This year's graduation exhibition of the Department of Art Design at Huazhong Agricultural University opened on May 29, with 84 projects by students majoring in visual communication design and digital media art.
Organized by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, the exhibition closed on June 7. It featured works in areas such as brand packaging, interactive new media, book design, IP-based board games, picture books, app design, game demos, and animation.
Several projects draw on HZAU's agricultural research strengths, translating scientific topics into accessible visual formats. One project used an educational animation to introduce Huamoxiang black rice and explain the role of whole grains in children's daily diets. Another project used educational animation to present research on boneless Wuchang bream, making gene editing and molecular breeding easier to understand.
Other works focused on urban memories and practical applications. One digital, interactive project used new media art to illustrate how Wuhan's rivers and lakes have shaped the city's history and memory, while a smart kitchen app explored how mobile interfaces can connect to kitchen devices. A branding project for Zigui drone operators used visual identity design to promote a local agricultural drone service.
The exhibition also featured works on social inclusion and cultural heritage, such as tactile puzzles with Braille for visually impaired children and a digital redesign of paper-cutting patterns.
HZAU Party Secretary Yao Jianglin praised the students' creativity and encouraged closer ties between art design and agricultural sciences, stating that design can play a role in science communication, rural vitalization, and agricultural modernization.

Yao Jianglin, Party secretary of HZAU, visits the art exhibition and shares views with students and faculty on site. [Photo/new.hzau.edu.cn]

Versatile visual and digital art designs are shown at the HZAU 2026 graduation exhibition of the Department of Art Design. [Photo/new.hzau.edu.cn]

The digital interactive project transforms historical records into an engaging visual experience, creating a dialogue between Wuhan's past and present. [Photo/new.hzau.edu.cn]