Meet COMD Students

Welcome to COMD at CityTech. The Communication Design program (COMD) at the New York City College of Technology (CityTech). Our Emmy award-winning Communication Design department offers the only NASAD accredited BFA in Communication Design of all CUNY colleges. We at COMD emphasize a foundation, skills, strategy, and studio model, and prepare students for creative careers in graphic design, advertising, motion design, illustration, and web design.

The department is committed to increasing the variety of voices in professions that utilize creativity, technology, and design. The foundation of our program is based on integrating fundamental theory and concepts with applied technology. We believe in building a culture that encourages creativity, collaboration, and conceptual thinking. The department is uniquely positioned to provide a level playing field through a rigorous, creative, and technical education.

The 1st Design BFA at CUNY.

What students do with a degree in Communication Design

Art Directors / Creative Directors

Art directors are responsible for the visual style and images in magazines, newspapers, product packaging, and movie and television productions. They create the overall design and direct others who develop artwork or layouts.

UX / UI Designers

UX (User Experience) design is about creating digital products that are easy to use and engaging. Put another way, a UX designer is responsible for the overall feel and ease when interacting with a product, app, or website.

Illustrators

An illustrator is a visual artist who specializes in creating images and designs for various purposes, such as books, magazines, advertisements, and digital media. Illustrators use their artistic skills to convey ideas, tell stories, or enhance the visual appeal of a project. They work with a variety of traditional and digital tools, including pencils, ink, watercolors, and graphic design software, to produce illustrations that complement or communicate the content of a given text or concept.

Motion Graphics Designers

Motion designers create animated and video artwork for the web, television or film. Projects may include commercials, movie clips, stand-alone presentations, trailers, title sequences and post-production work.

Senior Project Showcase

Student Work

Kiskeya

Graphic Design Spring 2024

Tattoo of Life

Motion / Animation Spring 2024

STABILIZE

Advertising Spring 2024

Why are Black People So Weak

Motion / Animation Spring 2024

Kiskeya

   

  • Design

    Branding

  • Advisor

    Genevieve M. Hitchings

  • Focus

    Graphic Design

  • Tags

    Spring 2024

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Tattoo of Life

In my project, the overarching goal is to vividly portray the tragedies of war by employing a captivating motion graphic/animated love story. The narrative…

  • Advisor

    George larkins

  • Focus

    Animation

  • Tags

    Spring 2024

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STABILIZE

STABILIZE is a vertigo awareness campaign that aims to spread knowledge and spark relatability amongst people who know or have vertigo currently. The aim…

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Why are Black People So Weak

Broken Black Households & Generational Trauma… As Black Americans, much of our circumstances have been negatively influenced by the transgressions of colonization, racism in…

  • Advisor

    George Larkins

  • Focus

    Graphic Design

  • Tags

    Spring 2024

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