Graphic Design

Graphic Design
Offered as a major (B.A.) and a minor

The dynamic field of Graphic Design is responsible for producing and enhancing the visual and textual media pervading almost every aspect of contemporary life, from news and magazines, packaging and branding of consumer goods and services, music, film, and books, social media, and more. Graphic Design students will be introduced to the tools, techniques, concepts, and vocabulary essential for building knowledge and skills within the discipline, as well as for developing a sharp sense of problem-solving, visual composition, and aesthetic strategies to be applied to a diverse array of design opportunities.

All Graphic Design students will create a professional portfolio during their junior year, complete an internship, and complete a senior capstone project and exhibition their senior year.

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“Through internships and service-learning projects our students work for actual clients in professional settings providing the experience and confidence they need to succeed.”

— Professor Mark Eshbaugh

Featured Course

FAS 376 Art & Design for the Web

This course prepares students for future career opportunities by combining graphic design skills, marketing, and computer science with web-based design projects. You’ll learn fundamentals of web design while also enhancing your creative skills and creating examples for your portfolio.

Graphic Design Program Information

My courses have prepared me with not only the fundamentals and foundations of graphic design, but through the weekly critique processes, I’ve really been able to learn more on how a designer approaches each project.

— Emily Pender ’24, Studio Art Major, Graphic Design Minor