Panoramic image of Graphic Design's Evanisco Project currently on display in the University Park main library

Department of Graphic Design

Penn State Graphic Design prepares students to become designers of tomorrow who build engaging experiences and sustainable relationships among people and communities.

Verbal and Visual

The Department of Graphic Design in the Stuckeman School focuses on the development of students’ skills and abilities in problem solving, and on expanding their expertise and proficiency in the use and application of digital technologies and electronic media.

The curriculum anticipates an evolving context for professional practice through innovative problem-solving at different scales – from objects to systems – engaging with people-centered research and theory, ethical practices, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

With small class sizes, students enjoy individualized attention from faculty bringing extensive design experience in diverse settings.

Design studies are blended with a range of liberal arts, communications, and business courses, thus ensuring graduates are ready for the next step.

The Stuckeman School offers an undergraduate Bachelor of Design degree in Graphic Design and a minor, as well as supporting a Master of Fine Arts in Art degree with a concentration in graphic design in conjunction with the Penn State School of Visual Arts.

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Department of Graphic Design
30 Borland Building
University Park, PA 16802
814-865-0345
814-863-8706 (fax)

Joel Priddy
Department Head and Associate Professor of Graphic Design

Nina Bumgarner
Stuckeman School Graduate Programs Staff Assistant

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Student Work

Three images of cell phone app interface designs. Greenplate: A meal Planning App.
Converse Chuck 70. A packaging design made of metal black box, die-cut. There are two views shown: open and closed. The opening is inspired by the zipper.
A poster design with the words Everyone Is a Cat in Schrödinger’s Box in typography that outlines the shape of a cat.
An infographic poster showing the Bird vs. Window collisions at Penn State.
Three black and white posters for the Museum of Flight.
A surreal image of two women inside an old train filled with graffiti and white balloons sparingly placed.
A poster with a yong man sitting on a box in the foreground with a purple backdrop hung behind him with the words Off Limits in white grafitti on the brick wall behind the backdrop.
An inside spread of Bewitched Magazine with an elegantly dressed woman on the right and decorative text on the left.
A poster design with Marchez! in bright orange on a gray background.
A magazine spread inside Sewn Magazine featuring a woman on the left page and the word Clever in white on a black page on the right.
A social impact poster with the phrase F*ck around and find out! in bright pink cursive font on a muted green background of swirling designs and other imagery.
Social Fashion Magazine. Centerfold of a young long haired brunette wearing a short sleeve "blouse" made of bubble wrap. She sits in a poising pose on a low bookshelf with one leg up and arm rested over her knee. The interior of the room is covered with cellophane sheets which gives off iridescent colors highlighting purple. At the center of the fold, large purple text reads: "Living in a Bubble."
A poster featuring the words Say Her Name in all capital magenta colored letters with the outlines of decorative flowers interspersed among the letters.
The insert for the Overgrown Album with the recording information, album credits, and lyrics of the songs.
Business cards with the Retro Machines logo on them.
A poster featuring three teapots with a color scheme associated with the different elements of tea such as aroma, taste, packaging form and harvesting season.
A wayfinding sign with a Limitless word mark logo at the upper right in a bold orange with pink and yellow arrows pointing to the left on a bold orange background.
Several inside spreads of Digital Dump Sustainable Quarterly magazine.

Alumni Spotlight

"The Voice Must Be Heard" Metropolitan Opera newspaper ad by designer and Penn State alumna Karin Satrom.
Metropolitan Opera 2018-19 Season Book cover by designer and Penn State alumna Karin Satrom.
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alumni spotlight

Karin Satrom

Graphic Design, B.Des. 2001

Karin Satrom leverages her degree in graphic design and photography as the design director at the Metropolitan Opera, where she oversees and creates the concepts and designs for all print and digital materials for each season. To improve efficiency, she reorganized the design team to create an “in-house agency,” the Met Opera Studio.

www.karinsatrom.com

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