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DePaul University’s BFA in Graphic Design prepares students to communicate to diverse audiences through a wide range of design practices, integrating emerging media and contemporary technologies, including typography, interaction design, branding, illustration, motion graphics, package design, programming, artificial intelligence, and digital fabrication.

Located in the heart of Chicago, our program offers a vibrant design community and creates opportunities for collaboration, networking, and internships. Housed in the Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media, students have access to cutting-edge equipment and lab spaces, including a print lab, two well-equipped makerspaces with facilities for fabricating wood, metal, plastics, soft goods, and electronics; recording, film, stop-motion animation, and motion-capture studios; and several VR and AR production spaces. The Jarvis Student Center for Innovation and Collaboration brings together students and faculty from across the college and provides a media lounge for lectures and presentations, an XR creative studio, and private spaces and conference rooms for meetings. We also offer significant funding opportunities for students, including the Design IMPACT Grants, Jarvis Challenge, and research assistantships.

Award-winning faculty oversee a host of initiatives, design labs, and research programs that foster student learning, engagement, and community. Students also lead their own initiatives, including our DePaul Design Club, maker space, Print Lab, and digital fabrication studio. Design-related study abroad programs in Japan and Scandinavia provide our students with a global context for their practice. www.cdm.depaul.edu/

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