Creative Design
About the Program
The RSTA Creative Design program is a three-year, Chapter 74 approved program that prepares students for the Creative Design field through a series of tasks and competencies in the areas of: Graphic Design, Digital Photography and Video, Vinyl Graphics, Advertising, Illustration, Web Design, and Web Animation. In state-of-the-art studio, RSTA students gain valuable experience in this field, which integrates design, computer software applications, and digital media. Student competencies in the Creative Design program are based upon the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Career/Vocational Technical Education Frameworks for Design & Visual Communications.
Download the Creative Design Experience Brochure:
Includes Course Description & Sample Schedule >> (pdf)
Education with Purpose: Career Tree >> (pdf)
Creative Design Live Work Website >>
Program Staff
Learn More
- Live Work and Contests
- Scholastic Art Awards
- Adobe Design Circle Scholarship
- Lesley University Scholarships
- MAVA Outstanding Student
- Senior Completers
- Senior Portfolios
- Paid Summer Design Jobs
- Sample High School Schedule
- Articulation Agreements
- Career Opportunities
Michele Watson Maxwell
Creative Design Teacher
mwatsonmaxwell@cpsd.us
Ms. Watson Maxwell has broad experience in the field of Graphic Design, as a designer, manager, college instructor, and small business owner. She began teaching Creative Design at RSTA in September 2002. Ms. Watson Maxwell holds a B.A. in Graphic Design and a M.A. in Communications and Liberal Arts from Clark University as well as a M.Ed. in Occupational Education from Fitchburg State University.
Michele Watson Maxwell, Creative Design Teacher, Receives James G. Telfer RSTA Faculty Award >>
Creative Design Teacher (Ms. Max) Serves as the Design + Print Coordinator for the CRLS Catalog >>