Communications Design

Communications Design

Kara Kotwas

Communications

Design

Communications designers translate ideas and information through a variety of graphic media. Their particular talent lies not only in the traditional skills of the hand, but also in their ability to think strategically in design and marketing terms.

In this bachelor of fine arts (B.F.A.) degree program, design classes are modeled on professional practice. You will explore the creative process, communications theory and design history, and organizing and managing complex design projects, in addition to illustration, photography, typography, and production processes. Your classes also will cover marketing, communications, and business. Advanced students select an area of specialization, such as corporate identity programs; book, newspaper, or magazine design; exhibition design; or television graphics.

Our students share space with the B.F.A. advertising design program in The Warehouse, the University’s recently renovated building in downtown Syracuse. Our facilities include staffed Macintosh clusters and a wireless studio environment. The program sponsors an active student chapter of  the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA), the professional association for design.

Graduates of our program work as designers and art directors at some of the best firms in the country.

The School of Art and Design feels that drawing plays a vital and primary role in the creative life of an artist. Click here to read more about this common thread that weaves through our art and design programs.