Department of Digital Art & Design
Launch your career as an animator, designer, or digital artist at the place where Pixar’s founders began. Our program, renowned for digital innovation, offers degrees in animation, fine arts, and graphic design, connecting you with industry leaders and providing cutting-edge resources.
Make your mark as an animator, designer, or digital artist where Pixar’s founders started. Our program, renowned for digital innovation, offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in animation, fine arts, and graphic design. Our distinguished faculty of practicing artists and designers immerse you in creative exploration, critical thinking, refined craftsmanship, and professional development.
Your creativity and technological skills will thrive in our “HIVE,” a unique research-studio environment where students explore, innovate, and solve problems using motion capture, gaming, 3-D printing, and state-of-the-art graphics hardware and software. Based in New York, the art and media capital of the world, our program connects you to the industry through internships, workshops, seminars, an artist-in-residence program, and juried events like the annual New York Institute of Technology Film and Animation Festival.
Become part of digital art history, and graduate with a professional portfolio that opens doors to a bright future.
Undergraduate & Dual Degrees
Discover our undergraduate and dual degree programs in the Department of Digital Art and Design. Gain cutting-edge skills in animation, graphic design, and fine arts technology with hands-on experience, expert faculty, and industry connections to launch your creative career.
Graduate Degrees & Advanced Certificates
Explore our graduate degrees and advanced certificates in the Department of Digital Art and Design. Enhance your expertise in animation, graphic design, and fine arts technology with advanced coursework, distinguished faculty, and industry connections to propel your creative career to new heights.
Alumni Voices
The Digital Art and Design, M.F.A. – Fine Arts and Technology concentration gave me the tools and resources I need to design art that gives us a better understanding of the future of the creative world.
Joseph Vasikauskas (M.F.A. ’21)
Digital Art & Design
Faculty
The distinguished faculty of the Department of Digital Art and Design are practicing artists and designers, renowned for their expertise and innovation. They bring real-world experience into the classroom, fostering creative exploration, critical thinking, and professional development to prepare you for a dynamic career in digital art and design.
School News
Confidence and Community
A semester-long design studio project, where students were tasked with proposing a community theater, pushed two architecture students out of their comfort zone. What they discovered is their appreciation for community and their place in their future profession.
Applauding Students’ Architecture and Design Work
School of Architecture and Design students are recognized for their academic work at MIT’s Reality Hack and in Metropolis magazine’s Future100.
NOMA Competition: Reimagining Kansas City
Twelve architecture students competed in the 2025 Barbara G. Laurie Student Design Competition sponsored by the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) to propose a model for housing that prioritizes those vulnerable to racialized disinvestment.
Community Building
Working on the Institute for Public Architecture’s Modeling Community Visions for a Future Without the BQE project, Marcus Wilford (B. Arch. ’16) turned to his alma mater for support.
“Envisioning” More Inclusive Eyewear
As part of a collaborative initiative between New York Tech and the global eyewear company Marcolin, students from the School of Architecture and Design and NYITCOM teamed up to develop potential eyewear solutions for neurodivergent populations.
FRIENDS Sets New Fundraising Record
On October 30, the School of Architecture and Design celebrated its 17th Annual Alumni and FRIENDS Reception, raising a record-breaking $550,000 in support of student scholarships, technology upgrades, lectures, study abroad, and new initiatives.
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Delve into the Department of Digital Art and Design’s innovative programs, connect with industry-leading faculty, and explore the dynamic opportunities that await you.