SCCA Curriculum Survey 2018

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* 1. Name

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* 2. Company Name

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* 3. Number of Employees

1-5

6-10

11-20

21-50

Over 50

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* 4. Will you be hiring for design positions in the next two years?

Yes

Maybe

Based on what trends?

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* 5. How familiar are you with the Graphic Design program at Seattle Central?

Not familiar

Somewhat familiar

Very familiar

I am a graduate

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* 6. Have you ever hired a graduate from the Graphic Design program at Seattle Central?

Yes

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* 7. Have you ever interviewed and not hired a graduate from the Graphic Design program at Seattle Central?

Yes

If so, why not

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* 8. What software does your company currently use?

InDesign

After Effects

Photoshop

Final Cut Pro

Premiere

Illustrator

Acrobat

Dreamweaver

LightRoom

Bridge

Word

Keynote

Powerpoint

Sublime

Sketch

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Please rank the following in order of importance to be covered in our program. (4 Very important, 3 Somewhat important, 2 Not very important, 1 Bonus if you can fit it in)

	1	2	3	4
Acrobat workflow	Acrobat workflow 1	Acrobat workflow 2	Acrobat workflow 3	Acrobat workflow 4
Advertising	Advertising 1	Advertising 2	Advertising 3	Advertising 4
AR design	AR design 1	AR design 2	AR design 3	AR design 4
Blogging / Wordpress	Blogging / Wordpress 1	Blogging / Wordpress 2	Blogging / Wordpress 3	Blogging / Wordpress 4
Branding	Branding 1	Branding 2	Branding 3	Branding 4
Business practices	Business practices 1	Business practices 2	Business practices 3	Business practices 4
Coding	Coding 1	Coding 2	Coding 3	Coding 4
Color management	Color management 1	Color management 2	Color management 3	Color management 4
Color theory	Color theory 1	Color theory 2	Color theory 3	Color theory 4
Concepting skills	Concepting skills 1	Concepting skills 2	Concepting skills 3	Concepting skills 4
Copywriting	Copywriting 1	Copywriting 2	Copywriting 3	Copywriting 4
CSS	CSS 1	CSS 2	CSS 3	CSS 4
Design history	Design history 1	Design history 2	Design history 3	Design history 4
HTML5	HTML5 1	HTML5 2	HTML5 3	HTML5 4
Illustration	Illustration 1	Illustration 2	Illustration 3	Illustration 4
JavaScript	JavaScript 1	JavaScript 2	JavaScript 3	JavaScript 4
Knowledge of InDesign Styles	Knowledge of InDesign Styles 1	Knowledge of InDesign Styles 2	Knowledge of InDesign Styles 3	Knowledge of InDesign Styles 4
Layout using grids	Layout using grids 1	Layout using grids 2	Layout using grids 3	Layout using grids 4
Letterpress / Screen Printing	Letterpress / Screen Printing 1	Letterpress / Screen Printing 2	Letterpress / Screen Printing 3	Letterpress / Screen Printing 4
Marketing	Marketing 1	Marketing 2	Marketing 3	Marketing 4
Mobile / App design	Mobile / App design 1	Mobile / App design 2	Mobile / App design 3	Mobile / App design 4
Motion graphics	Motion graphics 1	Motion graphics 2	Motion graphics 3	Motion graphics 4
Packaging	Packaging 1	Packaging 2	Packaging 3	Packaging 4
Photoshop Skills	Photoshop Skills 1	Photoshop Skills 2	Photoshop Skills 3	Photoshop Skills 4
PHP	PHP 1	PHP 2	PHP 3	PHP 4
Poster design	Poster design 1	Poster design 2	Poster design 3	Poster design 4
Prepress	Prepress 1	Prepress 2	Prepress 3	Prepress 4
Production skills	Production skills 1	Production skills 2	Production skills 3	Production skills 4
Project management	Project management 1	Project management 2	Project management 3	Project management 4
Research Skills	Research Skills 1	Research Skills 2	Research Skills 3	Research Skills 4
Typography	Typography 1	Typography 2	Typography 3	Typography 4
UI design	UI design 1	UI design 2	UI design 3	UI design 4
UX design	UX design 1	UX design 2	UX design 3	UX design 4
UX Research	UX Research 1	UX Research 2	UX Research 3	UX Research 4
Viral / Social marketing	Viral / Social marketing 1	Viral / Social marketing 2	Viral / Social marketing 3	Viral / Social marketing 4
VR design	VR design 1	VR design 2	VR design 3	VR design 4
Web programming	Web programming 1	Web programming 2	Web programming 3	Web programming 4

