{"id":1424,"date":"2021-08-21T16:37:07","date_gmt":"2021-08-21T20:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/arts\/?page_id=1424"},"modified":"2025-08-25T11:53:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T15:53:24","slug":"graphic-illustration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/arts\/graphic-illustration\/","title":{"rendered":"Graphic Illustration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This hybrid major maximizes students\u2019 flexibility, allowing them to pursue careers in illustration (book and magazine covers, children\u2019s books, logo design, comic books, and cartoons) as well as graphic design (layouts for books, magazines, and the web).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Graphic Illustration concentration infuses 21st century technology with traditional studio skills. Graduates enter the job market with the skills and experience to shape their own future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Department also has:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Classes in sequential arts (comic books)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dedicated faculty of working artists who will inspire and motivate students.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Annual field trips to museums in NY, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Active student art organization (Envision Club).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Large Macintosh computer lab (one-per-student, no waiting).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Recent graduates have gone on to:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Found a graphic-design firm.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Illustrate textbooks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Work as freelance illustrators.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Start a comic book studio.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete MFA programs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/arts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2022\/04\/Program_-Applied-Design-Graphic-Illustration-BA-University-of-Maryland-Eastern-Shore-Acalog-ACMS%E2%84%A2.pdf\">Graphic illustration degree<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/arts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2022\/04\/Program_-Applied-Design-Graphic-Illustration-Semester-by-Semester-University-of-Maryland-Eastern-Shore-Acalog-ACMS%E2%84%A2.pdf\">Course sequence<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/apply\/\">apply to umes here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This hybrid major maximizes students\u2019 flexibility, allowing them to pursue careers in illustration (book and magazine covers, children\u2019s books, logo design, comic books, and cartoons) as well as graphic design (layouts for books, magazines, and the web). The Graphic Illustration concentration infuses 21st century technology with traditional studio skills. Graduates enter the job market with&#8230;<span class=\"cpschool-read-more-link-holder\"><a class=\"btn btn-basic cpschool-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/arts\/graphic-illustration\/\">Read more <span class=\"sr-only\">Graphic Illustration<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"folder":[],"class_list":["post-1424","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1424"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1424\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/folder?post=1424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}