The SASD Graphic Design Program offers two four-year B.F.A. programs: Graphic Design, and Graphic Design New Media. Each curriculum is a B.F.A. (Bachelor of Fine Arts) of 125 credits minimum.
Graphic Design students are versatile visual communicators, designing for a wide range of print and digital media, including identity systems, websites, posters, typefaces, motion graphics, and books.
Graphic Design New Media students further specialize in digital design, focusing on motion graphics, video, animation, sound, electronic publishing, interactive processes, user interfaces, augmented and virtual reality, and web-based design and development.
Both curricula consist of integrated, inter-disciplinary sequences which strengthen concept development, communication skills, critical thinking, problem solving abilities, creativity, research methods, and professional practice.
Graphic Design and Graphic Design New Media majors share the same foundation in the fundamentals of design and visual communication. Beginning the second year, students choose electives in accordance with their major and their interests, and proceed together through the Graphic Design Studio sequence.
Both programs offer opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration, internships, real-world client projects, social impact design, entrepreneurship, and a self-directed thesis project in the senior year.
SASD is an accredited member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), the governing body of undergraduate and graduate art and design schools.
Graphic Design Student Work
Vanessa Maco
Brief: Design poster with a compelling message for a socially responsible purpose. Course: Sophomore Graphic…
Francisco Abreu-Costa
Brief: Design a long-scroll web page in Photoshop for a major high-end automaker. Course: Sophomore…
Francisco Abreu Costa
Brief: Design a prototype micro-site web page in Photoshop for a major high-end automaker. Course:…
Aaron Kalonji
Brief: Design a prototype long-scroll web page in Photoshop for a major high-end automaker. Course:…
Janice Machicote
Brief: Research, write, and layout a typographic paper on a type topic of your choice.…
Aaron Kalonji
Brief: Research, write, and layout a typographic paper on a type topic of your choice.…
Francisco Abreu-Costa
Brief: Research, write, and layout a typographic paper on a type topic of your choice.…
Justina Favia
Brief: Design and layout a bilingual quote in a way that creates a hierarchy of…
Janice Machicote
Brief: Design and layout a bilingual quote in a way that creates a hierarchy of…
Angel Guzman
Brief: Design and layout a bilingual quote in a way that creates a hierarchy of…
Maria Maya Osorio
Brief: Design and layout a bilingual quote in a way that creates a hierarchy of…
Francisco Abreu-Costa
Brief: Design and layout a bilingual quote in a way that creates a hierarchy of…
Stef Medina
Brief: Design a mobile site for finding and purchasing a new vehicle online. (shown as…
Amanda Nettle
Brief: Design an app for mobile use of shoppers, vendors, and organizers of a farmers…
Ean Turner
Brief: Design a micro-site for a new line of refreshing beverages. (shown as MP4) Course:…
Sheriff Alade
Brief: Create a propaganda poster for an issue that you identify in society, government, etc.…
Erin Carey
Brief: Create a propaganda poster for an issue that you identify in society, government, etc.…
Sandy Lor
Brief: Design and produce a campaign for the Bridgeport Food Policy Council. Design Service
Nora Jones
Brief: Research, design, and produce a campaign to promote self-esteem among young adults. GD Studio…
Stefne Jean
Brief: Research, design, and produce prototype apps for the MTA (Metropolitan Transportation Authority) of New…
Terrell Griffith
Brief: Inspire budding designers to commit to practicing their craft. GD Studio VI Thesis
Edwin Montero
Brief: Design and produce an poster for the SASD graphic design lecture series. Design Service
Qianying Niu
Brief: Design and produce a festive poster for the UBMusic holiday concert. Design Service
Mike Christiano
Brief: Design an initial letter that reinforces the word/sound/form relationship. Illustration I
Abe Pulido
Brief: Design a postage stamp for the Olympics in the Russian Monumentalism manner. Illustration II
Kayleigh Zaczkiewicz 2
