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DIGITAL ARTS and DESIGN The Digital Art and Design Department is excited to be included in the No 5 ATMO magazine, a publication showcasing outstanding student work. DA&D strives to implement pedagogical methodologies, and infuse them with emerging technologies to form the future. Here, we enable creativity and discovery, and help students become visual artists and communication designers, storytellers, and entrepreneurs. Through curricular innovation, the use of cutting-edge technologies and under the guidance of accomplished faculty, students explore new territories, rise above disciplinary boundaries and become the thinkers and makers of the next generations. With programs in graphic design, digital arts, art and technology, and UX/UI, we prepare our students for a wide variety of careers, merging academia with the professional world, fostering imagination and curiosity and providing them with unprecedented opportunities to shape our world. All our programs offer capstone or Thesis courses which serve as syntheses of all skills and competencies students obtained during their studies.
In the past pandemic year, we rose to the occasion and continued delivering solid education and experiences to our students in spite of the difficult logistical challenges and the emotionally charged environment. We worked hard to continue giving workshops, doing research and being involved with community outreach and engagement initiatives. Some of the highlights include: CITYarts 3D Design Contest, Virtual Summer Academy for Middle School students, Game Design workshops for Community College students in the tri-state area, International UX/UI Design Sprint workshop with École Intuit Lab in Mumbai, AR workshop at Workshop at French Institute Alliance Française, Workshops in AR and VR for the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum’s Girl’s Science & Engineering Day, and many others. In the Fall of 2021, it was announced that DA&D would join the School of Architecture and Design and we embraced this prospect with enthusiasm and excitement. As we emerge from the difficult times that have restricted us over the past two years, we are moving ahead with optimism and looking forward to a cross-pollination of ideas, knowledge, and experiences between all departments.
Rozina Vavetsi Chair, Digital Art and Design Department - SoAD at NYIT
FACULTY Rozina Vavetsi Patty Wongkpakdee Michael Hosenfeld
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Kevin Park Anila Jaho
