Graphic Design
Creating meaningful solutions.
Create innovative solutions for print and digital media in our Graphic Design program. A top graphic design school, our students are technically skilled and highly competitive.
“Onigami”
Eric Wang ’20
Design your future in this BFA program.
Graphic Design is a diverse, dynamic, and flexible field, and Ringling’s Graphic Design program gives you a deep understanding of the design thinking process and how to apply it to a broad spectrum of 2D, 3D, and screen-based media.
Learn strategies for creating concepts and designing interfaces that entice, inform, and surprise the user. Submit your work to the ADDY Awards or intern at the Ringling College Design Center. Our graduates work as graphic and product designers, creative and art directors, visual and interactive designers, or
freelance and hand-pick their projects.
Get to know your major
Alumni Spotlight
Grads In The Industry
Hannah Crews ’22
Hollister | Graphic Apparel Designer
Adam Myerscough ’22
Mission | Designer
Sean Clancy ’22
Saatchi & Saatchi | Junior Art Director
Allyssa Ellis ’21
Leo Burnett | Junior Art Director
Beatriz Patarata ’21
Earthrise Studio | Graphic Designer
Konrad Losiak ’21
Hanson Dodge | Designer
Caio Arias ’21
Significa | Interface Designer
Kelly Campbell ’20
Studio BCC | Art Director
Martin Pohlmann ’20
AKQA | Senior Designer
Leslie Carrol ’19
VSA Partners | Designer
Kelsy Vines ’19
Nickelodeon | Graphic Designer
Tyler Brown ’18
Landor & FITCH | Senior Designer
Deandra Martis ’18
Leo Burnett MEA | Multimedia Designer
Silpa Joe ’18
Soulsight | Designer David
Allin Reese ’17
Google Material | Designer
Laszlo Bogdan ’17
Leo Burnett | Art Director
Olivia Strohm ’17
Self Employed | Designer & Illustrator
Flavio Vincenti ’16
DAZN | Director of Product Design
Matthew Bongiolatti ’16
Spark | Designer
Anna Babayeva ’15
Coinbase | Staff Product Designer
Amalia Fredericksen ’15
Instagram | Senior Product Designer
Russell Mank ’15
Arc Worldwide | Senior Art Director
Mindy Nguyen ’15
ilovecreatives studio | Creative Director
Nancy Nystrom ’15
Barbarian | Associate Creative Director
Jamie Sharpsteen ’15
Instagram | Senior Product Designer
Where Have Our Alumni Worked?
Opportunities for students
Design Center
Put your skills to work in our in-house design firm, where things get real. Working with our dedicated faculty and in-house designers, you will have the opportunity to solve real communications problems for external clients, as well as for Ringling College events, exhibitions, and recruitment efforts.
Our College Viewbook
We are the only art and design college that gives our students the opportunity to design our very own college viewbook. Every two years, a select group of students in the Design Center works together, with assistance from our award-winning faculty and staff, to create a brand-new design for the college viewbook. This gives our students the opportunity to work on a major publication, granting exposure to working across departments and with clients to design a campaign from start to finish.
Visit Studios + Alumni
Each Spring Break, the student officers of the Ringling College AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) student group, plan and coordinate a studio tour for up to 12 students. Drawing upon the broad network of Ringling Graphic Design alumni, the student group selects a city to visit and schedules and coordinates studio visits. Past tours have gone to New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and Seattle, and studios visited range from international multi-office agencies to one or two-person boutique studios. As a volunteer officer, you can help decide where the next tour goes!
INDEX
INDEX – Industry Experience at Ringling College – is our promise to provide every student the opportunity to have hands-on industry experience before graduation by offering real-world projects with real-world clients. This experiential education initiative allows students to learn how to turn passion into profession. INDEX opportunities are abundant and available through experiential learning in the classroom, the Design Center, Studio Labs, ART Network, the Makerspace, as client competitions and immersive experiences, volunteerism, internships, and elective courses.
Internships
Work with our Career Services Center to prepare and guide you to finding an internship focused on your area of interest – we are here to help! With networks around the region and the country, we help you gain exposure to professional best practices and practical application of your technical skills. We are constantly connecting with industry professionals to find new, exciting opportunities to put your skills to work and get a taste of real-world work demands.
Resources for Graphic Design Students
Learn more about the courses students take in our Graphic Design major.
See how many types of careers are available for Graphic Design graduates.
