To study art in the United States, graphic design has always been the most popular art study major, and the Maryland Academy of Arts has always been the first choice for art among the colleges selected for graphic design study. The Maryland Academy of Arts ranks seventh in the list of the best art colleges in the United States. It has been rated as "Outstanding Northeast College" by the "Princeton Review" for seven consecutive years, one of the 25 best design colleges in the United States by DI magazine, and one of the two best studio art majors in the United States by Paradie magazine. In each specialty, US News Master of Graphic Design The major ranks third. Today, I'd like to introduce to you the outstanding majors of the Maryland Academy of Arts, and how about studying in the graphic design major of the Maryland Academy of Arts?

What are the outstanding specialties of MICA at Maryland Academy of Arts?

　　 Ceramics

Ceramics is the oldest and most advanced specialty of the college. The ceramics industry is active in various human activities, from space travel (space ceramics) to medical devices, showing endless possibilities. The specialty highly emphasizes personalized research and learning, and cultivates students' skills of innovation, interdisciplinary research and critical exploration.

The close integration of various departments within the Maryland Academy of the Arts enables students to participate in the traditional and modern changes in the pottery industry. The curriculum is based on structural learning, closely connected with sculpture major, and supplemented by elective courses from other schools, so that students can develop in a diversified and cross professional way.

Recently, the major was awarded a prize of $25000 by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for students who have made contributions in the field of pottery making and technological innovation.

The dean is David East. From time to time, famous ceramic experts from all over the country and the world will visit the school, hold activities and give lectures, such as Neil Forrest, Rory MacDonald, Julie York, and Jean Quinn.

　　 Pure art major

MICA's pure art major focuses on students' cross professional comprehensive artistic ability, which is based on the cultivation of students' traditional skills to form their own independent artistic style. During the study period, the teacher will provide effective and powerful suggestions, plus some core courses, so that students can become art talents with historical background, perception and critical thinking on contemporary art and culture. At the same time, some professional skills training and experience teaching allow students to have a voice in the field of pure art. Some alumni of this major, such as Jaclyn Leo, LaToya People and Kate Cusak, are also very famous.

　　 Graphic Artist Designer 　　

Graphic design for art study abroad, MICA Graphic Design By cultivating students' creativity, professional skills, and conceptual skills, we can make them become the leaders of the plane major in the new century. The major will not only teach the cross media knowledge of form shaping, publishing and web design, but also encourage students to establish their own views and opinions on art design and cultivate independent and unique artistic perspectives. During the undergraduate period, the first year was the foundation, and the core professional courses started from the second year.

The school has exhibited a large number of graphic design works of professional alumni for students to observe and learn, and excellent students have the opportunity to display their own works.

　　 Illustration Design

This major promotes students to have a dynamic understanding of the field of illustration and encourages students to lead the future of illustration art. The major emphasizes students' unique artistic perspective and understanding of illustration.

The dean of the department, Jose Villarrubia, is a world-class illustrator. He produced the illustrations in the two famous works Voice of the Fire and The Mirror of Love. His pure art photography works have been exhibited in more than 100 exhibitions, and many illustrations have also been selected into many collections.

How about studying in graphic design at Maryland College of Arts?

The Maryland Academy of Arts provides the most advanced studio in the industry to meet the needs of interdisciplinary research on art study abroad.

Training objectives: Graphic design of Maryland College of Arts is an interdisciplinary and cross media major rooted in art. Design is a public form that encourages commercial, political, social, technological and cultural systems. The core goal of training is to encourage students to become cultural producers themselves and actively carry out projects through various forms, Enhance the voice of design in the public domain or realize personal foresight.

Graphic design enters new media and new environment, and designers face exciting knowledge and technical challenges. Students work with designers to technically expand and update their work critically and creatively. The two-year project aims to develop students' critical views on history, the future and the social role of visual communication. Training approach: interdisciplinary research and exploration in the laboratory.

　　 Curriculum:

The 60 credit course includes important seminars, studio courses, and independent work. Students can take courses from other departments, including video, print and digital media.

Each semester, the studio guided by 6 credits of professors will carry out practical, direct and practical studio courses to exercise critical thinking and broaden their horizons. In the second year, the core studio will carry out professional thesis projects. Each semester, there will be special elective courses in graphic design, human courses and other studios.

Students work in various media, including printing, product development and environmental design, animation, and web design.

The Maryland College of the Arts combines writing, liberal arts education, and studio skills to improve students' understanding of cultural backgrounds. After receiving education here, they can independently complete tasks in their chosen field. The Maryland Academy of Arts has majors including art history, ceramics, drawing, interactive media, photography, printmaking, experimental animation, graphic design, illustration and video. There are also postgraduate majors including graphic design, social art, painting, sculpture, art education, art, etc.

The 60 hour experimental courses for graphic design majors at the Maryland Academy of Arts include critical seminars, studio guided courses and independent creative courses. Students can take any course of the school, including influence, print reproduction and digital media. Because graphic design is increasingly extended in the field of new media, designers will encounter unprecedented intellectual and technical challenges. MICA provides students with unlimited opportunities and the most advanced technical support. A series of courses offered by the two-year postgraduate program will develop students' potential in the field of visual communication in history, future and society.

　　 Requirements for graphic design portfolio:

Submit 10-20 picture files to show the potential of the applicant as a visual artist, or submit video works in JPEG format, and video in mov, wmv, flv format; The image resolution is 1280 x 1280 px 72dpi; The total video size shall not exceed 20M.

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The above introduces the graphic design courses of the Maryland Academy of Arts, the requirements of the graphic design portfolio, and the application requirements. If you want to know more about the graphic design of the Maryland Academy of Arts, please come to the Natural Light Art Study Abroad Institute.

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