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Design Lab · HiLITE Business Park

Graphic Design Academy in Calicut

Rootmedia's graphic design academy is the Design Lab at HiLITE Business Park, Kozhikode (Calicut): graphic design with AI, ad design and shorter programmes, with type, layout and colour taught before the tools, and a floor full of editors and marketers who actually use your work.

The Faris Root mural and framed portrait wall running the length of the Rootmedia floor
The Faris Root mural and framed portrait wall running the length of the Rootmedia floor
Programmes
4
Course pages
1
Lab
Design Lab
Where
HiLITE, Kozhikode

The lab

Inside the Design Lab

Design before tools

Hierarchy, grids and contrast come first, so every file you make later has a reason to exist.

Photoshop, Illustrator, Figma

Photoshop for retouching and compositing, Illustrator for logos and icons, Figma for layouts and UI.

AI inside the workflow

Generative tools for ideas, backgrounds and variations, with your typography and layout still leading.

Design next to video and marketing

You share the floor with editors and marketers, so your work ends up in real reels and ads, not just saved as a JPG.

Yellow booth seating on the Rootmedia floor with students working on laptops
Feature wall art in the Rootmedia break area
Students working at laptops in front of the Faris Root production mural
The framed Rootme / Faris Root print and wall sconces in the Rootmedia lounge

Every graphic design programme at the academy

Durations, projects and graded tasks as the academy runs them today.

Programme
Digital Literacy A short grounding in the tools everything else assumes you already know. 3 days · 9 hrs · Offline
Graphic Designing With AI Graphic design and Photoshop training: type, layout and colour first, then Photoshop, Illustrator and Figma, with generative tools in the workflow rather than bolted on. 30 days · 60 hrs · 23 projects · 107 graded tasks · Offline
Ad Design A short, focused pass at static advertising: layout, hierarchy and the crop that survives a feed. 3 days · 9 hrs · 13 projects · 59 graded tasks · Offline
Website & SEO Design it, build it, and do the technical SEO that makes it worth ranking. 30 days · 60 hrs · 21 projects · 126 graded tasks · Offline

Start with a course

How the academy teaches

Briefs local brands actually send

Social posts, offer creatives, menus and packaging: the work Kozhikode businesses need all year round.

Critique in the room

Layouts are reviewed in small batches, alongside the rest of the class.

A brand kit to finish

You leave with a brand kit and a portfolio folder.

Work from the floor

Rootmedia student project, poster 1
Rootmedia student project, poster 2
Rootmedia student project, poster 3
Rootmedia student project, poster 4
See more student work

How to compare graphic design academies in Calicut

  • Is it design, or only software? A Photoshop class teaches buttons. A design academy teaches type, layout and colour first, then the tools.
  • Is AI taught, and taught well? Generative tools belong in the workflow for speed, with your art direction leading.
  • Does your work get used? Designing next to editors and marketers means your files end up in real reels and ads.
  • What do you leave with? A brand kit and a portfolio folder you can send, not only a certificate.

Visit the Design Lab

Two Rootmedia floors in HiLITE Business Park on the Kozhikode bypass. Come in, sit in the room, and ask to see a past student's work before you choose.

Location 1 · World Trade Center

Rootmedia 4th Floor, World Trade Center HiLITE Business Park, Kozhikode Kerala 673014, India

Directions

Location 2 · HiLITE Business Park

Rootmedia 4th Floor, Tower 2, HiLITE Business Park Kozhikode Kerala 673014, India

Directions

Getting here

HiLITE Business Park is part of HiLITE City, the same complex as HiLITE Mall, on the NH 66 bypass in Kozhikode, about 8 km from Kozhikode railway station and about 20 km from Calicut International Airport.

Directions from nearby towns

Graphic Design Academy in Calicut: FAQs

Which is the best graphic design academy in Calicut?

The one that teaches design decisions before software, uses AI without letting it lead, and ends with a portfolio. Rootmedia's Design Lab does all three, offline at HiLITE Business Park.

Is there a graphic design academy in Kozhikode?

Yes. Kozhikode and Calicut are the same city; Rootmedia's Design Lab is at HiLITE Business Park on the NH 66 bypass.

What does the graphic design academy teach?

4 programmes: Digital Literacy, Graphic Designing With AI, Ad Design, Website & SEO.

Can I join after 12th?

Yes. No prior design experience is needed, and many students join after 12th or alongside a degree.

Where is the graphic design academy in Calicut?

In Rootmedia's Design Lab at HiLITE Business Park, Kozhikode (Calicut). HiLITE Business Park is part of HiLITE City, the same complex as HiLITE Mall, on the NH 66 bypass in Kozhikode, about 8 km from Kozhikode railway station and about 20 km from Calicut International Airport. Kozhikode and Calicut are the same city.

Is the graphic design academy online or offline?

Every programme is taught offline, in person at HiLITE Business Park.

What does the graphic design academy cost?

Each programme is priced separately and fees change by batch, so Rootmedia shares the current fee for the programme you choose on call or WhatsApp, rather than printing a number that goes out of date.

See the Design Lab for yourself.

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