Takoradi Technical University | Graphics @30
Thirty years of design education with studio grit and industry purpose.
The Department of Graphic Design Technology trains designers, printers, media makers, packaging specialists, researchers, and creative entrepreneurs for Ghana and beyond.
Department Overview
A creative technology department built around making, testing, printing, publishing, and service.
The Department connects applied art, graphic design, printing, digital media, packaging, animation, photography, publishing, and research into a practice-led learning culture.
Graphics @30
Designers who can think through an idea, make it visible, prepare it for production, and defend the outcome.
The anniversary celebrates the Department’s long arc from Commercial Arts to contemporary graphic design technology, with an expanding emphasis on research, entrepreneurship, community service, and industry-facing production.
Learning Culture
From critique table to production floor.
Students work through concept development, typography, layout, image-making, print preparation, animation, advertising, packaging, and research documentation.
- 1Studio exploration
Sketching, critique, iteration, visual judgement, and presentation. - 2Technical production
Prepress, printing, packaging, media tools, and output discipline. - 3Industry readiness
Portfolio development, entrepreneurship, consultancy, and public service.
Pathways
Choose the route that fits your creative ambition.
Programmes span commercial art, graphic design, digital design, animation, advertising, brand communication, printing, and advanced research-led practice.
Commercial Art
Practical foundation in drawing, layout, illustration, advertising, print media, and production craft.
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Graphic Design
Advanced visual communication, branding, packaging, print, research, and digital production.
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Digital Design & Animation
Focused training in animation, motion graphics, illustration, video, and multimedia storytelling.
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The work moves across print, brand, package, screen, camera, and community.
Visitors should immediately understand the Department as a production environment, not only a list of programmes.
Brand Systems
Identity boards, applications, campaigns, and presentation discipline.
Print Output
Prepress, colour, paper, proofing, finishing, and production checks.
Digital Media
Animation, motion graphics, screen layouts, storyboards, and showreels.
Public Service
Signage, information design, community projects, and useful communication.
Graduate Readiness
Portfolio work is built for critique, employment, enterprise, and public display.
Students learn to explain creative decisions, prepare production files, arrange physical and digital portfolios, and present outcomes with confidence.
Student Works
A quick look at recent student design pieces.
Open the full Student Works page to view the complete clickable gallery.
