Parsons School of Design
BFA Communication Design
Thesis 2025

Communication design is a practice that looks closely at the intersection of typography, technology, materiality, and the circulation of information in the cultural sphere. Over the course of a full year, the BFA Communication Design students define their research trajectory and prototype design outcomes that speak to a target audience. The concepts begin with an initial idea and transform into something that is inspirational. The design process can be arduous, yet each designer defines their own direction forward.

Collected in this section are the culminating projects from the Class of 2025. The work of this year’s cohort offers insight into understanding the complexity of digital landscapes, sharing personal narratives, creating multi-sensory experiences, making visible the relationship between humans and machines, responding to social hierarchies and highlighting the importance of cultural heritage. The thesis work takes the form of websites, publications, educational resources, games, motion graphics, product design, and virtual experiences. The projects also reflect the constraints placed on communication, and what is necessary for messages to be shared in local, national and global contexts. Regardless of the medium or the topic explored, the final outcomes produced by the Class of 2025 demonstrate that our students are constructing designs for a broader audience beyond themselves.