Brief: Plan, design, and produce a storyboard for a 30-second video spot advertisement. Drawing II
Kayleigh Zaczkiewicz
Draw a fashion illustration in a vintage mode using pencil and color pencils. Illustration II
Mike Christiano
Brief: Design and produce a modern typeface font in a clean, crisp contemporary hybrid grotesque-geometric…
Sandy Lor
Brief: Design and produce a typeface font for extended reading using a serif style for…
Eric Kilburn
Brief: Design and produce a funky display typeface and make a poster using the new…
Sandy Lor
Brief: Plan and paint a personal image with complementary colors and dynamic forms, using oil…
Yintu Dong
Brief: Design and produce a poster for a major animated motion picture. Illustration II
Yintu Dong
Brief: Design and produce an illustration as cover art for the soundtrack to a major…
Joe Giampaoli 1
Brief: Research, design, and produce pocket guides to sites in Bridgeport's Seaside Park. GD Studio…
Joe Giampaoli 2
Brief: Research, design, and produce icons for areas in Bridgeport's Seaside Park. GD Studio VI…
Amanda Fernandez
Brief: Research, design, and produce advocacy materials for Puerto Rican representation in Congress. GD Studio…
Kevin Corrado and Jake Cummings
Brief: Design and produce T sirts for WPKN's fiftieth birthday. Design Service
Mike Christiano
Brief: Research, design, and produce updated, contemporary logos and identities for local Bridgeport establishments. GD…
Kayleigh Zaczkiewicz
Brief: Prepare a bilingual setting of a short text. One language supports the other in…
Sungkeel Yamada
Brief: Prepare a bilingual setting of a short text. One language supports the other in…
Ean Turner
Brief: Prepare a bilingual setting of a short text. One language supports the other in…
Amanda Nettle
Brief: Prepare a bilingual setting of a short text. One language supports the other in…
Kathie Atkinson
Brief: After designing and setting a book of tales, design a book jacket for the…
Mateusz Ochwat
Brief: Design and produce a display typeface font in the Grotesque style. Type Design
Alexia Jandreau
Brief: Design and produce a display typeface font in the Geometric style. Type Design
Corinne Alleyne
Brief: Design and produce a display typeface font in the Geometric style. Type Design
Weiyu Zhu
Brief: Analyze the space and configuration of Arnold Bernhard Center and design and produce wayfinding…
Qianying Niu
Brief: Analyze the space and configuration of Walhstrom Hall and design and produce wayfinding signage…
Kevin Salmon
Brief: Analyze the space and configuration of Arnold Bernhard Center and design and produce wayfinding…
Jennie Salgado
Brief: Redesign the identity and logo for the Bridgeport Public Schools; then, apply the identity…
Mateusz Ochwat
Brief: Redesign the identity and logo for the Bridgeport Public Schools; then, apply the identity…
Corinne Alleyne
Brief: Redesign the identity and logo for the Bridgeport Public Schools; then, apply the identity…
2016 GD Senior Class
Brief: Design and produce two spreads each on perceptions of and thoughts on the concept…
Michael Christiano
Brief: Design and produce a book detailing the processes of "Small Business Re-Design" with ten…
Terrell Griffith 1
Brief: Track the process of producing the thesis project, "Practice Makes Better" in a handmade…
Terrell Griffith 2
Brief: Design and produce a website to promote the senior thesis project, "Practice Makes Better".…
Terrell Griffith 3
Brief: Design a publicity poster for a lecture, in the UB English department's Necessary Voices…
Johanna Loerracher
Brief: Design and produce a table of contents for a large magazine-esque site in place…
Monika Szirtes and Yerim Jane Gu
Brief: In a collaborative project with industrial designers, build labels to spec for the package…
Johanna Loerracher
Brief: Create a set of amusing characters for use in a campaign for a growing…
Jake Cummings
Brief: Design and produce original typefaces in dimensional and flat versions, and use it in…
Kazuha Canak
Brief: Design and produce an original typeface and use it in a promotional poster for…
Kate Wall
Brief: In a collaborative project with industrial designers, build labels to spec for the package…
Abe Pulido
Brief: Design and produce a poster for the University of Bridgeport annual International Festival.
