Explore Careers in Graphic & Experience Design
Create interfaces, digital products, brands, and environments that are embedded in larger experiences. Blend user experience and user interface design (UX/UI) with branding, typography, service design, and exhibition design.
I am interested in:
User interface design; user experience design; artificial intelligence design; service design; branding; data visualization; design research; exhibition design; identity design; information design; interaction design; online and mobile design; typography; virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR)
What skills will I learn?
User experience and user interface design methods; human-centered research approaches; typography; brand strategy and design; design thinking; interaction design methods; planning and organizing of a service; problem-solving and problem-finding; data visualization strategies; artificial intelligence design.
What degrees will I earn?
Common Career Paths for Graphic & Experience Design Majors
Our alums practice as visual designers, user experience (UX) designers, digital product designers, and graphic designers, at software organizations such as: Adobe; IBM; Red Hat; SAS; Lenovo; Citrix; IQVIA, Pentagram; IDEO; Willowtree; R/GA; Viget; Amazon; Apple; Atlantic BT; Black Entertainment Television (BET); Burton Snowboards;Inkling; Microsoft; Museums of Modern Art; NBC Universal; Nielson Norman Group; Nike; Pinterest; Proctor and Gamble; The Department of the 4th Dimension; 2×4; Second Story; NC Museum of Art; REI; New Kind; New Museum; M Creative; Republic Wireless; Shapiro/Walker; Ticketmaster Mobile Studio; Walker Art Center; Whitney Museum; Wieden+Kennedy; WGBH Public Television
User Interface Designer (UI) — create visually exciting, user-friendly interfaces for digital products. Design intuitive layouts, craft engaging visual elements, and ensure consistency across all platforms while adhering to brand guidelines.
User Experience Designer (UX) — Conduct user research, develop personas, create wireframes and prototypes, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to design intuitive solutions that solve real user problems.
Digital Product Designer — Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design intuitive, visually compelling, and impactful digital products. Conduct user research and build wireframes to prototype and deliver pixel-perfect designs.
Visual Designer –Design engaging graphics, user interfaces, and marketing materials across digital platforms, such as websites, apps, and social media.
Brand Designer – Create visual communication projects that represent a brand’s identity and promote its products and services.
Graphic Designer – Design or create graphics to meet specific commercial or promotional needs, such as mobile and web design, packaging, displays, or logos.
Packaging Designer – Create the visual and functional elements of a product’s packaging, including the colors, graphics, shape, and typography.