用你的创造力和艺术的一面来传达信息视觉-在网站, publications and everyday objects.
作为一名设计师，您将为品牌，公司和活动开发视觉识别. You’ll be a problem solver, 了解人们如何与信息互动，然后帮助他们找到他们需要的东西.
学习色彩理论和如何使用排版和图像. 从传统的印刷设计开始，然后进入数字设计. 奥斯汀是一个创意经济城市，是学习你的手艺的理想城市. Get hands-on experience from mentors and internships. 发现在每个人都身兼数职的大机构或小商店工作是什么感觉, or as the in-house designer for a promising startup.
What do our graduates do?
平面设计专业的学生继续从事各种各样的职业，并从圣. Edward’s. Here’s a sample.
- Senior experience designer at Accomplice in Austin
- Designer at FODA Studio in Austin
- Software engineer at Blackbaud in Austin
- UX/UI designer at USAA
- Art director at Mighty Arsenal in Austin
- UX designer and researcher at Visa
- James Avery Artisan Jewelry的数字创意设计师
- Designer at Mood Media in Austin
- Houndstooth工作室的互动制作设计师
- Visual designer at Chaotic Moon Studio
- Founder of mobile tech company Balderdash
- Art director at The Barbarian Group in New York
有关平面设计专业的更多信息，请联系 Jimmy Luu, associate professor of Graphic Design. The Graphic Design major is part of the Department of Visual Studies.
Major Roadmap
探索你的选择——上课、实习、研究和出国留学. Use the Graphic Design Major Guide to find what interests you, discover what you love, 并创造一个重要的经验，启动你的未来.
The Classroom and Beyond
平面设计专业的学生可以通过实习和与大奥斯汀社区的互动来探索职业道路和实际应用.
On Campus Projects
学习如何平面设计有助于形成和复杂的社会思想和价值观的表达. Join the staff of Arete or the Sorin Oak Review，校园刊物，学术和创意作品，或发挥你的才能 Hilltop Views, the campus newspaper.
Student Organizations
也有机会为校园活动和学生组织制作传单和海报. Be sure to join Command G, the Graphic Design student organization. 指挥G安排研讨会和圆桌会议，并提供机会，探索职业领域通过工作室参观.
Graphic Design Exhibitions
《凯发国际集团》是2017年St. Edward's University senior graphic design class. 这次展览展示了这个群体的创造力、独创性和坚韧的交集.
Making Meaningful Connections
Graphic Design and Writing and Rhetoric major Logan Stallings ’19 is building on the skills 她作为富布赖特学者在国外呆了一年，在山顶上取得了进步.
Degree Requirements
Major Requirements: 平面设计学士学位需要49小时的平面设计专业课程, 包括介绍性课程的组合, visual studies, art, and graphic design.
General Education Requirements: 平面设计学位要求学生在四年内完成57小时的通识教育课程，除了主修课程和选修课程.
View and download the full degree plan for our Graphic Design major.
平面设计专业课程的几个例子:
- Interactive Design -本课程探讨数字媒体中以用户为中心的交互所特有的设计问题. 学生研究一系列的形式和概念问题, including user interface, organization, narrative, motion, time and sound.
- Social Design -本课程探讨责任和设计师如何参与的问题, shape and criticize the world around us.
- Image Methodology -本课程的目的是教授开发和利用原始图像的策略和过程. Whether the images are digital or analog, 学生们学会寻找图像的全部潜力，并利用其中的可能性.
Internships
Our students have recently interned with:
- Houndstooth工作室，一个位于奥斯汀的工作室，创造观众体验
- Chaotic Moon Studios, a creative technology studio focused on software, mobile development and design
- Bakery, a creative and technology agency
- Realty Austin, an Austin-based real estate agency
Meet the Faculty
我们杰出的教师是优秀的研究人员, 教育者和实践者把他们的学生作为个体来了解. 他们分享他们对学习的热情，创造有趣和充满活力的体验，挑战和激励学生实现他们的潜力. Meet a few of them ...
卢教授的实践与平面设计的传统观念相抵触, 因此，他参与了包括公共艺术在内的一系列活动, traditional print design, and design journalism. 他欢迎并乐于回答有关课程的任何问题. jimmyl@59278.net (512) 428-3119
– Jimmy Luu，平面设计副教授，区域协调员
让她的学生走在瞬息万变的设计行业的最前沿, Garza教授经常尝试前沿技术和教学方法, 比如创造一款手机寻宝游戏，让学生沉浸在新内容中, 为数字历史项目使用云协作工具, running a Hackathon to create mobile websites, and experimenting with 3D printing.
– Kim Garza, Associate Professor of Graphic Design
潘教授是平面设计学生小组的顾问，并监督许多其他学生在校园里的设计活动.
– Tuan Phan, Assistant Professor of Graphic Design
还有他们教授的个人关注和指导, 我们的学生可以进入办公室和课堂外的项目，支持他们的成功. 我们鼓励学生利用这些资源，帮助他们茁壮成长和超越: Learn more about these services.
Graphic Design Minor
希望获得平面设计辅修课程的学生必须参加以下课程, totaling 24 hours.
Required Courses:
Graphic Design Minor Required Courses (15 hrs)
• Lab I (3 hrs)
• Typography I (3 hrs)
• Studio I (3 hrs)
• Lab II (3 hrs)
• Studio II (3 hrs)
Required Minor Electives (9 hrs)
Choose nine hours from the courses listed below.
• Design History and Theory (3 hrs)
• Typography II (3 hrs)
• Topics in Graphic Design (3 hrs)
• Topics in Visual Studies (3 hrs)
• Professional Practices (3 hrs)
Are you a current student? Contact your advisor for next steps on declaring your major or minor.