Design Department

We are home to Animation and Digital Media, Game Design and Development, Graphic Design and Interactive Media, Industrial Design, Interior Design, and Master's in Design programs.
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Welcome to the Design Department!

We are one of two departments that make up the School of Art & Design at UW-Stout. The School of Art & Design is proud to be the largest art and design higher education entity in the entire upper Midwest, consisting of more than 1,000 students and 65 faculty who are actively engaged in various forms of creativity and innovation.

With award-winning and nationally-recognized programs and students, our hands-on, polytechnic-infused curriculum fosters an environment for creative problem solving and self-expression. We invite you to connect online with questions or visit us in person so you can tour our fantastic facilities and meet with our wonderful faculty.

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M.F.A. Design

Cultivate your knowledge and skills in diverse design disciplines that combine your passions for practical problem-solving and innovative teaching.
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School of Art and Design

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Putting her spin on it: Graphic design major’s Vertigo project brings national attention Featured Image

Putting her spin on it: Graphic design major’s Vertigo project brings national attention

Amanda Piotrowski hoped to make a splash when she created her “uniquely expressive, situationally very trippy and overall exciting and energizing” typeface.
Making cinematic magic: UW-Stout students, faculty collaborate on short films for Unspooled Festival, May 12-14 Featured Image

Making cinematic magic: UW-Stout students, faculty collaborate on short films for Unspooled Festival, May 12-14

A family documentary, peculiar creatures, alien chases, murder mystery and more captured in short films, stop-motion animation
University co-sponsoring, organizing second DesignWisconsin on May 13 with Trek, IDSA Featured Image

University co-sponsoring, organizing second DesignWisconsin on May 13 with Trek, IDSA

Product designs from 20 Wisconsin companies and much more will be featured at the second annual DesignWisconsin event from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 13