Frank Alvah Parsons became President of the School in 1910, and responded to the industrial revolution by focusing the School's mission on educating designers who would improve the quality, aesthetics, and use of mass-produced goods. Parsons School of Design is again reinventing educational programming, methods, and facilities that respond to current technological and social issues. Parsons has the most advanced and comprehensive digital design curricula.
Every academic program incorporates the latest technology into the design process.
The M.F.A. in Design and Technology pushes the boundaries of design and aesthetics. The Center for New Design is a new laboratory bringing business, design, technology, and education together. The new undergraduate integrated design curriculum uses technology to explore the connections between different design fields and between liberal arts and design. In addition, Parsons is launching an M.A. in Design Education and an M.F.A. in Information Design. Graduates of Parsons are accomplished in electronic media, information design, three-dimensional design and animation, and in specialized technology for particular fields.