The Master of Fine Arts in Graphic Design program is a collective of students, faculty, and international and local designers who come together to explore the central issues of our day.
Graduate Graphic Design at Otis
Our MFA in Graphic Design program serves the needs of both working professionals and traditional students. You’ll learn to work across media and platforms through a series of studio projects, visiting artist workshops, courses in design theory and history, and roundtable discussions.
What You’ll Learn
Our MFA Graphic Design coursework engages research, discourse, critical thinking, and iterative processes with the goal of discovering many possible design outcomes. This ensures you can take on challenges and opportunities in contemporary graphic design practice.
Student Work
Graphic Design Faculty
Like our visiting artists and lecturers, the MFA in Graphic Design faculty are experienced, working professionals who bring distinct perspectives to each classroom.
Michele Jaquis
Acting Chair of Graphic Design and Illustration, Professor and Director of Interdisciplinary Studies & Art and Design Education Minor Area Head
Hazel Mandujano
Assistant Department Chair, Graphic Design & Illustration
Riah Buchanan
Director, MFA Graphic Design, Associate Professor
Career Possibilities
Advertising, animation, environmental design, branding and identity design, publishing, and web design are just a few examples of industries that Otis MFA Graphic Design graduates enter. Storyboarding, signage and wayfinding, exhibition design—even copywriting—are some of the unique ways our alumni apply their education.
- ABC
- Adams Morioka
- Anthropologie
- Apple
- Autry National Center
- Bau-Da Design Lab
- Capitol Records
- Chiat/Day
- Conde Nast Publications
- Deutsch LA
- DeVa Communications
- Disney
- Eisbar
- Gehry Partners
- GUESS?
- Guitar Center
- Hallmark
- I Design Studio
- IE Design + Communications
- Interscope Records
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art
- Los Angeles Magazine
- Mattel
- Maverick Records
- Maxx Marketing
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Metro Transit Authority
- MOCA Los Angeles
- Neuron
- Ogilvy Worldwide
- Nuby Technology
- Quiksilver
- Sony Music
- Target
- Tornado Design
- Twentieth Century Studios
- Univision 34, KMEX-TV
- U.S. News and World Report
- Von Dutch
- Warner Bros. Records
- WB Network
- Young & Rubicam
Annual Book Fair
Organized by students, visiting artists, and faculty, the Otis MFA Graphic Design Art Book Fair inspires conversations around cultural publishing, graphic design, art, and culture in Los Angeles, Southern California, and beyond.
Keep Exploring
Otis prepares artists and designers for successful careers, empowering you to make a living—and make an impact—across established and emerging creative fields. Take the next stept to create your future at Otis College of Art and Design.
Explore upcoming admission deadlines as well as next steps to submitting a successful application and portfolio.
Financial aid opportunities at Otis include academic scholarships, need-based grants, loans, and work study opportunities.
Follow your talents to a satisfying career with an education from Otis College of Art and Design.