Samples of different Design projects

Welcome to the Department of Design

Design Programs

Drawing of Cat Merchant Selling Fish

BFA, Animation / Illustration

Book with Drawing of a Bird

BFA, Graphic Design

3-Legged Robot

BS, Industrial Design

Conference Room with Glass Walls

BFA, Interior Design

Graphic of 4 Smartphones with a Prototype App

BA, Design Studies

Woman Staring into Eyes

MDes, Master of Design

Bottles of Sunblock

Minor, Graphic Design

Lantern and Phone

Minor, Interaction Design

Building Prototype

Minor, Interior Design

"Pushing Up Daisies" Awards

"Pushing Up Daisies" Film Festival Success

Animation/Illustration student Morgan Notari has received 11 festival awards and 17 selections for her solo 2D Animated Short Film "Pushing Up Daisies," completed in the ANI 132 course under the instruction of Angela Wu.

Anime characters of San Jose Sharks players.

"SharKpop x Anime"

Animation/Illustration adjunct faculty member Sydney Sun collaborated with SJSU alumnus Nelson Kuang ’17 and the San Jose Sharks for the “SharKpop x Anime” night in November 2025. Both Sydney and Nelson are graduates of SJSU’s Animation/Illustration program.

Illustration of Santa Cruz Del Mar movie theater.

64th Annual Illustration West

Congratulations to adjunct Animation/Illustration faculty Chris Zollna, whose work has been juried into the prestigious SILA Illustration West 64 competition. Three of Zollna's pieces in the "Unpublished & Self-Promotional" category were accepted into the exhibition: Del Mar Theater, The Birds, and Henry Cowell State Park. These works were selected from over 1,300 entries submitted by artists from 35 countries.