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CREDIT: STUDENT WORK BY NOAH COUSTINEAU

Advertising and design are part of our every day: on the Internet and street, our smartphones, TV, radio, buses, trains and billboards; in our mail, magazines and taxis. Only the best can stand out from the cacophony. Who comes up with those exceptional ideas?

SVACE faculty work in the advertising and design industries as copywriters, art directors, entrepreneurs, graphic designers, packaging and product designers, and more.

They are uniquely situated to help you create clever concepts, write the best copy, and convince others that your execution is the right one. In fields that require creativity and logic, and are ultimately about communication, innovation and persuasion, our faculty will help you get to where you want to be whether it be for a career change or career advancement.


SVACE offers many courses to train you to start thinking like an advertising or design professional.

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Magazine marketing advertisement for PETA showing a dog sprawled out on someone's lap
Wednesday
Adland Is a Frustrating Place Without a Great Portfolio
6:30-9:30 PM
Jun 4 - Aug 6
$575
ai characters
Online
AI for Creatives: Strategies for Success
6:30-8:30 PM (EST)
Jun 3 - Aug 5
$350
Medieval background
Online
Background Illustrations: Past and Present
6:30-9:30 PM (EST)
June 2 - 30
$350
brand assets
Online
Brand Identity - Creating an Image
7:00-9:30 PM (EST)
Jun 3 - Aug 5
$550
Wide photo of person inserting screws into plywood; shop drawing in foreground
Tuesday
Build Your Own Furniture
6:30-9:30 PM
Jul 1 - Aug 5
$425
Onjects with various typeface against a dark blue background. Onjects with various typeface against a dark blue background.
Artist Residency Programs
Building Brands With Type
Jul 14 - Aug 8 2025
$3600
t rex
Saturday
Children's Pop-Up Book Workshop
11:00 AM-3:00 PM
Jun 2 - Aug 25
$150
rainbow papers and hands cutting shapes with scissors
Tuesday
Color Workshop: Life Beyond Black, White and Red
6:30-9:00 PM
June 3 - 24
$235
Colorful graphic design type collage
Online
Design Basics with Adobe
6:30-9:30 PM (EST)
Jun 2 - Aug 4
$475
design
Online
Design Lab: Develop a Professional Portfolio
6:00-8:00 PM (EST)
Jun 3 - Aug 5
$575
Portfolio
Online
Design Portfolio: Get Hired To Do What You Love To Do
6:30-9:30 PM (EST)
Jun 2 - Aug 4
$475
design systems
Thursday
Design Systems
6:30-9:30 PM
Jun 5 - Aug 21
$475
A man in a baseball cap sits at a desk in a bright room next to a woman with long brown hair surrounded by books. A man in a baseball cap sits at a desk in a bright room next to a woman with long brown hair surrounded by books.
Artist Residency Programs
Design Writing and Research
June 2 - 13 2025
$1950
Course thumbnail for DSC-2031-A**
Online
Design: Basic Adobe Applications
6:30-9:30 PM (EST)
Jun 2 - Aug 4
$475
Course thumbnail for DSC-2031-A**
Wednesday
Design: Basic Adobe Applications
6:30-9:30 PM
Jun 4 - Aug 6
$475
A concept image of a Heads-Up Display (HUD) designed to help therapists access a patient's biometric data, enabling them to tailor therapy sessions more effectively to the patient's needs.
Online
Designing for a Complex World
6:00-9:00 PM (EST)
Jun 2 - Aug 25
$475
billboard with a citibike ad that has a man on a bike fling over a bunch of cabs
Online
Digital Practices for an Integrated Advertising World
6:30-9:30 PM (EST)
Jun 10 - Jul 15
$275
desk
Online
Digital Storytelling
6:30-9:30 PM (EST)
Jun 2 - Aug 4
$575
person on a laptop and a course in action on the screen
Online
Do What NY Creatives Do. Build an Ad Portfolio at SVA.
