At MAD School, our students are trading in their textbooks for real-world experience in the creative industry. While their peers are still buried in books, our students are preparing for exciting careers.
Here, you're more likely to study a Nike ad than flip through a textbook.
Our signature formula, mentioned by Channel NewsAsia as a pioneer in new education, integrates marketing and advertising into design. Our students benefit from site visits to tech companies and creative agencies, case studies, hands-on assignments, and explorations into contemporary design, all while building a professional portfolio through industry-like training.
Aspiring to become a creative director or own your own design and advertising agency? Our comprehensive course provides the strategic thinking and analytical skills needed to excel in the advertising and design industry.
Plus, with both full-time and part-time options, you can work and study simultaneously, gaining practical experience while earning your diploma.
Why settle for less when you can achieve your diploma at an award-winning school in Singapore?
DIPLOMA in
COMMUNICATION DESIGN
You have a keen eye for aesthetics. Designs inspire you. You’re inspired to design.
You will be taught to conceptualize for design applications such as editorial and packaging while having interactions, consultations, hands-on assignments as well as presentations that will fully prepare you for the design world.
SPECIALIST Diploma in UI/UX DESIGN
UI/UX design skills are vital in the digital age as they directly impact user satisfaction, product usability, and overall brand perception.
With the growing emphasis on exceptional user experiences, UI/UX designers are in high demand, making it one of the best-paying jobs in the industry today.
Professional Diploma in Advertising & Design
Yearning for a trailblazing career as a creative director or owner of your design or advertising agency?
This comprehensive course will arm you the strategic thinking and analytical skills to thrive in the advertising and design industry.
“Every artist was first an amateur.”
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Alumnus
Tommy Lai,
Copywriter @ Booking.com
"When I was in England, I found out that I was way ahead of all my peers."
Ning Goh,
User Experience Designer
@ OCBC
"What I really like about M.A.D. School is that the lecturers are all working in the industry...basically, lecturers get to focus on the students and I find that very useful."
Taf Huang,
Senior Marketing Manager @ RYNAN Technologies
"Loved every bit of it because there was never a dull moment. My coursemates too are working professionals from different walks of life, and they brought together many perspectives from their industries and many laughs to the mix."
LECTURERS
Our lecturers, actively engaged in their industries, stay current with the latest developments and share their up-to-date expertise with students.
With a lineup of award-winning professionals, they bring extensive experience and high standards to their teaching, ensuring students learn from the best in the field.
GLOBAL
MadGlobal aligns with the globalized world, striving to foster creativity without borders.
We offer students opportunities like overseas trips, competitions, and global study experiences in places like New York and Bali to expand their creative horizons.
AWARDS-LAB
At Awards Lab, everyone’s a winner! Even without bagging an award. It’s a boiler room where students are subject to the rigours of agency environment. And the demands of producing award-winning work.
Awards or not, walk away with a winning portfolio.
Featured Trainers
Kenji graduated with a distinction in Master of Design from Curtin University of Technology, Australia, in 2003 and received a year of professional packaging design training from Japan in 1991. Kenji has accumulated more than 10 years of professional teaching experience as a design educator and 20 years of relevant job experiences as a creative practitioner in the graphic design, branding, advertising, packaging, publishing and printing industries.
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With Kenji’s passion in teaching, mentorship and engagement with his students over the last few years, he has personally nurtured and groomed many successful design practitioners and designpreneurs. many of his past students have won more than 80 local and international awards and recognition from Singapore, Germany, Canada, United Kingdom and America.
Robert Gaxiola is an advertising creative director and founder of Singapore agency ManghamGaxiola.
After just three years in business, the agency entered into a purchase agreement with the Dentsu Aegis Network and added McGarryBowen to their names on the door.
Prior to that, he worked under much bigger names such as Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, Bates 141, FCB and Disney. His last job prior to setting his own shop was the Executive Creative Director of Ogilvy & Mather Singapore.
Spending more than 20 years in the AdMarcom industry, Angela has held leadership positions for over a decade, in the APAC region, with MNC agencies, South China Morning Post Group and Global Luxury Group, LVMH.
Before becoming the founder of her own start-up Antrepod, she experienced entrepreneurship first hand by starting agencies and had delivered over 600% business growth in business over 3 years. Because of this, she was one of the finalists for 2011 Australia China Alumni Awards for ‘Women In Leadership’.