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Please rank the following portfolio resources and formats in the order that is most useful for your company to review a designer’s work:

Code Pen or Github account

Downloadable PDF Portfolio version

Dribble, Cargo, or Behance account

Hand-coded Personal Portfolio Website

Hard copy/printed portfolio

Individual jpg or other image files

LinkedIn account

Social Media Presence (Instagram, Twitter, Vimeo, Etc.)

Tablet

Templated site Personal Portfolio Website (e.g. Squarespace, Wordpress, etc.)

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* 11. Are there specific things you are looking for in an interview and portfolio when hiring a junior designer??

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* 12. Do you like to see a candidate’s process in working out design solutions?

Yes

If yes, in what format

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* 13. Which of the following skills are important to you when hiring a junior designer?
On a scale of 1 to 5 (one being least and five being the most important)

	1	2	3	4	5
Understand prepress and production issues related to print?	Understand prepress and production issues related to print? 1	Understand prepress and production issues related to print? 2	Understand prepress and production issues related to print? 3	Understand prepress and production issues related to print? 4	Understand prepress and production issues related to print? 5
Understand web authoring? (HTML, CSS, Javascript)	Understand web authoring? (HTML, CSS, Javascript) 1	Understand web authoring? (HTML, CSS, Javascript) 2	Understand web authoring? (HTML, CSS, Javascript) 3	Understand web authoring? (HTML, CSS, Javascript) 4	Understand web authoring? (HTML, CSS, Javascript) 5
Present concepts and designs?	Present concepts and designs? 1	Present concepts and designs? 2	Present concepts and designs? 3	Present concepts and designs? 4	Present concepts and designs? 5
The ability to work in a small team environment?	The ability to work in a small team environment? 1	The ability to work in a small team environment? 2	The ability to work in a small team environment? 3	The ability to work in a small team environment? 4	The ability to work in a small team environment? 5
An understanding of Agile Project Management?	An understanding of Agile Project Management? 1	An understanding of Agile Project Management? 2	An understanding of Agile Project Management? 3	An understanding of Agile Project Management? 4	An understanding of Agile Project Management? 5
Able to draw to communicate ideas?	Able to draw to communicate ideas? 1	Able to draw to communicate ideas? 2	Able to draw to communicate ideas? 3	Able to draw to communicate ideas? 4	Able to draw to communicate ideas? 5
Written and verbal communication skills?	Written and verbal communication skills? 1	Written and verbal communication skills? 2	Written and verbal communication skills? 3	Written and verbal communication skills? 4	Written and verbal communication skills? 5
Understand web optimization and production?	Understand web optimization and production? 1	Understand web optimization and production? 2	Understand web optimization and production? 3	Understand web optimization and production? 4	Understand web optimization and production? 5
Conceptual problem solving skills?	Conceptual problem solving skills? 1	Conceptual problem solving skills? 2	Conceptual problem solving skills? 3	Conceptual problem solving skills? 4	Conceptual problem solving skills? 5
The ability to manage multiple projects?	The ability to manage multiple projects? 1	The ability to manage multiple projects? 2	The ability to manage multiple projects? 3	The ability to manage multiple projects? 4	The ability to manage multiple projects? 5

