The Ultimate 1-Year Digital Communication Design Course
The Ultimate 1-Year Digital Communication Design Course
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Melissa Naidoo
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A Locally & Internationally Recognised Program Preparing You for the New Creative Workforce

In today’s fast-paced, tech-driven world, the demand for multi-skilled digital creatives has never been higher. Businesses, agencies, and brands are looking for designers who can do more than just create visuals, they want versatile thinkers who understand digital ecosystems, storytelling, technology, user experience, and emerging platforms.

At Keyline Digital Design College, we’ve built a course that answers this demand.
Our 1-Year Comprehensive Digital Communication Design Course is unlike anything else in South Africa — a future-ready qualification crafted to prepare learners for the real world of work, both locally and internationally.

Whether your passion lies in design, motion, web, UX, media, or emerging tech – this course gives you the full skillset to thrive in any creative environment.

Digital & Graphic Design

  • Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign

  • Typography, layout, brand identity, visual storytelling

  • Advertising design, print & digital composition

 

Motion & Animation

  • After Effects (motion graphics, compositing)

  • Adobe Character Animator

 

3D, Product & Spatial Design

  • Blender 3D (modelling, rigging, animation)

  • Adobe Premiere Pro & Audition (editing, sound design)

  • Adobe Dimension (3D mockups, visualizations)

  • Blender (environments, props, scenes)

  • 3D prototyping

  • Die-cuts & packaging design

 

Interactive & Game Design

  • Unity (game mechanics, environment design)

  • VR development fundamentals

  • Interactive UI animations

 

Web, UX & App Design

  • WordPress development

  • Figma wireframes & prototypes

  • FlutterFlow mobile app interfaces

Media & Digital Production

  • Photography & retouching

  • Cinematic video production

  • Motion graphics & editing workflows

Technology & Future-Focused Skills

  • AI-powered design tools

  • Virtual reality experience design

  • Robotics readiness foundations

Why This Course Is Different

✔️ A full creative ecosystem in ONE year — not offered anywhere else
✔️ Extremely practical: real briefs, real tools, real client-facing skills
✔️ Globally recognised, making you employable across multiple countries
✔️ Industry-led: built with the tools studios actually use
✔️ Future-ready: includes AI, VR, 3D, and motion design for the new workforce
✔️ Designed for the modern creative industry, which demands multi-disciplinary designers


🚀 Graduate With a Multi-Skilled Creative Portfolio

By the end of this course, you won’t just be “industry ready” –
you’ll be industry competitive.

This comprehensive one-year programme equips learners with the complete spectrum of creative, technical, and future-focused skills needed in today’s digital world. From design and animation to UX, 3D, media production, and emerging technologies, students graduate with a powerful, industry-ready portfolio and the confidence to step directly into the modern creative workforce.

Our Digital Communication Design qualification is one of the most advanced and future-proof programmes available today.

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Keyline is an elite graphic design training institution operating in KZN since 2003. We have an in-depth understanding of the needs for productive design communication environments, and we are directly responsible for training and placing hundreds of designers, design workflows, software and hardware implementation strategies into various sectors of industry.

The Keyline Training centre is a specialised learning and working environment equipped with state of the art Apple Macintosh hardware and the latest versions of industry standard design software. Get in touch with one of our student advisors to arrange a consultation and visit our facilities.

Where creativity meets certification.

We are more than just a digital design school – we are a hub of innovation, inspiration, and skill-building. In a rapidly evolving employment landscape, a new combination of traditional, digital and artificial skills are becoming critically important for relevance in the modern design workplace. Let us segment and guide you through your learning journey as you skill yourself for your working future. We offer you the opportunity to validate your design skills with globally recognised certifications.

We offer substantial value and savings through our software sales and consulting.

Adobe tools empower students to think creatively and communicate expressively. Our full time students are eligible for a 70% discount on Adobe Creative Cloud.

Adobe Creative Cloud for teams gives you the world’s best creative apps and services in a single, integrated platform.

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Incorporating Graphic Design, Web Design, Video Production, Photography, Interactive Media, Digital Marketing, Mobile App Design, Game Design, 3D Modelling, Animation, AI & Image Generation
(SAQA ID 118705) This course offers a multidisciplinary qualification designed to equip you with practical, real-world experience and industry-ready skills.
Incorporating InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, CorelDraw, Acrobat, Brand Development, Design Principles, and Repro & Print
Incorporating Graphic Design, Desktop Publishing, Web Development and Mobile App Design.
Incorporating Web Design, Video Production, Game Design, Animation and Mobile App Design
Incorporating User Experience Design, Figma, HTML and CSS, WordPress, E-Commerce, Mobile App Design & SEO
Have you effectively incorporated AI in your business workflow?
Learn user centred design techniques for websites, apps or any digital device
Master CAD and clothing design features to unlock new workflows to streamline your productivity
Maximise brand building opportunities, target new and existing customers and boost revenue
Create precise, functional prototypes and innovative designs, crucial for advancing your career in engineering, product development, and creative industries.
Empower yourself to create interactive e-learning experiences
Incorporating WordPress and Flutterflow
Learn how to create immersive, engaging experiences and develop the skills needed to bring your creative visions to life in the ever-growing gaming industry
Learn to capture, edit and compile footage to share incredible videos
Learn to operate manual camera controls, set up lighting for different scenes and maximise photo quality
Incorporating Illustrator, Photoshop, Brand Development, Design Principles, and Repro & Print Theory
Learn How to Use Artificial Intelligence Tools That Everyone’s Talking About
1 Day Workshop for Educators
Create polished, on-brand visuals for any platform, quickly and confidently.
Create polished, on-brand visuals for any platform, quickly and confidently.
Create polished, on-brand visuals for any platform, quickly and confidently.
Turn Your Passion into Profit Online
Harness powerful conversational tools that can transform the way we communicate, create, and solve problems.
Harness your creative superpowers by learning the best AI tool combinations to maximize your Generative AI output…
Process your images like a pro with Lightroom’s streamlined workflow
Gear up for a Robotics and Ai driven future!
Get up to date with latest Creative Cloud features & collaborate and share your creative ingredients with CC libraries
Customised for your specific industry
Join our fun-filled workshop to gain insight into skills that will give you an edge to succeed in the 4th Industrial Revolution
Create attractive graphics, compelling videos, and engaging websites with ease
Incorporating Adobe Lightroom
Using your all-in-one video editing app for creating on-the-go content

Keyline’s carefully crafted training philosophy, backed by 17 years of delivering excellence in the digital design industry, has now been additionally ported into a live virtual classroom experience.

We have taken the best from our on-site training methodology and implemented a ‘blended learning’ program of live e-lectures, hands-on training and real-time interactive support. This personal interaction with our certified lecturers and staff will best prepare you with the relevant and marketable skills that you need to succeed in the industry.

Contact us for a personalised virtual or onsite meeting. We will be happy to give you advice on carving a career path for yourself in the Digital Design industry.

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