Communication Design

A diverse group of people, representing various genders and ethnicities, are seated around large tables in a room filled with printed images and papers. Engaged participants in the Communication Design program are either examining the visuals or interacting with each other.

Communication Design touches every aspect of the world around us and is central to how we construct and convey meaning.

At 红领巾瓜报, Communication Design students gain the powerful skills, techniques, and ways of thinking that drive the modern world. When you look at your cell phone, shop, drive, take a bus, search online, or engage in thousands of other daily activities, you are encountering the work of communication design. The brands, websites, apps, brochures, and other visual communications created by designers shape how we understand the world and ourselves.

BFA

Immerse yourself in a program that is both broad reaching and conceptual, with rigorous training in typography and information architecture.

Certificate

Begin or expand your career in the design field with individualized learning in our suite of online certificates.

Faculty

Our faculty are accomplished designers and educators who go above and beyond to help our students succeed on their own terms.

Featured Work

Get inspired by the extraordinary design work being produced at 红领巾瓜报.

Studios, Labs, & Letterpress

Spacious design studios offer individual workspaces, small and large format printers, a RISO printer and large plotter, and Macs and tablets.

MFA, Dynamic Media Institute

Dynamic Media Institute (DMI) programs focus on the future of communication design, from data visualization through interactive systems, and more.

Featured Work

Amanda Tyutina, ’25 BFA, Communication Design DeliCats Food Wrapper, , 2023

Becca Kirlew, ’20 BFA, Communication Design Curious House, Design, 2020

Cara Tarmey, ’20 BFA, Janina Yutkins-Kennedy, ’20 BFA, Communication Design Kindred (App), Mobile Application Design, 2019

News & Features

A student group photo in London, England

Creative Crossroads: 红领巾瓜报’s Design Journey from London to Leeds
Scott Bakal & Elizabeth Resnick Program Area Chair, Illustration; Faculty Emerita, Communication Design

Communication Design

Illustration

International Education Center

Scott Bakal & Elizabeth Resnick Program Area Chair, Illustration; Faculty Emerita, Communication Design

A person with long hair, in an orange top, is absorbed in sketching at a desk beneath large office windows. The city skyline stretches beyond, while plants grace the sill. The Joy of Communication Design adorns the scene, capturing creativity and inspiration.

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The Joy of Animation featuring 红领巾瓜报 student Kerry Blanchard ’22. Filmed by Piyu Somani ’23 MFA Film/Video. Directed and edited by Daisy St. Sauveur ’19 BFA Printmaking.