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Named by Business Week as one of the top 10 design schools in the country and one of the top 40 in the world, RIT's Design School is also highly ranked by U.S. News and World Report and Design Intelligence. The School of Design encourages creativity and professionalism within the context of its unparalleled, high-quality education. Since effective design, by definition, also communicates very effectively, you will learn to integrate form, function, and originality. Each program in the school enables students to work alongside faculty members to form an inquisitive and dynamic educational community in which creativity, critical thinking, innovative problem-solving, professionalism, aesthetic understanding, cross-disciplinary study, and social responsibility are explored, cultivated, and promoted. With a balance between technological and theoretical approaches, students explore the latest methodologies and resources, striving to generate new solutions to design problems. You will have access to specialized laboratories and advanced computer facilities, the Cary Graphic Arts Collection, the Graphic Design Archive, and the Vignelli Center for Design Studies. As a student at RIT's School of Design, you will have the opportunity to make a positive impact on your area of study, and ultimately on the society in which we live.

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    3D Digital Graphics (Undergraduate)

    3D Digital Graphics (3DDG) prepares you to use three-dimensional computer ...

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    Graphic Design (Undergraduate)

    As a student in the graphic design program, you will ...

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    Industrial Design (Undergraduate)

    As a student in the Industrial Design program, you will ...

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    Interior Design (Undergraduate)

    Accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA), this ...

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    New Media Design (Undergraduate)

    The New Media Design and Imaging program offers you a ...

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    Computer Graphics Design (Graduate)

    A dynamic, internationally-recognized graduate program, our computer graphics design MFA ...

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    Graphic Design (Graduate)

    The graduate program in graphic design is a professional course ...

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    Industrial Design (Graduate)

    The graduate program in Industrial Design offers an in-depth, project-oriented ...

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    Vignelli Center for Design Studies

    The collaborative efforts of Massimo and Lella Vignelli in the ...

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    Erin Sarofsky • Guest Speaker • School of Design

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