The programme
Inspire the visual creations of tomorrowBecome a designer or creative director in graphic design, able to imagine and lead bold creative strategies. Built on active learning, in-company experience and a network of professionals, the Mastère Directeur de Création en Design Graphique enables you to design identities, visual systems and graphic experiences of real practical value, to lead creative teams and to root your projects in cultural, technological and social contexts that are constantly evolving. You develop your strategic vision, assert your creative leadership and master creative technologies, from artificial intelligence to advanced digital tools, through a sensitive, responsible and inclusive approach.
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Why choose this master's?
Curriculum
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ESDAC's distinctive strengths include the opportunity to tailor your course of study by choosing an option that nurtures each student's creativity and technical skill.
Hands-on, graphic-led projects, a grounding in semiotics, marketing fundamentals, management culture, financial management, copyright law and entrepreneurial management are all crucial
The final-year project is supported by research methodology and project methodology classes, which are essential to the thinking behind it.
Design projects with classes on 360° communication projects, storytelling and anti-design, plus classes on innovation and experimentation around prompting and AI, including Luxury & Design masterclasses.
A choice of options is offered so that each student can tailor their course
Project supervision, alongside the professional environment, taking part in open days to present work, support with the placement search, creative workshops and more.
An optional international seminar is also offered.
98%
pass rate among candidates on the Mastère Design de Communication Graphique et Digitale, class of 2025.
100%
of students reported to be in employment six months after the professional certification, class of 2024.
After the master's
On completion of the qualification, the master's leads straight into professional life.The roles targeted by the certification
Once qualified, you will be able to work in one of these sectors and take up these roles linked to the certification.
➜ Art director
➜ 360 communication director
➜ Graphic designer
➜ Brand designer
➜ Creative lead
➜ Illustrator
➜ Packaging designer
➜ 2D/3D motion designer
➜ Studio manager
➜ UX/UI designer
➜ Web designer
“ A former ESDAC student in interior architecture, I now run my own interior architecture practice between Megève and Geneva.
My success is also, in part, theirs and that of the whole teaching team. I have had the chance to compare this programme with many other schools through the work-study students I meet from all over France. ESDAC is clearly among the most comprehensive programmes: all the keys to succeeding in the professional world are handed to you, and it is then up to each of us to take them seriously. The teachers are committed and skilled, the curricula are in step with market expectations, and the skills you gain make it possible to build a career, including internationally, for motivated candidates.
I would recommend this school without hesitation, as much for its human dimension as for its professional quality. ”
Hugo Allegre - Mastère Design Architecture d’Intérieur - ESDAC Clermont-Ferrand
“ Product design is a discipline I teach at ESDAC, where we try to design everyday objects methodically, across every possible sector (sport, medical, luxury, craft, industrial production runs, and so on). What we really want to pass on to students is a passion and a curiosity for making things, and the habit of thinking before putting an idea forward and then building it on solid foundations". " In this section we try to help students find the designer they want to become. ”
Maxime Paulet, product design lecturer at ESDAC Aix-en-Provence
“ What is great about ESDAC is that the teachers are there to guide us in what we want to do. We steer our projects with our tutors, but the ideas come from us. It is a collective effort with our tutors, and that is what is beautiful about this school. Nicolas Robineau was my technical tutor; he always gave me the keys so that I was never stuck with my ideas. That is also what we lack as students, having too little and having too much to take on, so while we are still studying we can let go, open up the possibilities of the building and improve our knowledge, our technique and that desire to put a viable project in front of the panel. It is a genuinely hands-on experience and I wish it for every interior architecture or spatial design student. ”
Argan Martinez, alumnus of ESDAC Marseille, Design d'Espace et Architecture d'Intérieur class of 2024-2025
“ My aim is to give students a concrete understanding of what the profession expects. Professionals know precisely what they are looking for, and it is essential that students have that lightbulb moment: understanding how to develop a project accurately and methodically.
I attach great importance to dialogue, offering different approaches to broaden their range of skills and open up as many opportunities as possible for them. The strength of our teaching also lies in the fact that most of our lecturers are practising professionals: we know exactly where to guide them so that they become the designers they want to be. ”
Mathilde Guterhlé – Interior architect, spatial design lead and lecturer at ESDAC Nancy.
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