In the new media design degree, your course work will help you build the skills you need to design for interactive media. These courses include visual design foundations, 2D and 4D design, animation, information design, user interface design, user experience design, 3D modeling, motion graphics, web and multimedia technologies, usability research, and programming. You’ll gain the skills needed to design cutting edge interactive solutions from mobile apps to fully immersive digital environments.

Design for interactive media requires collaboration with programmers skilled in interactive design. As a new media design student, you’ll benefit from close collaboration with students in RIT’s new media interactive development major, which focuses heavily on programming and interactive development. Courses in this major address the computing and programming side of new media design, with classes covering topics in mobile development and alternative interfaces, website design and implementation, physical/wearable computing, game design, game development, design and media production, interactive audio, and more. Both programs share core courses in programming and design, enabling students in both majors to develop the complimentary skill sets needed for success in the industry.

Your senior year concludes with New Media Design Capstone I and II, a two-course, two-semester capstone project in which you’ll team up with students from the new media interactive development major to work on a project for a corporate client looking for a solution to a digital challenge their organization faces. You’ll gain the teamwork experience needed as you learn to develop, navigate, and leverage the designer-programmer-client relationship. With many courses both project- and team-based, you’ll build a robust portfolio of interactive projects, positioning you well to showcase your skills, capabilities, and knowledge to prospective employers upon graduation. View samples of new media team projects to see what our teams have created.

Careers in Digital Media

Digital media is everywhere and we interact with it daily, on phones and tablets, on wearables, and in gaming. As a result, careers in digital media, new media design, and design for interactive media are booming. With a new media design degree, you will graduate with the skills and the experience to launch a career in visualization design, interactive design, and user experience design for digital advertising, marketing, social media, mobile app development, web applications, entertainment and gaming, and corporate design.