Graphic Design Program

Are you interested in design school, friends and family of  a student, already a working designer, or one of our own bulldog alumni? Come to this years Senior Portfolio Showcase on April 6, 2018 @ the Ferris University Center: 805 Campus Dr, Big Rapids,  MI 49307 RM. 202.

DESIGN SCHOOL SOUNDS COOL, I'M READY TO SEE WHAT IT'S ABOUT.: Stop by between 1 and 3pm, see Senior work and meet with Juniors to get a feel for what it's all about and tour where we create.
I'M ALREADY IN THE INDUSTRY, SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT.: Meet with the newest members of the design industry, their young, fresh and eager to show you their work between 4 and 6pm.
BEEN THERE DONE THAT, THOSE  ARE MY OLD STOMPING GROUNDS.: Hey design bulldogs, stop by between 4 and 6pm. After the review come to the first design alumni event in over 10 years. Email dsgn@ferris.edu for more information.

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Impromptu Trip to Toronto

The juniors hopped in the car and road tripped to Toronto for some design inspiration. While in Toronto they toured studios and stumbled upon a Nike Pop-up shop in an old abandoned house.

"Toronto provided a lot of different experiences unique to the city such as the Nike Pop-up for a new shoe release. When walking into the pop-up show you are immediately immersed in a world created around this one shoe. Whether it be the pulsing Nike logo, the pink walls, or the employee attire, everything was designed for this one experience. After the Nike Pop-up shop my class and I headed to Q30 for a studio tour. At Q30 they showed us the real world uses of the process we learn in school but in a much deeper way. The two case studies we looked at used many of the steps we learn about within our classes and validated to us that what we are doing is applicable for the real world. They also showed us the importance of teamwork with their very specialized team including UI/UX developer, a writer, two project managers, and a hand full of graphic designers."

Eddie Johnson, Junior 2018

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STUDENTS MEET NYC BASED ARTIST, JON BURGERMAN @ AIGA National Conference

Design students travel to Minneapolis for the AIGA National Conference. While at the conference students lined up to meet Jon Burgerman. John is a UK born, NYC based artist, famed for his instantly recognisable drawings, doodles, characters and murals. At the National Conference students get connected with so many designers and are fully immersed into design.

"I was so excited to get a drawing on a bag from him! I was lucky enough to be the first person In line, he seemed so humbled and gracious to have such a long line of people waiting for him."

Keegen Wright, Sophomore, 2017

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October 29, 2018

Some pictures from our last Fall Field Trip on Friday. Thanks to @cqlcorp @thesqueezeknees and Xibitz for having us!

See some of our work

Take a look at projects from all class levels ranging from packaging projects to user experience website interactions.

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"Beyond giving me the foundational knowledge, history, art, and craft of design (and demanding a high-bar at that!), the graphic design program at Ferris granted me opportunity to push myself to explore the future of where graphic design was heading. That drive to learn and experiment has played a large part in enabling me to achieve my career goals."

Ryan VanDyke, Amazon Web Services, Seattle, WA

how our program works

Throughout our program students are taught to use a 5 phase process. This guides the students to explore multiple ideas to find the best solution. The process includes multiple steps within each phase, however on a project to project basis, things can adjust, because we know in life not every project is the same.

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