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Save the date! Thursday, May 21st is the New Media Arts 2026 Student Show in the ʻŌhi‘a Cafeteria at Kapiʻolani Community College. Please join us in celebrating the demo reels and portfolio websites of the Class of ‘26 graduating Animation and Interface Design students. https://nma.kapiolani.hawaii.edu/2026studentshow/

ART 128 - Interface Programming 1

This Spring 2026 the New Media Arts Program (NMA) at Kapiolani Community College is offering courses in graphic design and web design, such as ART 128 Interface Programming 1, an introductory-level frontend web development course that introduces HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. This hands-on course walks students through the process of building custom designed websites from scratch, including how to convert a UI designed in Figma into a fully functioning website. No prior coding experience required.

This hybrid online class is accessible either remotely via Zoom or in-person in a computer lab on campus, or any combination that best suits your schedule. Level up your creativity while learning graphic design and web development in New Media Arts Interface Design classes.

To learn more about the New Media Arts Program at Kapi‘olani Community College, visit the NMA website at https://nma.kapiolani.hawaii.edu.

Every path leads forward toward your future, so what path will you choose? Within the New Media Arts (NMA) Program at Kapi‘olani Community College (KCC) we offer an Associates of Science (AS) degree that provides pathways for students leading to careers in graphic design, web design, animation, and motion graphic design. Our project based curriculum prepares students with everything that you need to apply for a wide range of creative careers. We provide the pathways, all you need to do is take the first step!

Find your path by visiting our website at https://nma.kapiolani.hawaii.edu.

Type & Protocol: Why Knowing Type Matters - Hanna Shibata

This project was created in Art 120 Introduction to Typography by Hanna Shibata .shibata. In this project-based learning course, students put together a custom book as an applied, hands-on way to learn typography by setting type. In the second half of the semester, Hanna extended her project work to include custom designs for other media, including packaging for a soft drink and a vinyl record cover.

To learn more about the New Media Arts program at KCC, visit our website at https://nma.kapiolani.hawaii.edu.

This spring 2026 the New Media Arts Program (NMA) at Kapiʻolani Community College is offering courses in graphic design and web design, such as ART 120 Intro to Typography, where students can learn about fonts and how to design with type. This hands-on course applies typography terminology, history, and theory through the exploration of letterforms and word compositions using page layout software.

This hybrid online class is accessible either remotely via Zoom or in-person in a computer lab on campus, or any combination that best suits your schedule. Level up your creativity while learning graphic design and web design in NMA Interface Design classes.

To learn more about the New Media Arts program at KCC, visit our website at https://nma.kapiolani.hawaii.edu.

Emiri Miyaji - Down to Earth Logo

Today we are looking at an identity design project that was completed in ART 129 Corporate Identity, where students go through the full design process of establishing an identity system for a client. Designer Emiri Miyaji tried to stay true to the brand’s roots while incorporating a sense of timelessness and modernity, as well as being versatile and easily adaptable across various customer touchpoints, including signage, merchandise, and web platforms.

To learn more about the New Media Arts program at KCC, visit our website at https://nma.kapiolani.hawaii.edu.

Don’t just go with the flow, find yours and direct it. Your creative path may lead to a future career by studying animation and interface design in the New Media Arts Program at Kapi‘olani Community College. Our curriculum provides pathways with courses in graphic design, web design, motion graphic design, and animation that are designed to lead to creative careers in the industry. Which path will your flow take you?

To enroll in a NMA course, contact New Media Arts Counselor Steve Harris at [email protected] or visit https://nma.kapiolani.hawaii.edu/.

Today, we are looking at the graphic design for book covers and a website design suggestion for an existing podcast channel, . During the first year at the New Media Arts program, Hanna Shibata created a series of book covers inspired by the podcast episodes and built a website from scratch.

Read more about this project on Hanna’s portfolio playground website here: https://hannashibata.github.io/playground-2025/work-criminalspinoff/index.html.

Learn more about the NMA program at https://nma.kapiolani.hawaii.edu/index.html.

ART 229 - Interface Design 1

This Spring 2026 the New Media Arts Program (NMA) at Kapiʻolani Community College is offering courses in graphic design and web design, such as ART 229 Interface Design 1, an introductory-level User Interface Design (UI) course for designing custom websites, including related concepts from Information Architecture (IA), User Experience Design (UX), and User-Centered-Design (UCD).

In this hands-on course, students use Figma to layout content for multiple screen sizes, embrace best practices by choosing appropriate design patterns, explore navigational systems and menus, and synthesize the design to ultimately create an intuitive interface and enjoyable user experience that meets the needs and requirements for clients and target audiences.

This hybrid online class is accessible either remotely via Zoom or in-person in a computer lab on campus, or any combination that best suits your schedule. Level up your creativity while learning graphic design and web design in New Media Arts Interface Design Classes.

To learn more about the New Media Arts Program at Kapi‘olani Community College, visit the NMA website at https://nma.kapiolani.hawaii.edu.