School of Design

School of Design

Our school is internationally recognised as a leader in design education, research and practice.

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Welcome to RMIT's School of Design

Our impressive academic team, deep industry connections and leading edge facilities allow us to provide leadership in new and emerging fields of design. Across our undergraduate to research degrees, we have a rich community of interdisciplinary collaboration and individual creative exploration.

Our design disciplines

Communication Design

Shape communication across all aspects of contemporary society, from commercial, entertainment, and education, to environmental, cultural and civic sectors.

Industrial Design

Industrial Design is the practice of creatively combining social, material, environmental, economic, and technological concerns to invent, visualise, and prototype new products, processes, and experiences. These tangible outcomes mediate and transform our social and industrial material and technological practices to realise preferable futures.

Digital Design

Contemporary digital design theory and practice, including digital content, animation, games, interactive and sound design.

Why study Design at RMIT?

Multi-disciplined design study

Including game design, animation, communication, digital and industrial design.

#1 for Art and Design in Australia*

Industry partnerships

#18 in the world for Art and Design*

*QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024

Our facilities

Digital Design Studios

RMIT boasts brand new animation and games design studios with a state-of-the-art media precinct home to industry-standard technology.

Communication Design Studios

Dedicated studio facilities with state-of-the-art design and printing equipment. Access to photography, editing and production suites for cross-discipline projects.

Industrial Design Studios

World class industrial design facilities tailored for orientations of service emulating global best practice.

Featured stories

Kespa Katsuk wins at Australian Book Design Awards

Kespa Katsuk wins at Australian Book Design Awards

RMIT student Kespa Katsuk is the winner of the Best Designed Student Series category in the 69th Australian Book Design Association's design awards.
Old stories, new tech: Indigenous storytelling in videogames

Old stories, new tech: Indigenous storytelling in videogames

Games Student Phoebe Watson talks about the importance of Indigenous storytelling in videogames @ ACMI
Graduate Festival of Design

Graduate Festival of Design

An exciting festival showcasing an array of student projects and discussions to share with you all.
Boyd Journal wins MAPDA Award

Boyd Journal wins MAPDA Award

The Robin Boyd Redux Issue of the RMIT Design Archives Journal (Vol 9 Nº2) won the best magazine section in the MAPDA Awards (Museums Australasia Multimedia and Publication Design Award).
Australian Good Design awards

Australian Good Design awards

Two recent graduates from the Bachelor of Industrial Design (Honours) have received awards in this year’s Good Design Awards.

Industry partners

ACMI

NGV

Zoos Victoria

Australia Post

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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.

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torres strait flag

Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business.