ixD
SVA/NYC
MFA Interaction Design

Building
inclusive futures

A group of people working on an electronics project at a cluttered table filled with circuit boards, wires, resistors, and other electronic components.

Overview

In our two-year graduate program located in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City, students learn the skills, methods, and mindsets of interaction design in order to seed healthier and more inclusive futures. Join our community of designers, artists, entrepreneurs, technologists, and more — find your future practice at the MFA ixD.

Why ixD?

At the heart of the two-year program is a simple idea: teaching what it means to design technology for everybody.

  1. Instructors who are at the forefront of the industry. ixD faculty are the most inventive designers, thinkers, and makers in the field of interaction design.

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    ixD instructors

  2. A curriculum that changes and grows as quickly as the field itself. Courses are responsive to the fast-moving nature of interaction design and are updated every year.

    Curriculum
    Fiona Szeto

  3. More than app design. Students go beyond the screen in courses that focus on physical computing, ergonomics, environmental design, service design, entrepreneurship, business strategy, and more.

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  4. Access to the newest technologies in the ixD's own device lab and lending library, as well as the SVA's Visual Futures Lab.

    Discover ixD’s studios and labs

  5. A unique focus on inclusive design. ixD emphasizes designing with people at every step of the design process. ixD is one of the only graduate programs in the U.S. with a full-year inclusive design course.

  6. City as campus. The energy of NYC is a constant inspiration for the design practices of ixD students, faculty, and alumni.

  7. Join an ever-expanding community of design innovators. ixD invites design leaders from around the world into the studio for talks, workshops, and networking events throughout the year.

  8. Alumni are everywhere. ixD grads have gone on to shape the future of design and technology at companies like Adobe, Amazon, Apple, Citi, Google, Logitech, Meta, Microsoft, Spotify, Youtube, and many more.

Location

The city is our campus. The energy of NYC is a constant inspiration for the design practices of ixD students, faculty, and alumni.
136 West 21st Street, 3rd Floor
New York, New York 10011
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About the Program

Interaction design shapes the way we live and connect, making possible new experiences and exchanges.At the MFA Interaction Design program, students learn to design products, services and experiences shaped by the pressing needs of our planet and the people who share it.

The ixD Community

  • What industries do ixD graduates work in?
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      %      work in design and technology fields.
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      %      work in a variety of other fields, including media, consulting, education, finance, healthcare and nonprofit organizations.
  • Where do ixD graduates work?
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  • What do they work on?
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      %      of ixD graduates are product designers.
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      %      of ixD graduates are UX designers.
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      %      of ixD graduates hold other job titles, including CEO, co-founder, researcher, data scientist, journalist, consultant, developer, engineer, game designer, art director.
  • Where are they 5 years after ixD?
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      %      of alumni work in UI/UX or product design-related roles.
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      %      hold a senior or lead role.
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      %      are principals, directors, or heads of design teams.