School of Design

The School of Design at KCAI provides comprehensive instruction to animation and graphic design majors. The focus of the school includes visual problem-solving and preparation for professional careers in emerging media and client-driven need. Students work in interdisciplinary practice to tell stories or communicate ideas using photography, drawing, typography, three-dimensional form or writing. Students bring life to images and solve complex visual and textual design problems by telling stories, informing, educating, branding. Core competencies include visual problem-solving, critical thinking, experimentation, verbal communication, research, narrative, fluency with creative technology and image-making. Classes consist of lecture, critque, demonstration and screenings. Student work is shared each semester in public screenings or portfolio reviews.