Digital Art and Design

The Digital Art and Design degree program inspires innovative thinking and making at the intersection of graphic design, video, animation, digital 3D, illustration, interaction design, and sound. Through collaborative projects and individual creative expressions, you’ll dive deep into industry-standard digital workflows, enabling you to seamlessly adapt to an ever-shifting media landscape.

The  program is designed to provide you with opportunities that are cross-platform and user-experience driven, blending self-directed learning with hands-on instruction by experienced professionals. Projects and studio work may be centered around public service content, while allowing the freedom of creative expression that is necessary for you to find your own voice.

You’ll also round your education out with a wide range of general education and art history courses that will stimulate your curiosity, broaden your perspective, and inspire new creative expressions. KCAD’s flexible General Education Pathways model empowers you to direct your learning by exploring topics you find most engaging and relevant.

While earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital Art and Design, you will become a forward-thinking artist and/or designer capable of creating dynamic and engaging narratives and user experiences across a number of different disciplines and media. You’ll cultivate critical thinking skills, collaborative processes, and a broad world view, as well as intangible skills such as a keen sense of story and a fearless approach to art and design technologies.

In addition, you’ll graduate with a robust portfolio of work in one of two focus areas:

• Multimedia Design - including interaction design for the web, apps, virtual reality, and the internet of things as well as video and motion design animation.
• Entertainment Art - including 2D animation, 3D game art, and concept and production art for games and animation.

The Digital Art and Design program at KCAD fosters a tight-knit community centered around our physical learning spaces and the student-designed website, DAD Hub. There, students share their work with each other, gain valuable industry perspective by watching alumni interviews and reading industry reports, and absorb massive amounts of information from a dynamic collection of resources including software tutorials, technical walk-throughs, and more.

Digital artists and designers participate in creative, fast-paced work environments. As a Digital Art and Design student, you’ll graduate with a versatile skill set that can be applied in a diverse array of fields, including entertainment, advertising, retail, information, and education.

Possible careers include: