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California Design Schools
The Technical School Directory provides information on training opportunities that can lead you to a rewarding new career. This page lists schools and colleges in California offering training in design fields, organized by the type of training offered:
- Architecture
- - CAD/Drafting
- - Computer Animation
- - Game Design
- - Graphic Design
- - Interior Design
- - Multimedia & Web Design
- - Photography
- - Video and Motion Picture Production
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Architecture Training Schools
Architects are responsible for the design and planning of all types of construction, from residences to commercial buildings, to skyscrapers. As licensed professionals, they work with clients to determine their needs and requirements, and then create drawings and blueprints for every phase of building construction. They also work with other professionals, including interior designers and engineers, coordinating their activities as throughout the design and construction process.
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CAD and Drafting Technology Training Schools
Drafters and CAD operators take the ideas and sketches of an architect, and turn them into working drawings and blueprints. Drafting technology schools teach manual and computer aided drafting, 2D and 3D techniques, and residential and commercial drafting. With your degree, you'll be eligible for a position as a architectural CAD technician, CAD operator, or similar position.
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Computer Animation Schools
Computer animators use their creative skills and state of the art technology to create cartoons, video games, and special effects. Computer Animation Schools train students in the art and science of animation. Students learn design and modeling techniques, and learn to control the computers that generate animations. Graduates of these programs can seek positions as special effects artists, game animators, or bench animators.
The following schools offer training in Computer Animation:
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Game Design Schools
The latest versions of animated games, whether on video game machines or the computer, are more realistic than ever before. Part of that realism comes from technology, but most of it is because of the skilled game designers who combine sound, motion, drama and storytelling. Game design schools provide training in design, computerized animation, and video production.
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Graphic Design Training Schools
Graphic designers use page layout, desktop publishing and bitmap and vector based graphics editors to create material for print and the Web. Schools with programs in graphics design teach students to master these applications, and also give them the theoretical background in color, typography and design principles to make their work effective. Graduates of these programs are eligible for a position at an advertising agency, printing company, or graphics design firm.
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Interior Design Schools
Interior designers work with building layouts, usage patterns, and client preferences to create pleasant and useful environments for residential and commercial clients. The designer's responsibilities may start at the construction phase, and can continue down installing the final accessories. Graduates of interior design programs can seek positions as residential interior designers, contract designers, design consultants, and project managers.
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Multimedia & Web Design Schools and Training Programs
With advances in computer technology and the availability of high speed Internet connections, animation plays a larger role in websites, kiosks, and computer applications. Multimedia and Web design training teaches you to use the applications that create web pages and animations, and relate traditional design principles to this new medium.
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Photography Schools
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but only if it tells the story it is supposed to. Professional photographers use their technical and artistic training to work in a wide variety of disciplines, from portrait work to advertising, to exacting work in the industrial, scientific, and forensic areas.
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Video Production Schools
Learn the art and the science of creating professional motion pictures and videos. Demand for qualified videographers continues to increase over and beyond the traditional demand in film studios and advertising agencies, as companies produce training and sales videos and computers and the Internet bring another avenue of distribution. Video and film production graduates can seek positions such as camera operator or floor director in recording studios, television studios, and multimedia firms.
Learn the art and the science of creating professional motion pictures and videos. Demand for qualified videographers continues to increase over and beyond the traditional demand in film studios and advertising agencies, as companies produce training and sales videos and computers and the Internet bring another avenue of distribution. Video and film production graduates can seek positions such as camera operator or floor director in recording studios, television studios, and multimedia firms.
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