6:30-9:30 PM (EST)
Jun 5 - Aug 21
$650
Director filming nonfiction project Director filming nonfiction project
Online
Documentary Producing
6:00-9:00 PM (EST)
Jun 11 - Jul 9
$325
stack of magazines next to an ipad with a magazine cover.
Online
Editorial Design
6:30-10:00 PM (EST)
Jun 5 - Aug 21
$550
Interactive brand for a thrifting festival
Online
Experiencing Brands Through Interaction Design
7:00-9:30 PM (EST)
Jun 5 - Aug 21
$550
Graphic design sample Graphic design sample
Tuesday
From Bland To Brilliant: Creating Brands With Design
6:30-9:30 PM
Jun 3 - Aug 5
$475
various hands working on user design maps
Wednesday
Fundamentals of User Experience Design
6:30-9:30 PM
Jun 11 - Jul 16
$275
flyer
Wednesday
Graphic Design Primer: Your Essential Starter
6:30-9:30 PM
Jun 4 - Aug 6
$475
various designed posters with different typography
Online
Graphic Design: Learning from the Masters
7:00-9:00 PM (EST)
Jun 9 - Jul 28
$350
Course thumbnail for Hand Lettering and Design**
Online
Hand Lettering and Design
6:30-8:30 PM (EST)
Jun 3 - Aug 5
$475
title of a cover of a cookbook with illustrated copy that says "the new soul food cookbook" surrounded by illustrated border designs
Thursday
Illustration as Design as Illustration
6:00-9:30 PM
Jun 5 - Aug 21
$550
Laser Cut decorative tea light cover
Monday
Introduction to Digital Fabrication
6:30-9:30 PM
June 2 - 30
$325
rendering of a watch
Online
Introduction to Rhino 3D Software
7:00-9:00 PM (EST)
Jun 4 - Jul 2
$275
Letterpress metal type blocks Letterpress metal type blocks
Thursday
Letterpress Printing From Wood and Metal Type
6:00-9:00 PM
Jun 5 - Aug 21
$635
Course thumbnail for Package Design: the Visual Story**
Thursday
Package Design: Creating a Visual Story
6:30-8:30 PM
Jun 12 - Jul 31
$200
color wheel and shape
Online
Principles of Visual Language: Form and Color
7:00-9:00 PM (EST)
Jun 11 - Jul 30
$350
Course thumbnail for Production in Motion: The Advertising Process**
Monday
Production in Motion: The Advertising Process
6:30-9:30 PM
Jun 2 - Aug 4
$475
image
Online
Purposeful Marketing: Portfolios That Make an Impact
6:30-9:30 PM (EST)
Jun 9 - Jul 14
$275
design image
Online
Rhino Software for Intermediate Users
7:00-9:00 PM (EST)
Jul 9 - Aug 6
$275
various versions of multicolored illustration of fruit arrangements.
Thursday
RISO Printing: An Introduction
6:00-10:00 PM
Jun 5 - Aug 14
$750
A surreal , very colorful riso print
Saturday
RISO Printing: Zines and Small Publishing
10:00 AM-1:30 PM
Jun 7 - Aug 16
$750
wall with various activist posters.
Thursday
Silkscreen and Street Graphics
6:00-9:00 PM
Jun 5 - Aug 21
$635
character with books flying out of the mouth and copy that says feed your mind.
Online
The Art of Design: Basic
6:30-10:00 PM (EST)
Jun 3 - Aug 5
$550
Collage of different graphic design images and type logos
Online
Typography and Design: It's All Here
7:00-9:30 PM (EST)
Jun 2 - Aug 4
$550
Collage of different graphic design images and type logos
Tuesday
Typography and Design: It's All Here
6:30-9:00 PM
Jun 3 - Aug 5
$550
Typography poster for International Print Center
Online
Typography and Identity
8:00-10:00 PM (EST)
Jun 8 - Aug 17
$475
papers with typography drawings
Online
Typography: Basic
7:00-9:00 PM (EST)
Jun 4 - Aug 6
$475
various screens of an app user experience
Online
UI and UX Design: An Introduction
1:00-3:00 PM (EST)
Jun 7 - Aug 16
$475
vr dinosaur
Online
Virtual Reality (VR) in Unity
6:30-8:30 PM (EST)
Jun 10 - Jul 29
$275
Collage of colorful graphic design type logos
Online
Visual Impact: The Power of Graphic Design
7:00-9:30 PM (EST)
Jun 4 - Aug 6
$550

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