Our graduates have the agility and skills to bring design to diverse situations, from scientific research labs to futurist think tanks, from non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and nonprofits to leading corporations and design studios. Visit our Alumni site to learn more.
Here are a few of the titles that our alumni currently hold:
- Associate Professor, Interaction Design
- Author
- Community Design Liaison
- Creative Director
- Creative Technologist
- Design Analyst
- Design Director
- Digital Creative Director
- Entrepreneur and Inventor
- Founder and Creative Director
- Human-centered Design Researcher
- Interaction and Visual Designer
- Interaction Designer/Magician
- Interactive Environments Lead
- Media Artist
- Non-traditional Creative
- PhD Candidate
- Professor, Multimedia Design
- Senior Manager Brand Identity Strategy
- Senior UX Designer
- UX Designer
Placement trends we have seen in recent years:
Communication Technology Research or Innovation Units:
Samsung Research, Microsoft Research, HTC Magic Lab, Google Creative Lab, T-Mobile Innovation Lab, Yahoo! Research, Intel Research, IBM
Non-Conventional Contexts:
Jet Propulsion Lab/NASA, United Nations, UNICEF’s Tech4Dev, Inkling, Synn Labs, Kaiser Innovation Center, Bloomberg, Dahlberg, City of Los Angeles, ESRI
Independent Practices and Start-Ups:
Design studios, entrepreneurial ventures, app development, residencies, film festivals, conferences, media art exhibitions, galleries and performances
Innovation Groups within Advertising and Media Companies:
Chiat/Day, Wieden+Kennedy, Crispin Porter Bogusky, Yu+Co, Artefact, Troika Design Group, McCann
Innovation Groups within Global Consulting Firms:
Ernst & Young, Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey & Company, Price Waterhouse Cooper
Design Research, Interaction, and UX Design in Major Design Firms:
IDEO, Frog Design, Smart Design, Continuum, 8 Inc., 5D Worldbuilding
