Hyperactive is the best description of the designer in a digital universe and hyperactivity has given graphic design a new lease on life. A profession nearly reduced to grandma making a scrapbook, has come back to be a driving force in the global multimedia matrix.   Now the digital designer is a vital part of the digital team that produces graphics for video games, interactive events, off-line and on-line, motion graphics for mobile phones, as well as web banners, web sites, or whatever you can dream up for a brand. Digital designers these days are also product designers and are not limited to applying graphics only. They’ve become inventors, adding new ways to use old technology. Designers are cool again. Digital Designers are now The Man! Chief Honcho. Big Kahunah. Top Dog. It’s easy to spot the digital designer: black pants, shirt, shoes, sun glasses, pony-tail, smirk––(picture Steven Segal from an old re-run) wielding his computer to save the world while karate kicking off a horde of identical ninja’s while drinking from a really cool environmentally-green water-bottle of his own design.

POP 515: Everything is Media You’ll learn how to integrate all media––old and new, offline and online, what’s coming down the line––into the ideal conduit for your branded message. You’ll explore applications of the next technological blockbusters: touch screen, voice and face recognition, telepresence. What’s next? Teleportation?

POP 519: Visual Impact Visual communication transcends language and cultural barriers like nothing else. Learn how to create symbols that interact powerfully with contradictory meanings. Create unforgettable visuals.

POP 520: Flash Design, Animation, and Sound Flash has emerged as the digital skill most desired by ad agencies. This introduces vector animation and sync to sound techniques. Digital illustration, photo manipulation, and desk-top publishing will be integrated into complex multimedia projects.

Program Length:  This is a two year diploma program with the primary purpose of developing a professional portfolio and the skills needed for entry level position in the advertising and design professions. This program is available in Berlin, Hamburg, Madrid, Miami and Sao Paulo. Digital design students take 8 quarters with 4 classes each quarter. Each class is 3 hours long. A quarter is 10 weeks long with a break of 3 weeks between each quarter.

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The Quarter Away program allows students to study or intern in up to five cities around the world while they are in school. After a full year in one of our Base Schools, the digital design student can choose to go to one of our other Base Schools around the world and take courses at that school.

Next the student could choose to go one of our Greenhouse locations for a quarter. After a successful completion of a Greenhouse the student can apply for an internship for one quarter at one of our particpating agencies in just about any major advertising capital in the world, including New York, London, Moscow, Beijing or San Francisco, just to name a few. After all this, the student returns to a Base School to put together a final portfolio.

Getting a good job is what it’s all about. Having good contacts gives you a head start on landing that good job. The network of Miami Ad School graduates in leading agencies all over the world gives you a big edge. (Click "Read More" for a complete listing of agencies that have hired our grads.)

Knock on any ad agency door in leading agencies anywhere and you’ll likely find a Miami Ad School grad. If there isn’t one, the agency creative recruiter and creative director certainly know Miami Ad School well. Our reputation makes your job search much easier.

Agencies that have hired Miami Ad School grads:  AKQA, BBH, Crispin Porter Bogusky, Deustch, Euro RSCG, Fallon, Goodby Silverstein & Partners...