Design Innovation

A group of five people stands in front of a wall brimming with innovation, featuring various papers and colorful sticky notes. One person points at the design ideas while others listen and observe attentively. They are dressed casually in a well-lit room.

Prepare to lead organizational and social transformation at corporations, nonprofits, educational institutions, and entrepreneurial ventures.

The Design Innovation program at MassArt (MDES) is a STEM certified, full-time, two-year (60 credit hours) graduate program that prepares the next generation of innovators to lead organizational and social transformation across organizations. Blending design and business thinking, MDES graduates are uniquely positioned to influence growing industry areas and go on to work as service designers, experience designers, design strategists, and innovation leaders.

Every fall, MDES Basecamp convenes students and faculty for intensive training and team-building exercises, solving design challenges together.

Graduate Student Resources

Information for graduate students, campus resources, studio and exhibitions spaces, and more.

Studios & Resources

As an MDES student, you will enjoy access to the FABLABS, which support creative problem solving through the use of emerging technologies.

MassArt x SoWa

The MassArt x SoWa graduate gallery features work from all MassArt graduate design programs, along with exhibitions across a variety of media.

Yijia Sun, MDes ’19, Aastha Singh, MDes ’19, McKayla Blanch, MDes ’19, Design Innovation Agnee: Design for Developing Countries: Cooking up a Recipe for Clean Energy Adoption in Rural India, Solution, 2018

Divya Mangadu, MDes ’20, Radhika Dhepe, MDes ’20, Stephanie Quinones-Millet, MDes ’20, Design Innovation Nalo: Together We Support Recovery, Solution, 2018