What is Graphic design?

What is the best private art school for graphic design or visual communications?

• I am looking to transfer to a private art school and major in graphic design, I am looking into: The dashes represent the "BIGGEST" focus of what the schools seemed to push the most: Calarts (CA) -seem big on animation School of Visual Arts (NY) -seem big on illustration Kansas City Art Institute (MO) -seem big on sculpture The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (IL) -big on photo OTIS (CA) -not sure Ringling (FL) -animation I want a school that is a part of NASAD and is big on graphic design. I have also been told that the schools on the east coast are more traditional and ones on the east coast are more forward thinking. I combine photography and design in my work and would like to be at a school that has a similar philosophy as me. I am aware that Rhode island has a great MFA program in design, but they seem to be too traditional for me and quite a bit more in cost than these other schools. What school has the most foward thinking and biggest emphisis on graphic design?

• Answer:

  Otis is pretty big on graphics to my knowledge. It also depends on what you want your classes to be centered on aside from graphic design. There are a few schools with strong graphic arts programs that aren't necessarily art schools .However, you should additionally consider MICA and RISD.