Master of Graphic & Experience Design
Take a leadership position in user experience and user interface design (UX/UI) at a software company or design consultancy. Or become a faculty member at a research university.
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Overview
The Master of Graphic & Experience Design (MGXD) moves students toward a deeper knowledge of graphic and experience design through purposeful, individually driven design practice. Inquiry into contemporary and emergent design issues prepares graduates for leadership positions in user experience and user interface design (UX/UI), with expertise in research, data visualization, digital typography, and artificial intelligence. Successful completion of the MGXD results in a terminal degree, equivalent to the MFA, and qualifies graduates to teach at the university level or to pursue a PhD in Design. We are one of the few programs in the U.S. with STEM Classification (CIP).
The NC State Master of Graphic & Experience Design (MGXD) is consistently recognized as one of the top NASAD accredited graduate graphic and experience design programs in the country. The faculty is nationally and internationally recognized (see Faculty at a Glance). Alumni are designers in enterprise-level software companies and leading design consultancies (such as IBM, RedHat, Lenovo, Adobe, IDEO, Fjord), as well as, faculty members in colleges and universities (including University of Washington, Pratt Institute, Carnegie Mellon, University of Michigan).
Prof Jarrett Fuller shared work during his reappointment lecture today. Fantastic job, Jarrett! #mgxd #ncstatedesign
Last Fall 2022, the MGXD 501 Studio worked with researchers and science educators at the Durham Museum of Life + Science to design speculative interfaces for several of its digitally-enhanced displays. This year, the incoming MGXDs are exited to continue this fruitful collaboration by proposing even more new ideas for museum-goers to explore science exhibits with technology-supported learning environments.
Reports from the Field: To kick-off the project, we began the semester with a museum visit to get a sense of how and where design could intervene. Inside, we considered Science-on-a-Sphere, interactive (Tilty) touch tables, projection mapping displays, and interactive floors & walls. Outside, around the museum’s multi-acre campus, we visited a variety of exhibits: the Dinosaur Trail, the Butterfly House, micro habitats for turtles, snakes & spiders, Red Wolves, and adorable Llamas(!) We also spent some time digging in the dirt at the Fossil Dig site, where spoil piles dug from ancient ocean beds are brought in from Eastern NC.
We had fun chasing visitors around the museum and observing them using the technology-supported exhibits. We even found a rare white shark`s tooth at the Fossil Dig site!
Over the next coming weeks, 4 student-led teams will be working on their ideas and creating prototypes to share with the Museum at the end of semester. Wish us luck and stay tuned for more reports from the field!
Brian Sekelsky (MGXD ’23) is first author on a paper that was accepted to the IASDR Congress 2023 (International Association of Societies of Design Research). Brian will present on October 10 in Milan, Italy, and the paper will be indexed in conference proceedings.
The paper is centered around Brian’s MGXD final project, a web-based prototype for Scale Worlds; he worked on VR versions of Scale Worlds as a research assistant for Matthew Peterson’s NSF-funded science education project. The paper describes a novel theory-driven approach called function mapping that Brian used to ensure that his prototype facilitated the same scale cognitive processes as the previous VR versions.
We are searching for a tenure-track assistant professor for the Graphic & Experience Design program! Come work with our invested faculty and students. Review of applications begins in late November. The posting is up:
https://jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/186343
(Also, MGXD final year students just visited the updated Teaching & Visualization Lab at Hunt Library; we screen grabbed some text from the job posting as part of a calibration screen.)
NC State Graphic & Experience Design celebrates a 10 year collaboration with SAS! Congrats to our MGXD Track 3 students for their work on the spring 2023 sponsored studio project led by Prof Jarrett Fuller. Looking forward to another fantastic academic year! #ncstatedesign #ncstate #mgxd #productdesign #mlux
Typographics ‘23! NC State MGXD students travelled to New York to participate in this year’s Typographics festival at The Cooper Union. Summer inspiration! #Mgxd #ncstatedesign
The 5th edition of AndSo, the graduate journal of graphic and experience design, is now available online! We all have an inherent need to be a part of something greater than ourselves, and this year’s publication — A Part and Apart — asked writers to reflect on the theme of belonging.
Featuring current students and alumni, A Part and Apart explores the psychological feeling of connectedness to social, spatial, cultural and professional communities. With essays ranging in topics and writers with a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences, the 5th edition of AndSo is rich with storytelling, reflection, and hope for the future.
Hear from former and current students about how the past and present can shape the future of belonging at https://buff.ly/3WWm1Sr or visit the 🔗 in our bio!
Today’s the day!! 🎓🐺❤️
Congratulations to every @ncstatedesign student graduating today, especially our seven MGXD’23 graduates!! We are so proud of the work you have done here at NC State and can’t wait to see the great things you’ll do in the future. #ncstatedesign #mgxd
Fantastic thesis presentations today! Congrats to our 2023 MGXD grads! And many thanks to Meredith Davis, Kim Holmes, Ellis Anderson and Ashley Anderson—this year’s thesis critics. #mgxd #ncstatedesign
First and second-year BGXD undergraduate students presented their design solutions to TestedHQ and the Marbles Kids Museum at the Teaching and Visualization Lab with positive client responses. The successful event was possible with the help of MGXD teaching assistants who elevated the learning experience for BGXD. Excellent presentations, everyone! #ncstatedesign #mgxd
