Design
Sure, we’re a Portfolio School. But, really we’re an Idea School. We believe that Concept is King and Content is…King, too.
Typography
All designers
Nothing elevates a portfolio like great use of type. The ability to choose the best typeface, wrap text like a ninja and pair fonts is what separates the wanna’s from the be’s.
Logos
Design types
Marker a hundred iterations to find one that works great. That’s what we do here.
Packaging
Designers
Develop a packaging system and create designs for the 3D space using concepts for a unique branding experience.
Storytelling
Everyone takes this class
Campaigns are really brand stories with a consistent voice, tone and character told across all channels. Learn to tell good stories that are true and persuasive.
Pre-Press
Ad AD's/Designers
Some things designers just have to know - like color management, calibrations, font management, yadda - knowing how to not screw the pooch on production.
Editorial Design
Designers
Students make book covers, tables of content, text design and pagination design for books and publications. Good book covers look good in your book!
Strategy
All hands on deck
Strategy is the DNA of marketing, helping products and brands evolve. Learn the tools of market research, personas, and manifestos to make work that’s smarter and better.
UX - User Experience
Everyone
Time to take back the web from the nerds! User experience is everyone’s job now. A review of the interactive ecosystem and the channels plus learning about site maps, use cases and personas.
Retail Systems
The graphic ones
Retail Systems are fully featured campaigns for retail stores and chains, including branding, logo, signage, store design, in-store graphics.
Infographics
Design students
Boring statistics can’t look boring! Learn to translate and summarize complex information into cool and clever pictographs, charts, diagrams, tables, and symbols.
Classternship
Designers
Meet at a real agency once a week to work on actual clients, projects, briefs, deadlines and budgets. It’s like having a teacher and a boss.
Digital Bootcamp
Everyone that needs help
They teach CPS students Adobe Creative Suite apps, Motion Graphics using Final Cut Pro, After Effects, and site design and development at 80% off regular price. Use it or lose it.
Marketing Your Book
Everyone who wants a job!
Samples are the best examples of your talent but there’s more to it than that. Resume, interview, emails, site, tweets, etc. are all a reflection of your get it-ness.