The primary mission of the School of Visual Communication Design is to provide a comprehensive and superior professional education in the study and practice of visual communication design that complements university studies in the liberal arts, humanities and sciences. Uniquely positioned within the College of Communication and Information, the curriculum encourages cross-disciplinary studies to meet the challenges of an evolving marketplace.
The School of Visual Communication Design at Kent State University in Ohio is nationally recognized for outstanding quality in design education, with emphases in visual design (graphic design), user experience design, and photography majors and degrees.
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Explore Taylor Hall — home to the School of Visual Communication Design — in this immersive 3D Matterport experience.
Associate Professor Jaime Kennedy's challenging, complex piece blends 3D printing, audio, painting and photography with a dash of randomness and now hangs in the Mahoning Valley Innovation and Commercialization Center in Youngstown, Ohio.
The School of Visual Communication Design is pleased to announce the winners of our scholarships for the next academic year. We are incredibly proud of these students' hard work and dedication to their craft.
As tensions simmered around the world in the summer of 2020, two Kent State University alumnae from the School of Visual Communication Design’s M.F.A. program began conversing about the experience of Black designers, artists,…
VCD alumna Cece Bell won a Newberry Medal for her graphic novel "El Deafo" and now she's bringing the adaptation to Apple TV.
