Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University

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Academic Degrees

Digital Media

BFA in Digital Media

Are you a creative thinker who wants to work in the rapidly evolving digital culture? This is the program for you. Digital media blends art and design with the unlimited possibilities of advanced technology. You'll combine industry standard, digital imaging techniques with solid design or illustration training to create media for the information, education, advertising and entertainment industries. Choose to focus in one of five areas that are in high demand in the job market: interactive design, illustration, motion graphics, 2D animation, and 3D animation.

Visit our on-line community, the Kendall Weblab, where you can see hundreds of student works, access our resources and tap into the roots of our inspiration. For a 4 minute, animated overview of our student works, watch this reel.

Working artists

Graduates in the five areas of digital media go on to a wide range of careers, including work in:
  • Illustration—freelance digital illustrators, technical illustrators, comic book illustrators, digital commercial fine artists, storyboard artists, and concept artists for the animation, film, or game industries.
  • 2D Animation—animators for cartoons, advertising, TV, film, and training and learning games.
  • 3D Animation—modeling specialists, computer game animators, animation specialists, special effects animators, and technical simulation animators.
  • Motion Graphics Design—animators for TV and film titles, TV info-graphics, ads, videos, and interactive media.
  • Interactive Design—web designers and interface designers for CD, DVD, and computer games markets.

Digital Media program faculty

  • William Fischer Associate Professor, Program Chair
  • Susan Bonner Adjunct Faculty
  • Michael Dollar Adjunct Faculty
  • Richard Houskamp Adjunct Faculty
  • Jeremiah Johnson Adjunct Faculty
  • Wesley Kempa Adjunct Faculty
  • Kathleen (Kasey) McCargar Assistant Professor
  • Gary Parsons Adjunct Faculty
  • Rexton Rainey Adjunct Faculty
  • Russell Taber Adjunct Faculty
  • Terry Vanden Akker Instructor
  • W. Shane Van Oosterhout Adjunct Faculty
  • Gary Williams Assistant Professor
  • Michele Yamazaki Adjunct Faculty
  • Bradley Yarhouse Adjunct Faculty