Xenia Amador
Brief: Design and produce an original typeface and use it in a promotional poster for…
Kimberlee Nguyen
Brief: Design and produce a unified poster series promoting physical activity with facts and humor.
Eddie Mensah
Brief: Utilize pre-existing branding standards to build a large product site and add a significant…
Erin Turner
Brief: Design a fast-loading iPhone app as part of a suite of digital applications promoting…
Edwin Montero
Brief: Design a poster promoting an upcoming lecture by LEGS, a dynamic duo who produce…
Jake Cummings
Brief: Design a t-shirt for the 50th anniversary of WPKN, the independent free form radio…
Abe Pulido 1
Brief: Design a logo and collateral for a small Bronx-based one-woman bakery that communicates the…
Abe Pulido 2
Brief: Design a logo and collateral for a small Bronx-based one-woman bakery that communicates the…
Document: Skins
Brief: Students research, design, and layout spreads for a subtopic for the magazine, Document:. For…
Melissa Matos
Brief: Design and produce a rebranding of a consumer product, from logo to collateral to…
Edwin Montero
Brief: Design and produce a tribute to the power of type to communicate -- Dear…
Phuong Nguyen
Brief: Design and produce an original typeface and use it in a promotional poster for…
Kazuha Canak
Brief: Design and produce an original typeface and use it in a promotional poster for…
Daniela Gonzalez
Brief: Research, write, design, layout, and compose a paper for a magazine on a topic…
Erika Ayala
Brief: Design a billboard promoting the adoption of pets from animal shelters. Second place winner,…
Jose Pizzaro
Brief: Design a billboard promoting the adoption of pets from animal shelters. First place winner,…
Erika Ayala
Brief: Design and produce a series of posters to encourage better awareness of the dangers…
Johanna Loerracher
Brief: Design and produce a series of posters to encourage safer sexual activities in the…
Kazuha Canak
Brief: Design and produce a series of posters to encourage responsible drinking habits (one of…
Michelle Zambon
Brief: Design, layout, and produce a printed book, finished with a book jacket revealing something…
Melissa Matos
Design a striking, contemporary, and fun identity for the University of Bridgeport's music program
Amanda DeMaio
Brief: Design and produce an original typeface and use it in a promotional poster for…
Fumiyoshi Onishi
Brief: Design and render a character for Ga (Noise) using traditional and digital media.
Fumiyoshi Onishi
Brief: Create a portrait in oil paint incorporating face and hands.
Fumiyoshi Onishi
Brief: Use traditional techniques to create a realistic portrait.
Takashi Mifune
Brief: Design and produce a map of the University of Bridgeport Campus.
JingYing He
Brief: Set a bilingual text in a way that emphasizes one language over the other,…
Alicia Gallo
Brief: Set a bilingual text in a way that emphasizes one language over the other,…
Katsukiyo Murakami
Brief: Design a series of postage stamps using a common theme and rendering technique.
Soo Hwan Cho
Brief: Learn a calligraphic hand (Gothic Textura Blackletter) and write out and ornament a short…
Ryan Wilson
Brief: Compose a poster to display a new typeface designed and produced by the student.
Susana Parada
Brief: Prepare a design competition magazine cover on the theme, Design Culture Youth.
Min Kwon
Brief: Design for a poster promoting Korea.
Fumiyoshi Onishi
Brief: Design and render a personal emblem for a graphic designer (F-O).
Edens Piercin
Brief: Design a poster series for ESPN winter X-games.
Xiauxue Liu
Brief: Design a poster series for ESPN winter X-games.
Naeema Alzarouni
Brief: Research, write, compose, and layout a graphic design magazine double spread.
Maryanne Stafford
Brief: Design and produce an original typeface and prepare a poster to advertize the new…
Eliza Tabaka
Brief: Research, write, and lay out an academic paper (on Polish posters).
Michelle Zambon-Nishiwaki
Brief: Design a movie poster for an updated version of The Wizard of Oz.
Lisa Dickal
Brief: Research, write, compose, and layout a graphic design magazine double spread.
Kwon Min
Brief: Design an emblem or logo for a Graphic Designer.