Digital Media and Design
Study Digital Media and Design
Learn real skills to bring your concepts, characters, creatures or worlds to life. Come and learn from tutors who will teach you about animation, game, graphic and screen design (film and visual effects). Since, these design fields intersect, learning about one can enhance your abilities in the others. Whether you’re creating captivating animations or imaginative illustrations, designing gameplay experiences, or shaping visual narratives, there’s a world of creativity waiting for you!
New Zealand Certificate in Creativity (Level 4)
Seeking all dreamers and creative thinkers! Learn real skills to bring your concepts to life. Come and learn about animation, game, graphic and screen design from tutors who work in these exciting design industries
- Level 4
- 17 weeks, full-time (part-time options available)
Bachelor of Creativity
Through three years of study, learn real design skills to bring your concepts to life. Choose from our two majors Digital Media & Design or Animation. Our programmes are hands-on and practical, incorporating arts-based techniques to develop original design work. Work on individual, client and collaborative projects to build a work-ready portfolio with other like-minded creatives.
- Level 7
- 3 years, full-time (part-time options available)
Master of Design
Achieve excellence in your digital media practice through hands-on applied research relevant to your passion. Focus on 2D and 3D Design Media options including illustration, branding, photography, publication (including digital), animation, interactive media, game design and screen production
- Level 9
- 18 months, full-time (part-time options available)
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Studying Digital Media & Design in New Zealand’s creative capital: Lee’s story
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Student Work
Recent game design projects from ākonga
Home Sweet Home: Student Success in National Typography Competition
Students from our Digital Media & Design programme recently took part in the annual GSM Magazine Typography Calendar Competition, produced by BjBall for the Australia and New Zealand graphic design industry. This year’s theme, “Home Sweet Home,” invited students to express what home meant to them through a 2–5 word typographic phrase.
As part of their course, students created three original phrases, developed typographic compositions, and produced short animations. Their strongest design was then reworked into a poster for submission to the competition.
We’re proud to announce that two of our students, Brant Foesther and Jayden Yap, an international student, were selected as winners. Their designs will be published in the BjBall 2026 Typography Calendar — a fantastic achievement and a wonderful showcase of creativity from our ākonga. See Brant's "Tides May Change" Poster to the right, and follow the link below to see the classes animated designs.
News
New creative study comes to Lower Hutt as Whitireia and WelTec launch Animation, Digital Media and Design and Screen Production in Petone
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WelTec tutor blends Māori with contemporary for creative tech students
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Global data standards company hosts competition for creative technologies ākonga
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