Design Department

We are home to Animation and Digital Media, Game Design and Development, Graphic Design and Interactive Media, Industrial Design, Interior Design, and Master's in Design programs.
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Welcome to the Design Department!

We are one of two departments that make up the School of Art & Design at UW-Stout. The School of Art & Design is proud to be the largest art and design higher education entity in the entire upper Midwest, consisting of more than 1,000 students and 65 faculty who are actively engaged in various forms of creativity and innovation.

With award-winning and nationally-recognized programs and students, our hands-on, polytechnic-infused curriculum fosters an environment for creative problem solving and self-expression. We invite you to connect online with questions or visit us in person so you can tour our fantastic facilities and meet with our wonderful faculty.

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M.F.A. Design

Our M.F.A. Design program combines your passions for practical problem-solving and innovative teaching.
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Menomonie Public Library spaces reimagined for the future by interior design majors at UW-Stout Polytechnic Featured Image

Menomonie Public Library spaces reimagined for the future by interior design majors at UW-Stout Polytechnic

Students apply skills to real-world client as they redesign historic space
Graphic design, interactive media senior awarded national AIGA Worldstudio D×D Scholarship Featured Image

Graphic design, interactive media senior awarded national AIGA Worldstudio D×D Scholarship

Mireles-Melgarejo’s designs inspired by effects of agricultural industry on immigrant workers, Mexican beverage tradition
Menomonie Market Food Co-op meals boosted by animation faculty, students’ commercial Featured Image

Menomonie Market Food Co-op meals boosted by animation faculty, students’ commercial

Collaboration captures local business’s vision, recognizes ‘value of human-made art’