Designing with Purpose

If you love to create visually captivating illustrations and dream of inspiring others through your work — this is the place for you. You can pursue your passion for graphic design in the heart of the Creative Capital in Rhode Island. Providence earned this nickname for its colorful landscape of murals, numerous galleries and museums, large population of artists, and a thriving job market for creative professions. The best part is, Johnson & Wales University can put you in the middle of it all.

In our specialized design labs and studios, you’ll learn to solve visual communication problems using design and digital tools, including current design software and hardware. During your junior year, you’ll narrow your studies by choosing to focus on either print or web design. It’s how we help you find your career path. Unleash your genius and set the design world ablaze with Johnson & Wales.

“If I can put one word on my general experience, it would definitely be holistic,”  says Noah Fye ’23, a recent graduate of the Graphic Design program. “Everything about the design department is designed to get you to be a professional. Everything comes in and it's all focused on making you the best designer you can be.” 

Ready to become the best graphic designer you can be? Keep scrolling to discover how you can do it at JWU Providence.

Experiential Education

At JWU, we’re all about putting your learning into action and offering you the opportunity to work on real projects that go beyond the classroom. Whether you design for clients in the community on Design Team or collaborate with other JWU programs on exciting projects in a Directed Experiential Education course, you’ll be creating work that makes a difference and that many people will get to see and enjoy.

Why Study Graphic Design at JWU?

• You’ll build a portfolio of increasingly sophisticated design work.
• Develop a focused identity that carries through all your presented materials, and identifies you as an independent graphic designer.
• Hone your graphic design skills by creating, editing and presenting visual collateral that includes the design of branding, logos, packages, publications, photography, video, typography, websites and user interface experiences.
• Gain industry experience by creating, managing and presenting design projects to actual clients from community-based organizations in the greater Providence area.