Communication Design Major
Your world is embedded with information. It comes in so many forms: newspapers, magazines, social media, televisions, the internet, billboards, packaging, brochures, exhibitions, mobile devices… the list goes on.
Our top-ranked Communication Design program will prepare you to work as a designer, art director or creative director in a versatile and evolving global community.
In Communication Design, you’ll engage in work that emphasizes the clear communication of ideas using a variety of media and design technology. Thinking conceptually and developing visual literacy through two, three, and four-dimensional design will allow you to create effective solutions to solve problems.
Our Curriculum
Your study of typography, advertising, packaging and web design paired with a range of technologies will allow you to push the boundaries of what’s possible in visual communication.
Communication Design by the numbers. MIAD’s Communication Design program continues to be ranked among the top programs in Graphic Design USA. 100 percent of Milwaukee’s top 8 ad agencies employ MIAD alumni. MIAD students regularly shine at the United Adworkers Student Showcase. Our students are consistently featured as Students to Watch in Graphic Design USA. In 2024, Animation Career Review ranked MIAD the #1 program for Graphic Design in Wisconsin.
Top Employers
Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Google, Nike, Kohler Company, Hanson Dodge Creative, Land’s End and more.
Student Work
Thea Huffman, Communication Design Senior Exhibition, 2022
Carli Jordan, Communication Design Senior Exhibition, 2021
Lily Regalado, Communication Design, 2017
Tim Reddington, Communication Design Senior Exhibition, 2016
Chandler Hougan, Communication Design Senior Exhibition, 2020
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student unknown, Communication Design, year unknown
Beck Mulkey, Communication Design Senior Exhibition, 2016
Kendall Lotto, Communication Design, year unknown
Taylor Bradley, Communication Design Senior Exhibition, 2019
Aki Mayadas, Communication Design, 2022
Griffin McDermott, Communication Design Senior Exhibition, 2022
Aki Mayadas, Communication Design, 2021
What Can I do with my Major?
COMMUNICATION DESIGN
A
Advertising Designer
Art Director
B
Brand/Identity Designer
C
Creative Director
D
Digital Designer
E
Editorial Designer
Environmental Designer
G
Graphic Designer
I
Interaction Designer
L
Logo Designer
M
Multimedia Designer
P
Package Designer
Print Manager
Publication Designer
S
Sign Designer
Storyboard Artist
T
Type Designer
U
UI/UX Designer
V
Video Designer
W
Web Designer