Tokyo Designer Academy

Campus Life

Introducing our exciting campus life of the 2 years.

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  Designers' Market

  School Festival on the 1st year

  With the goal of selling your own work as a product, students consistently perform planning, design, production, booth construction, and sales. In addition to production skills, we develop their planning and communication skills.

• Design Award

  Graphic Design Department : Design Competition

  This is a design competition open to students of graphic design departments at the Academy's main campus across the country.

  
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  Study Abroad Online

  Interact with Los Angeles designers while staying in Japan

  With a three-month program, students interact with American teachers and make a presentation about their art work in English once a year. You can learn about design styles of abroad while staying in Japan, and receive comments and advices from the professional designers from Los Angeles.

Departments & Majors

Introducing the subjects you can study at Tokyo Designer Academy Academy (changed name from Tokyo Designer Gakuin Vocational School in April 2024)

Tokyo Designer Academy (TDA), a comprehensive design school, covers all genres related to design in order to meet the human resource needs of each industry.
Through highly specialized classes, we develop professionals who can work immediately.

• Graphic Design Department

  

  • Design major
  • Visual expression major
  • Illustration Design Major
  • Advertising Design Major
  • Magazine Editorial Design Major
  • Web Design Major/Designer Course
  • Web Design Major/Engineer Course

• Visual Image Design Department

  

  • 3DCG Major
  • VFX Major
  • Motion Graphics Major
  • Video Creator Major

• Illustration Department

  

  • Illustration Major
  • Digital Illustration Major
  • Game Illustration Major
  • Character Illustration Major
  • Picture Book Creation Major

• Comic Illustration Department

  

  • Comic Illustration Major
  • Comic Character Major

• Manga Department

  

  • Manga Major
  • Manga Story Major

• Figure Design Department

  

  • Character Figure Major
  • Character Toy Major
  • Digital Sculptor Major

• Product Design Department

  

  • Miscellaneous Goods Design Major
  • Toy Design Major
  • Industrial Design Major
  • Car Design Major

• Interior Design Department

  

  • Interior Design Major
  • Interior Coordination Major
  • Furniture Design Major
  • Display Design Major

• Architectural Design Department

  

  • Architectural Design Major
  • Residential Design Major

• Fashion Design Department

  

  • Fashion Design Major
  • Costume Design Major
  • Fashion Distribution Major
  • Used clothes and Select shop Major

• Design Research department

  

  A one-year program for students who have graduated from a specialized two-year or higher design, art, or architecture school, as well as universities, junior colleges, and technical colleges.
  The curriculum is fully customizable and entirely original. The aim is to further refine skills and knowledge in their specialized field and prepare for their debut or employment.

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