Overview
Commercial and Advertising professionals have an opportunity to work across all fields. Every industry needs
some form of advertising. Commercial and Advertising artists produce art and content that we all interact with
every day. From the logos we are familiar with - the logo on your cereal box, the box design, to the logos we wear on
our clothes, the shopping bags, billboards on the side of the road, website and banner, commercials, to social media
advertising content.
Commercial and Advertising professionals sit at the center of creating and communicating brand value. This course is
designed to develop students into advertising professionals. Students will learn fundamentals of design
concepts with the purpose of advertising. Students will get hands-on experience with design software and create
original content and designs for robust multi-channel online and print advertising campaigns.
Students will also have the opportunity to work and be mentioned by industry professionals giving them a competitive edge and real world experience.
Instructor: Joseph Gurerro
Sales and Advertising Presentation
During the fall 2023 semester class advisor, Donald Doane, a serial entrepreneur, CEO and co-founder of Iconically visited the CAA class to give a presentation on sales and its connection to advertising.
Donald Doane has the #1 TED talks on sales. His presentation was an engaging eye learning experience and an opener for the students.