MDes Graphic Design at INSD Ahmedabad is a 2-year postgraduate programme for designers wanting advanced craft specialisation. Students develop deep capability in typography, branding systems, packaging design, motion graphics, design research methods, and the full Adobe Creative Suite plus Figma. The programme prepares graduates for senior designer roles, brand systems specialists, motion design leads, and design researchers. Industry briefs are sourced from working agencies, brand houses, and product companies, with portfolio outputs reviewed by creative directors. Modules include design history and theory, design research methods, advanced typography, scalable brand systems, and a research-led thesis project. Graduates work as senior graphic designers at agencies, brand designers at scaled D2C brands, motion designers at OTT and content studios, design researchers at user-experience teams, and design teaching faculty. Entry-level salaries for MDes graduates start ₹5-7 LPA, scaling to ₹20-40 LPA at the senior-designer level. Programme is UGC-recognised. Eligibility: any bachelor's degree — design background helpful but not mandatory. Full-time on-campus format. 100% placement assistance with our dedicated cell across agencies, D2C brands, product companies, and SaaS startups. Programme highlights: Brand identity projects. Campaign design projects. Live faculty sessions. Curriculum modules: Semester 1: Fundamentals of Design, Concepts of Graphics And Illustration, Design Principle, l Draw, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator. Semester 2: Introduction of UI & UX, Adobe XD for UI design, Axure for UI Design, Adobe Dreamweaver, CSS3.O, HTML 5.0. Semester 3: Java Script, PHP, Fluid Layout Making, Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Adobe Audition. Semester 4: Project and Show Reel Making, Web Hosting, Web Portal Making, Interview Preparation, Introduction of Dynamic Drive, Internship. Programme level: Masters. Duration: 2-Years. Mode of study: both. Discipline: Graphic Design. This programme is offered at INSD Ahmedabad, part of the INSD design education network with 5,000+ designers trained, 20+ years of legacy, UGC-recognised programmes, and 100% placement assistance across fashion, interior, graphic, animation, jewellery, textile, photography, UX/UI, and luxury brand management disciplines.
