and process to brief a print vendor with confidence.
WHAT YOU’LL WALK AWAY WITH
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Move a concept from 2D visual identity into three-dimensional packaging form.
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Understand how structure, materials, and print processes shape a final outcome.
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Apply sustainability considerations to packaging decisions.
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Present a packaging concept that is both visually effective and production-aware.
VISUAL COMMUNICATION
This module introduces the foundations of visual communication, including design elements, principles, composition, and media. Through practical work and critical discussion, students explore how visual choices convey meaning and solve communication problems. The module builds the visual literacy this certificate depends on before students move into structural and packaging-specific work.
DIGITAL STUDIOS I:
ADOBE ILLUSTATOR
This module introduces Adobe Illustrator as a tool for creating scalable graphics. Students learn essential drawing and shape-building skills, applying them to construct flat and three-dimensional packaging mock-ups. The module gives students the vector skills this certificate's structural work depends on.
DIGITAL STUDIOS II:
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
This module develops practical Adobe Photoshop skills for image editing, retouching, and visual enhancement. Students apply these techniques to prepare packaging artwork and mock-up imagery for presentation. The module equips students to bring that artwork to the professional standard this certificate's final concept requires.
TYPOGRAPHY AND COMM. DESIGN
This module introduces typography as a core visual language. Students explore the anatomy, structure, and application of type, and learn how typographic choices shape readability, tone, and hierarchy. The module sharpens the typographic judgement this certificate depends on for legible, on-brand packaging copy.
PACKAGING AND PRINT TECHNOLOGY
This module introduces the principles of packaging design, from concept development to three-dimensional form. Students learn how structure, materials, printing processes, and visual design work together to shape a packaging outcome that is both effective and production-aware. The module delivers the core outcome of this certificate: a concept taken from 2D design through to a production-ready structural form.