Graphic Design

The Department of Graphic Design champions agency through the competencies of collaboration, research, making and cultural literacy. The department believes in responding to the reality of our time and that design is activated by content, condition and impact. Further, that design exists in a continuum: The study of the historical past as it informs the now strengthens design’s ability to strategically speculate on future forms, languages and systems.

As a Graphic Design major, you’ll gain a comprehensive education and develop skills to communicate effectively through visual and verbal representation. You’ll graduate prepared as individuals and collaborators to be adaptable and resilient designers and creative professionals, unlimited to the confines of any one specific professional practice.

We value inclusion and appreciate students from diverse backgrounds, skill sets and experiences. Students

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Our faculty are awarded artists and experienced teachers. They are authors and studio managers, traveling exhibitors and successful businesspeople. Meet the professors and mentors that you’ll work alongside.

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The Work

“Alright, can you read this?”

Chris Huynh & Suchanya Lertsaranont

“Alright can you read this?” was an experimental documentation of personal conversations through digital screens and physical space, reimagined and materialized as a flipboard.

I’m So Glad I Met You

Queer Arts Collective Juried Exhibition

This juried exhibition explored the theme of chosen family and its role in the survival of the queer community.

Crafted in the Storm

Black Art Student Empowerment Juried Exhibition

This exhibit explored themes of creative agency, relief in times of anguish, and radical joy. Art is a powerful tool which builds a shelter of joy and expression in the midst of a storm.

2026 MFA Candidacy Exhibition

Late Breaking: 2026 MFA Candidacy Exhibition at The Anderson

Late Breaking, the 2026 MFA Candidacy Exhibition, featured the work of 21 artists from six departments on display at The Anderson.

Complete the Day

HH Hiaasen

An exhibition and memorial honoring time lost to gun violence, on view at Baltimore City Hall

Buried in Pixels

Aya Khalife

In These Worlds

Tariye George-Phillips

Ghosted (reply STOP to stop)

Molly Garrett

How long does it take to get a hug

Rasim Bayramov

Exploring the post-post soviet, “How long does it take to get a hug” navigates the infrastructural and emotional residue space through bureaucratic and non-bureaucratic ephemera with the goal of asking the question: “Can bureaucracy make two people hold hands?”

Scales of Indifference

Jenna Casey and Zach Montgomery

Scales of Indifference initially began as an opportunity to showcase an underrepresented art discipline in a fine arts space. Curators and Graphic Design students, Jenna Casey and Zach Montgomery set out with this in mind, working tirelessly to materialize this vision. Similar to the show’s objective of broadening preconceived notions of time, the variety of media displayed in this space also works to advance perspectives of Graphic Design as an interdisciplinary and unrestricted practice.

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Creative Print Bureau

The Creative Print Bureau (CPB) is a staff and student-operated lab that provides print production services and educational opportunities to all faculty, staff, and students of VCU.

Located in the Pollak Building on VCU’s campus, we provide exemplary, accessible services with specializations in large-format printing and book finishing. In the effort to encourage participation and learning, we also provide instruction on production techniques through demos, self-service machines, and workshops.

Creative Print Bureau

Student Resources

Considering a major in graphic design? Explore our outcomes matrix and handbook links below to understand what you’ll learn in each stage of our curriculum.

Current students: If you need an override, use the override form below to submit a request. We review all requests in 7-10 days. Watch for a confirmation email with specific instructions on how to add the course to your schedule.