CALL LATELY / Graphic Design

UHM recently ranked among the nation’s top 50 graphic design schools, according to Animation Career Review.

More than 700 higher education institutions from across the U.S. were considered. The ranking also published a regional list where UH Mānoa’s graphic design program in the College of Arts, Languages and Letters earned the number 12 spot out of the top 25 schools on the West Coast.

“Unlike many graphic design programs in the country which focus primarily on vocational or technical training, the graphic design curriculum includes study in the history and theory of design,” said Anne Bush, a design professor in the UH Mānoa Department of Art and Art History. “Ultimately, we seek to instill in students the idea that design is an intellectual, visual and collaborative activity that can be applied to pressing problems in society today.” READ MORE