Graphic Design (Digital And Print Media)

Minneapolis College’s Graphic Design: Digital & Print Media program centers on the place where words meet images, where clear and purposeful communication meets aesthetic impact and where a range of human needs and desires reside.

You will get hands-on experience from experienced instructors in a program that will open up a world for you in a fast-paced Graphic Design career.

Highlights

• Our college is located in downtown Minneapolis, which has one of the largest creative and advertising industries in the country.  

• Students become part of a tight-knit community that develops a lasting network which can sustain them throughout their design career.  

• With our innovative teaching and curriculum, faculty members combine years of industry experience with their strong academic backgrounds.  

• Our advisory committee includes representatives from major ad agencies, Fortune 500 companies, non-profit organizations, and local design firms.

• Our graduates have gone on to successful careers at organizations such as: Adobe, Target, Best Buy, Periscope, General Mills, Clockwork, and 3M

Program Learning Outcomes

• Understand the knowledge gained through the study of the history of graphic design, typography and the visual arts, and apply this knowledge to today's diverse cultures and media marketplaces.

• Develop production skills necessary to work within the environment of media industries: create error free data and documents, work within commercial workflows, time management skills, project planning, image production, and valid web documents.

• Understand the elements and principles of design, user experience, and demonstrate visual literacy using strategies to reinforce visual messages and typographic acuities.

• Articulate design solutions and communicate effectively in verbal and written responses using the language of graphic and web design.

• Demonstrate competence with graphic, print, web and interactive media applications and technologies.

• Apply problem-solving, critical thinking, and a personal and professional obligation to their local and global communities as well as social and moral responsibilities.