Institute of Applied Arts

History

Established since 1992, the institute consists of two distinct fields, namely Industrial Design and Visual Communicatin Design.

 

Goal

The general philosophy of our education is to encourage conversation and integrations among different fields. Our students and faculty members come from very diverse disciplines. Such diversity is one of our most valuable assets as it invites students to take multiple perspectives on their concept formation and design/art practice.

In addition to establishing students??expertise, we aim for cultivating designers and artists who are balanced, integrated, and fully responsible human beings in the first place.

 

Programs

Students enrolled in our master program are free to choose design/art creation or research as their route to graduation. Ph.D. studets, however, are expected to develop research skills and expertise on specific domains of knowledge.

• Study areas in the Visual Communication Design Major Include:Design practices on various media, Narrative theories and practices, History of art and design, Psychology of the Arts, Visual thinking, expression, and understanding Embodied arts.

 • Study areas in the Industrial Design Major include:Theories and practices of design strategies, Design research, Product development, Human Factors Engineering, Human computer interface, Interactive design, Color theory, Kansei engineering, Design culture, Information and service design