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).
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

Thank you to all the MGXD/BGXD Alumni & Friends who stopped by our Open Studios today! We loved seeing all the great work you’re doing and sharing our work with you! #ncstatedesign #mgxd
📸: @vas_zap

Fantastic presentation of work at SAS by Prof Jarrett Fuller’s class. Congrats MGXD Track 3 students for incredible UX/UI work. This year we celebrate 10 years of sponsored studios in collaboration with SAS. #NCstatedesign #mgxd

Join us today at 2pm for the final presentation of the 10th Annual SAS + NCSU Design Collaboration Project. Four of our Track III MGXD students will be presenting system visualizations with their respective groups.
🔗 Join at: https://bcove.video/3myaFGJ or DM us and we will send the link to you directly.
#ncstatedesign #uxui

Design Library Spotlight: Emigre Magazine (1984-2005) 📚💡
MGXD students in Professor Edwin Utermohlen’s Advanced Typography course are currently focusing on unique ways to display text in dialog. Students have been using Emigre as a source of inspiration for the project. Take a look at some of the spreads for yourself in the library today. 🤩

NC State MGD (now MGXD) alums: stop by Open Studio, Friday April 21, 2:00-5:00. Take a peek at current work and catch up with friends! #ncstatedesign #mgxd

THANK YOU LU! We’re sad to see you go, but you will always be a member of the Pack! 🐺❤️
After 11 years at the College of Design, Professor Tsai Lu Liu has accepted a new role at Virginia Tech. We are so grateful for his work to elevate the Graphic & Experience Design program at NC State. Under his leadership, the MGXD program changed to a STEM CIP code designation and the degree name changed to “Graphic & Experience Design” to reflect the future of the profession. He was also instrumental in leading curricular updates, successful accreditation reviews, increased enrollments, and added faculty lines.
Tomorrow (4/12), the College of Design will hold a farewell celebration for Lu at the Aloft WXYZ bar from 4-6PM.

Congrats to Dr. Matt Peterson who was awarded this year’s Graduate School Outstanding Mentor Award! #mgxd #ncstatedesign

Congratulations to four of our MGXD Thesis students, Amanda Williams, Liz Chen, Brian Sekelsky, and Elizabeth Gabriel, who presented at the 16th Annual Graduate Research Symposium yesterday! 🎉
#ncstatedesign #ncstatemgxd
