About the Graphic Design Program

Graphic Design Facilities

Computer Labs

The School of Art + Design manages seven high-end Mac computer labs, including a dedicated collaborative laptop lab. Although specific classes are often held in the labs, open lab hours are scheduled throughout the entire week so students can work on assignments. All computers are networked and have access to class servers for student file storage. The following can be found in each lab:

flatbed and film scanners
laser printers
projector or large presentations display(s)
25+ high-end Mac computers with:
- Mac OS
- Windows OS
- Adobe Creative Cloud (all apps) and Director
- AutoCAD, Revit, Maya, SketchUp Pro
- Suitcase Fusion and over 2,500 licensed fonts
- Processing (for Arduino)

Tablets and touchscreen TVs

Additionally, classes have access to a mobile classroom set of iPads for product design and e-publication testing. Large exhibition touchscreen TVs are also available in specific labs to use with development in multimedia projects.

Darkroom Photography

The School of Art + Design has excellent black and white darkroom facilities available to students at all hours.

medium and large format cameras
several dedicated blackout rooms to prep traditional film for development tanks
sixteen enlargers for up to 16″ prints
large array of filters and lenses
separate room with a horizontal enlarger for producing very large-scale photos
film dryer
light table
paper cutter and flat file storage

Digital Photography

High-end digital photography production is also available in the School’s computer labs with state-of-the art Mac computers, scanners, and large format printers.

2D Digital Printers

Students have access to paid printing in computer labs during open lab hours. The following resources are available during those open hours:

large format printing (multiple media types available)
black and white laster printing
color laser printing

Printmaking, Letterpress, and Book Arts

Intaglio and Relief Printmaking Studios

Vandercook sp15, sp25, and #14 presses for printing hand set type and photopolymer plates
52″ x 36″ Jacques board shear
17″ x 23″ Latham book press
two nipping presses

numerous fonts of foundry type and monotype
Fifteen 30″ x 40″ lithograph stones
three presses (Charles Brand, Griffith, Takach) capable of printing 30″ x 40″ lithograph stones
embosser

metal shears
wash-out sinks
inks and squeegees
large paper cutter

The studio which shares space with the intaglio lab is is also equipped for the making of photopolymer plates from digital, hand made, or photographic imagery. Involvement in more than one Printmaking technique is encouraged.

Screen Printing Studio

Room ARTS-481 is a fully equipped poster and fabric screen printing studio where students can print up to 17″ x 24″ screens. This room is equipped with:

large format printer
laser printer
computers
large light table
dark room

two tee shirt quad-printing stations
plastisol dryer
several adjustable poster screen printing stations
wash-out area

large paper cutter
inks, squeegees
flat storage files
large work surfaces

Full Interdisciplinary Facilities

Interested in interdisciplinary work across mediums? Visit our comprehensive facilities page to see all the resources we have available to students within the School of Art + Design.

Visiting Artists