Global Design - Junior (English)
Take your creative talent and apply it to the field of design with know-how you can use for your future studies or personal passion
Barcelona
ENG
Summer Course
Language
English
Start date
July 2027
Frequency
Part-time
Fruition
On campus
Duration
2 Weeks
Course Coordination
Joan Maroto-Sales
Price
A journey to discover what’s involved in Product, Interior and Graphic Design, taking a look at processes, tools and techniques you can use to turn your ideas into projects.
This Global Design Junior Course (EN), taught in English, is a Summer Course designed for students aged 15 to 18 who want to experience an introduction to design in Barcelona. Throughout the programme, you will approach design through making, testing and experimenting, discovering its potential as a tool to observe reality, ask questions and respond to contemporary challenges.
If you are interested in design but are not yet sure which discipline to choose—graphic, product, interior or visual design—this course allows you to explore different design fields before committing to a specific academic path. You will work across disciplines, understanding how different approaches connect and interact with social, cultural and material contexts.
During the course, you will develop individual and group projects that help you build creative and critical thinking skills, while producing work that can form the basis of a first portfolio for future design studies.
Information to decide
Experience an international summer in Barcelona and discover design as a transversal practice connected to contemporary reality. By working with product, interior and visual design, you will explore your creativity while gaining clarity about your future academic path.
The programme is structured into six units that combine theory, experimentation and project-based learning. You will begin by exploring the historical, social and cultural context of design and progressively move into material experimentation, design studios and fabrication processes.
Contents are developed in a progressive and interconnected way. The course concludes with a small collective exhibition presenting three main projects: the design and prototyping of a product, the design and construction of exhibition spaces, and the creation of a fanzine accompanied by a process video.
This course is aimed at students aged 15 to 18 who are defining their future academic path and are curious about different design disciplines.
It is ideal if you want to explore your creative or artistic potential through a first pre-university experience, regardless of the studies you may choose in the future.
This course offers you a first real and guided experience in the world of design, allowing you to explore different disciplines before committing to a specific academic path. Through hands-on practice, experimentation and teamwork, you will discover design as a tool to interpret reality and respond to contemporary challenges.
You will experience an international summer in Barcelona, working alongside other creative students, while developing projects that help you gain confidence, broaden your perspective and begin building a portfolio that reflects your creative potential.
Syllabus
Unit 1. History, Sociology and Context
· Introduction to Design History
· Design History: Analysis and Context
· Sociology: Analytical Tools
· Cartography Workshop
· Design History and Context: Research
Unit 2. Material Experimentation
· Experimental Workshop: Colour
· Experimental Workshop: Material
· Experimental Workshop: Form
· Experimental Workshop: Light
· Experimental Workshop: Body–Space
Unit 3. Design Studios
· Product Design
· Interior Design
· Visual Design
Unit 4. Fabrication
· Fabrication Workshop: Subtractive Processes
· Fabrication Workshop: Additive Processes
· Fabrication Workshop: Manipulation (cutting, folding, etc.). Models
· Digital Fabrication Workshop (optional)
Unit 5. Guided Autonomous Project Studio
· Autonomous project work developed with tutor guidance
Unit 6. Guided Exhibition Setup
· Exhibition setup with the support of the IED team
Inside the labs
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Media Lab
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Hybrid Lab
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