Graphic Design
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.
Senior Graphic Design Show 2019
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.
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Awards
TOP DESIGN SCHOOL
IN THE WORLD
RANKED NO. 2
IN THE SOUTH
GDUSA
STUDENT WINNERS
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Graphic Design Students Named Students To Watch by Graphic Design USA
For the past few years, Graphic Design USA (GDUSA) has identified and recognized budding, skilled designers who are ready to burst onto the creative scene. This year, three of the 83 students chosen from art and design schools across the country hail from Ringling College...
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Alumni Spotlight
Grads In The Industry
Leslie Carol ’19
Octagon | Art Director
Michael Corey ’19
Leo Burnett: Department of Design | Intern
Kelsey Rae Vined ’19
Nickelodeon | Graphic Art Designer
Tyler Brown ’18
FITCH | Junior Designer
Deandra Martis ’18
Saatchi & Saatchi X | Designer
Laura Guzman ’18
Studio BCC | Graphic Designer
David Allin Reese ’17
Google Material | Creative Assistant
Laszlo Bogdan ’17
Leo Burnett | Art Director
Olivia Strohm ’17
Walt Disney Imagineering | Creative Assistant
Flavio Vincenti ’16
Yahoo! | Senior Product Designer
Matthew Bongiolatti ’16
Spark | Designer
Anna Babayeva ’15
Instagram | Product Designer
AJ Castiglia ’15
Disney Streaming Services | Product Designer
Amalia Fredericksen ’15
Facebook | Visual Designer
Russell Mank ’15
Arc Worldwide | Visual + Interactive Designer
Mindy Nguyen ’15
Use All Five | Creative Director
Nancy Nystrom ’15
Edelman | Senior Art Director
Jamie Sharpsteen ’15
Facebook Messenger | Product Designer
Opportunities for students
Put your design 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.
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.
INDEX is Ringling College's 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 pillar of the Ringling College experience, alongside Academic and Student Life programs, is an experiential education initiative that allows students to learn how to turn passion into profession.
INDEX represents one of Ringling College's core purposes of focusing on our students' futures in the creative industries and empowering them to thrive as creative leaders. By connecting students with leading brands and clients to develop creative solutions for business challenges, INDEX mirrors the most successful studios and organizations by bringing together multiple creative disciplines to blend artistry with emerging techniques, and to seamlessly integrate design, storytelling, and technology to produce work that is driven by strategy and supported by style.
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.
Work with our Center for Career Services 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.
Put your design 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.
Join our official campus television network and learn to interview, shoot, produce, and broadcast meaningful content taking place on our campus and in our community. Support the arts community, spreading the word about both local talent and international artists and designers while gaining hands-on experience in TV production.
Each Spring Break, the student officers of the Ringling 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!
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.
INDEX is Ringling College's 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 pillar of the Ringling College experience, alongside Academic and Student Life programs, is an experiential education initiative that allows students to learn how to turn passion into profession.
INDEX represents one of Ringling College's core purposes of focusing on our students' futures in the creative industries and empowering them to thrive as creative leaders. By connecting students with leading brands and clients to develop creative solutions for business challenges, INDEX mirrors the most successful studios and organizations by bringing together multiple creative disciplines to blend artistry with emerging techniques, and to seamlessly integrate design, storytelling, and technology to produce work that is driven by strategy and supported by style.
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.
Employment Opportunities
Graphic Design graduates will find opportunities across many different industries.
Here are a few examples of jobs that are available for our grads:
Advertising Designer
App Designer
Art Director
Art Educator
Automotive Graphic Artist
Book Designer / Interactive
Brand Consultant
Brand Development Designer
Campaign Project Strategist
Catalog Designer
Computer Production Artist
Conceptual Designer
Corporate Marketing Designer
Creative Director
Creative Imaging Coordinator
Creative Marketing Director
Creative Services Manager
Communications Director
Design Director – Print Media
Designer Manager
Digital Image Artist
Digital Production Artist
Direct Marketing Designer
Editorial Designer
Electronic Production Artist
Environmental Designer
Executive Web Producer
Exhibit Planner / Designer
Experience Design Strategist
Freelance Event Designer
Global Brand Manager
Graph Generation Specialist
Graphic Designer
Graphics Marketing Director
Image Design Director
Information Designer
Interactive Production Artist
Interactive Creative Director
Interactive Media Designer
Lead Web Designer
Licensing Production Artist
Logo Designer
Map Designer (Cartographer)
Marketing Artist
Marketing Presentation Artist
Marketing Graphics Director
Marketing Specialist
Media Production Specialist
Mobile Application Designer
Mobile Web Designer
Motion Graphics Designer
Multimedia Art Director
Multimedia Services Manager
Online Experience Designer
Online Media Designer
Packaging Designer
Photo Art Director / Editor
Point of Purchase Designer
Pre-Press Graphic Designer
Print Media Design Director
Product Art Director
Product Designer / Illustrator
Production Manager
Production Specialist
Project Manager
Promotional Designer
Publications Director
Quality Control Artist
Signage Developer / Designer
Social Media Design Director
Sports Graphic Designer
Streaming Media Artist
Studio Production Manager
Studio Coordinator
Trade Show Booth Designer
Typeface / Font Designer
UI (User Interface) Designer
Video / Film Graphic Designer
Virtual Graphics Designer
Virtual Presentation Artist
Visual Identity Art Director
Wayfinding Designer
Website Art Director
Website Designer / Developer
