You are a culture contributor. Designers no longer exclusively design things. They design experiences, interactions and lifestyles. The Bachelor of Design programs prepare students to thrive in these roles — designing innovative user/consumer products, experiences and lifestyle relevant solutions. Graphic and experience designers plan, analyze, create and evaluate visual solutions for a wide range of communication challenges. Their work ranges from the development of strategies to solve large-scale problems to the design of effective communication products and experiences.
Projects involving graphic designers include: the design of typefaces, page layouts for magazines and books, product and packaging design, corporate identity systems, environmental signage, multi-media and presentation graphics, web-page design, and other areas involving every facet of visual communications. Graphic Designers are responsible not only for how information is presented, but how it is perceived by the viewer. This may involve informational, promotional and commercially-oriented means. The designer acts as a liaison between a client and the public; his or her job is to be sure a specific message is delivered effectively and efficiently, in a manner that is visually sophisticated.
LEARN MOREWinthrop University’s Visual Communication Design (VCOM) Program delivers a comprehensive four-year bachelor’s degree in experience design, illustration, and graphic design. We train students in the areas of research, analysis, and design for their end products to meet human needs and intended contexts for print, screen, or built environments. We empower students to become directors of visual communication, to think conceptually, and to have an emphasis on systematic and strategic approaches to design.
Winthrop design faculty are seasoned professionals who give students practical experience that prepares them for becoming lifelong learners and engaged citizens. Bringing their own research and activities into the classroom, students see best practices at work.
Chad Dresbach
Associate Professor of Design
Office: 222 McLaurin Hall
Phone: 803/323-2668
E-mail: dresbachc@winthrop.edu
Jason Tselentis
VCOM Coordinator & Chair, Department of Design
Office: 240 McLaurin
Phone: 803/323-4565
E-mail: tselentisj@winthrop.edu
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