“I love that all of my classes are highly interactive and give me a chance to share my work with others. We are able to develop as a group and better each other through critiques both in class and outside of class.” —Carey Devon

Who Studies Design?

Designers come in all shapes and sizes. At it's core, design is the manipulation of forms for a particular purpose based on an understanding and sensitivity to foundational principles. Whether your goal is to establish hierarchy in a poster layout or contrast of textures and lines for a garment, the same design principles are at play. In contemporary design fields, the emphasis on making has been reduced while design research and user empathy are growing focuses in an increasingly interactive market.

Grove City College Design graduates typically find employment in countless fields. From interactive design, print design, environmental design to interior design, our program equips young professionals to not only be masters of their field but also of design thinking.

Design Thinking

While designers still make, they need to augment their toolbox with conceptual approaches to design—qualitative and quantitative research, user-centered design and iterative problem solving to name a few. Not only does approaching design from this perspective increase its value for direct stakeholders, it promotes a spirit of inter-disciplinary scholarship in fields such as Communications, Business, Art, Philosophy and Anthropology.