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A post-graduate course aimed at communication professionals.
Do you need to launch a product? Do you need to consolidate your brand? Are you looking for a new image? Visual communications experts must be able to provide a solution for all marketing needs. The visual and communication concept must fit in with the graphics and means chosen to get the message across.
The art director manages and coordinates the visual look of specific events and communications campaigns, is responsible for choosing images and the ideal professionals (illustrators, graphic designers, etc.) to get the effect exactly right.

 


 
Program

Creating the visual message
Advertisers planning a campaign must first of all know how to single out the characteristics of the product and the target. As well as this, advertisers must be able to transform the visual and spoken message, which must be planned when programming the advertising campaign strategies, into communication.
Visual communication, advertising, image promotion

This module explains which mechanisms and methods visual communication uses to capture our attention. How to promote an image and which techniques can be used to enhance it.

Design and photography: image semiotics

This module deals with the different ways of creating and understanding images (design) and photographic language on the basis of where they will be used: in the press, on the web, on the TV.

Psychology and message graphics
In order for the graphics used in the message to capture the potential client’s attention, they must fit in with the target market psychology.

Aspects of traditional communication and innovation: digital communication 
The aim of this module is to provide knowledge of the methods and techniques for designing, creating, organising and managing communication using IT, on-screen and multimedia systems.
How to create an effective communications strategy
Talking to everyone is the same as talking to no one. It is of paramount importance to single out the target of the communication and the best communication methods for getting the message across in the most effective way.
From the marketing brief to the copy strategy (communication strategy)
Transforming communication processes and languages into strategy.
Creative presentation strategies
The best ways to present creativity.
Building an advertising campaign
The parts of an advertising campaign.

The art director’s function and role in advertising campaigns and organising events
Copy writer - art director relations 
From the written word to the visual message.

Operational marketing: the marketing mix
Techniques and tools for price, buying and service management.

On-line business strategies
Traditional companies are adopting the extended company concept more and more. The purpose of this is to integrate increasingly innovative processes and transform corporate organisation and management.

Digital marketing: new marketing tools for the new media
   search engine positioning
   action marketing and direct marketing
   permission marketing
   viral marketing
   CRM relational marketing
  

Technology and competition in the new media

This module covers all the aspects linked to the web and the new media: from analysing the technology involved in the new media and the resulting competition to new marketing and web communication applications.

 

Communication design:
Designing graphics, ID, information and communications systems.

Interaction design:
Hypermedia systems, interface, new media, multimedia and web design.

 

 
Eligibility  

The course is aimed at graduates and undergraduates preferably in Communication Sciences, in the Humanities and Social Sciences.
The course is also open to all those with a minimum amount of experience in the marketing and/or communications sector:

copywriters
graphic designers
marketing and communication experts
advertising specialists
advertising agents

 

 
Employment Opportunities  

Digital media art designer and coordinator
Visual communication project coordinator
Web design project coordinator
Communication coordinator for corporate image projects, advertising campaigns, events organisation.

 
 

 

 
Course duration  

3 months (240 hours)

 
Cost  
 
3500 euro + 90 euro amission fee
 
Frequency options  
 
Proposals n°1-2-3
 
 
You would like to apply to this course, but Italian is a problem for you?

Check our Help in Italian program, meant for all students who wish to learn or improve Italian before applying to our courses.
 
 

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