Other (please specify)

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* 14. How do you rate the following areas of the Graphic Design program at Seattle Central
On a scale of 1 to 5 (one being least and five being the most successful)

	1	2	3	4	5
General design education	General design education 1	General design education 2	General design education 3	General design education 4	General design education 5
Print Design	Print Design 1	Print Design 2	Print Design 3	Print Design 4	Print Design 5
Web design	Web design 1	Web design 2	Web design 3	Web design 4	Web design 5
UI / UX	UI / UX 1	UI / UX 2	UI / UX 3	UI / UX 4	UI / UX 5
Typography	Typography 1	Typography 2	Typography 3	Typography 4	Typography 5
Branding / Identity	Branding / Identity 1	Branding / Identity 2	Branding / Identity 3	Branding / Identity 4	Branding / Identity 5
Prepress and production	Prepress and production 1	Prepress and production 2	Prepress and production 3	Prepress and production 4	Prepress and production 5
Packaging	Packaging 1	Packaging 2	Packaging 3	Packaging 4	Packaging 5
Motion	Motion 1	Motion 2	Motion 3	Motion 4	Motion 5

Other (please specify)

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* 15. What do you see as current trends in the Seattle design community?

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* 16. Do you have any thoughts on how Virtual Reality and/or Augmented Reality will impact the Design Community in Seattle?

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* 17. In the next 5 years, I see the need for designers in the Seattle area:

Declining

Staying about the same

Increasing

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* 18. Would you be willing to attend a meeting or workshop to discuss curriculum, trends and the design program at Seattle Central Creative Academy?

Yes

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* 19. Have you or someone you know attended our portfolio show in the past?

Yes

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* 20. Would you like receive an invitation to this years show on June 13th and 14th?

Yes

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* 21. Additional comments or thoughts?

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* 22. Last but not least

Name

Position

What school did you attend?

What year did you graduate?

E-mail address

Website

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* 1. Name

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* 2. Company Name

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* 3. Number of Employees

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* 4. Will you be hiring for design positions in the next two years?

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* 5. How familiar are you with the Graphic Design program at Seattle Central?

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* 6. Have you ever hired a graduate from the Graphic Design program at Seattle Central?

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* 7. Have you ever interviewed and not hired a graduate from the Graphic Design program at Seattle Central?

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* 8. What software does your company currently use?

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* 9. Please rank the following in order of importance to be covered in our program. (4 Very important, 3 Somewhat important, 2 Not very important, 1 Bonus if you can fit it in)

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* 10. Please rank the following portfolio resources and formats in the order that is most useful for your company to review a designer’s work:

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* 11. Are there specific things you are looking for in an interview and portfolio when hiring a junior designer??

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* 12. Do you like to see a candidate’s process in working out design solutions?

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* 13. Which of the following skills are important to you when hiring a junior designer?On a scale of 1 to 5 (one being least and five being the most important)

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* 14. How do you rate the following areas of the Graphic Design program at Seattle CentralOn a scale of 1 to 5 (one being least and five being the most successful)

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* 15. What do you see as current trends in the Seattle design community?

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* 16. Do you have any thoughts on how Virtual Reality and/or Augmented Reality will impact the Design Community in Seattle?

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* 17. In the next 5 years, I see the need for designers in the Seattle area:

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* 18. Would you be willing to attend a meeting or workshop to discuss curriculum, trends and the design program at Seattle Central Creative Academy?

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* 19. Have you or someone you know attended our portfolio show in the past?

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* 20. Would you like receive an invitation to this years show on June 13th and 14th?

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* 21. Additional comments or thoughts?

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* 22. Last but not least

* 13. Which of the following skills are important to you when hiring a junior designer?
On a scale of 1 to 5 (one being least and five being the most important)

* 14. How do you rate the following areas of the Graphic Design program at Seattle Central
On a scale of 1 to 5 (one being least and five being the most successful)