Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design

Communication Design

As a future designer, art director or creative director in a versatile and evolving global community, Communication Design will prepare you to create print and digital work that informs and educates in new ways and always through the lens of user experience. You'll engage in work that emphasizes the clear communication of ideas using a variety of media and design technology.

Illustration

MIAD's Illustration program will prepare you to be a professional illustrator by teaching you the language of visual communication with an emphasis on creative problem solving. You will work in a variety of media, from traditional to digital and motion graphics, to create a personal style that distinguishes your work formally and conceptually. As a student you'll gain real-world experience by working with outside clients and make professional connections through internships.

Interior Architecture and Design

In Interior Architecture and Design, there's a sense of wonder and curiosity about space and the built environment. You'll compose dynamic interior environments that are grounded by client-driven requirements and everyday circumstances. Focused, active engagements in residential design, office design, retail and exhibition design, and furniture design will expand your view of materiality and its effect on space and people.

New Studio Practice: Fine Arts

New Studio Practice: Fine Arts is a multidisciplinary major centered on making, community and entrepreneurship that positions you to flourish and thrive in a competitive 21st century market and the contemporary visual arts world. In New Studio Practice: Fine Arts, you will have the choice to focus your practice in a single field, such as photography or painting, or work across approaches.

Product Design

As a Product Design major, you are naturally curious, inquisitive and see the world differently, questioning not just how things are, but how they could be. You will utilize new materials and ways of making soft goods and apparel, and re-imagine and re-engineer innovative solutions for countless other objects through diverse creative tools, techniques and strategies.