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ArtCenter College of Design

Pasadena CA

ArtCenter College of Design educates designers to excel in craft and develop their unique vision. We believe design is critical to business, community, and society. We research, strategize, develop concepts, prototype, and execute to create sublime solutions that move the viewer.

In our Undergraduate Graphic Design Program, we foster the highest standards of creativity and critical thinking, visual and

cultural literacy, craftsmanship, professionalism and collaboration, leadership and ethical purpose, and a readiness to be lifelong learners. We offer five areas of emphasis that can be combined together, allowing students to develop unique skillsets: Motion, Visual Interaction Design, Print, Package Design, and Transmedia (design systems explored through traditional and emerging media).

Our Graduate Graphic Design Program is committed to powerful, unexpected ideas supported by practical, reality-based solutions across all media. We rigorously educate designers to both create and lead, empowering them to make influential design while continually expanding the boundaries of the discipline. Ultimately, we cultivate creative leaders equipped to shape the next generation of the global design profession.

Our MDes in Brand Design and Strategy online program focuses on brand strategy and innovation, in which students explore the broader constructs of successful brand strategy, building, and management. This program fosters the designer’s ability to be a chief decision-maker, with the skills and tools to lead teams and create change.

In 2025, ArtCenter was ranked the #1 Graphic Design school in the U.S. by The One Club, a recognition of the strength, ability, and extraordinary talent of our students. artcenter.edu

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