**This program is no longer accepting new students**
Saint Rose art and design faculty believe that the best graphic design program is one that finds an ideal balance between art and usability, and helps you apply those lessons practically and personally, to your own talents and goals.
Saint Rose has produced some of the finest graphic designers in the industry—a fact recognized by both Graphic Design USA and the NY Art Directors’ Club—for those very reasons: a balanced program that marries design foundations and theory with professional, practice-ready projects.
We pride ourselves on creating an intimate class environment that offers individual attention for every student and building a powerful reputation and alumni network, both of which have opened doors for our graduates and result in some of the industry’s highest job and grad school placement rates.
That blend of small classes, big ideas, and proven outcomes has led to multiple-award-winning work, and propelled our graduates to their dream jobs in: advertising, publishing, entertainment design, web design, web animation, creative art direction, and every design role —including heading up their own design firm.
Michael Vamosy is the Chief Creative Officer at Stun, a Los Angeles-based entertainment agency specializing in high-end video content for television and new media. Watch our spotlight video to hear how Saint Rose helped Michael figure it out.
Farrah Mills, graphic design ’18, won gold at the American Advertising Federation’s American Advertising Awards in New Orleans on June 10. Farrah is the only entrant from the local district – student or professional – to win gold at the national level this year. She created an integrated branding campaign for Backwood Brews, a fictitious brewery, coffee roaster and restaurant.
I am still in awe over this happening, and I cannot thank Saint Rose enough, most importantly the art department for having such amazing and supportive design educators.”
Graphic Design students are asked to design and prototype a user interface for an augmented reality application that delivers layered information to the user. Tim James ’19 created a golfing analysis app that assists the golfer and the coach when analyzing the swing of the athlete. The app tracks the motion of the body and captures that information and presents it to the user through a screen-based interface. The coach can then make recommendations to the golfer to make corrections to his swing.
Our faculty are committed to your ability to act creatively, think critically, and make lasting contributions as innovative artists, designers, educators, scholars, and leaders.
Professor Tolmie has taught all introductory-, core-, advanced- and graduate-level courses in screen printing, intaglio printmaking, and relief printmaking. Areas of specialization include: printmaking curriculum design and development, as well as, studio management.
Gaining relevant work experience before you graduate is integral to your success, which is why internships are required at The Center for Art & Design. Build your portfolio at organizations such as ESPN, Pentagram, L.L. Bean, The Vermont Sculpture Center, Dia Art Foundation, and more.
Roughly 2,000 people applied for the internship, but only three got accepted into the creative department at L.L. Bean Inc. Now, Esther K Jewett '20, a graphic design major, is working on projects that will get implemented in different stores across the country. Watch Esther’s story!
The College of Saint Rose Studio Art program offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design, enabling our students to create and develop visual responses to communication problems within the graphic and interaction design professions.
Look ahead at the required and optional courses to be completed for the program, over eight semesters, for a total of 127 required credits. Download the following course sequences to help you plan out your degree:
They’re designing for the world’s top publications and consumer brands, curating at galleries and museums, producing animations for video games and films. Or they’re beautifying urban landscapes with their murals, or running their own businesses. Our art and design alumni are influential, productive, visible, successful, and happy in their chosen fields.
Explore Our Amazing Outcomes
Peter Garceau ’05, Graphic Design Alumni,
Art Director at PublicAffairs Books, where he works on a variety of projects, primarily book covers.
Concentrate on painting and drawing, photography, printmaking, or sculpture, spacious, well-equipped studio facilities for each concentration.
Learn foundational art and design principles and techniques, build communications skills, and do hands-on work for clients.
Of course, if you have any questions, please reach out. We’re here to help.
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The Center for Art & Design
