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The Multimedia & Computer Arts Certificate focuses on providing learners with a solid foundation in creating still and motion graphics for today's digital and Internet publishing careers. Learners will learn basic design concepts, the use of software for creating vector and raster images for illustrations and photo manipulation, basic digital photography, video and sound skills and 3D modeling skills. Learners will apply these skills in creating motion and animation graphics for publishing on the Internet presentations for industry and entertainment uses. As the technology in graphics and publishing has changed, so have the skills needed for a successful career in the industry. The growth in digital media has expanded the arena of graphic art and publishing. Using computers and the Internet as a presentation medium has removed the publishing limitation of ink on paper. Graphic art does not rely on the traditional, manual techniques of the past but has become almost exclusively reliant on computer technology to create and manipulate designs. "Computer arts" has become a more inclusive label than "graphic arts."