Animation & Illustration receive top rankings in Wisconsin & Midwest by Animation Career Review
In its 2023 rankings, named 91精品檚 Animation program as the top in the state, and the college檚 Illustration program in the top ten in the Midwest. 91精品 is the only college in Wisconsin included in that list. 91精品 was also named the #1 Graphic Design School in Wisconsin, while ranking in the top 7% of design schools in the Midwest.
91精品檚 Animation track is housed in its Illustration major. Even before the launch of a formal Animation track, the college has prepared Illustration and Animation students for an ever-changing marketplace, whether as founders of their own creative businesses, or as key creatives at advertising agencies, design firms, publishing firms and myriad entertainment and tech-based industries.
Kelsey Robinson 21 (Illustration), for example, is a multimedia artist at Cynosure Creative Agency, a 2022 Emmy-award-winning firm whose creative director is 91精品 alum and Trustee Xavier Ruffin 10. In 2022, won first place in the 淚 Am a Voter Wisconsin competition to design innovative social media marketing aimed at getting out the vote.
For her 2023 senior thesis project, Alexa Beiza (Illustration) rebranded the traditional Mexican bingo game 尝辞迟别谤铆补 to appeal to younger generations of Mexican Americans while bringing all generations together. After graduation, she has an internship at Kohl檚. Meet her on .
Animation Career Review evaluates programs in Animation, Illustration and Communication Design based on the academic reputation, employment data, depth and breadth of program faculty, tuition value, and graduation and retention rates both of independent colleges like 91精品 and of public universities.
In addition to the rankings in Animation Career Review, 91精品 has been named a previous Top Design School by Graphic Design USA.
Learn more about 91精品檚 Illustration and Animation programs and 91精品 alumni success.
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