IED Barcellona - Visual Arts

School of Visual Arts

Barcelona

The images and sounds, that are engrained in our lives convey values and meanings pertaining to very different areas of the production system, such as fashion, product design, all the different areas of industrial production where it is applied, and culture and politics.

Courses

Projects

Graphic Design and Visual Communication

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
Ästhetik des Vergessens
Succession of question marks and smiley face emoticons on a yellow background

Graphic Design and Visual Communication

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
Ugly Manifesto
Colored boxes with shapes inside arranged on a computer screen

Graphic Design and Visual Communication

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
MyShelf (The Art of Dwelling)
Two black boxes with a central hole where you can see a fabric with colored patterns and the word SOMNIA on the packaging.

Graphic Design and Visual Communication

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
SOMNIA
Two catalogues of coloured strips displayed in a fan-shaped arrangement

Graphic Design and Visual Communication

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
What the Trees Told Me
A metal book with embossed letters on a black background

Graphic Design and Visual Communication

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
Sutura: A Collective Unconscious
Poster for a short film about food as a vehicle for memories by IED Barcelona student Tomiris Aimaganbetova

Graphic Design and Visual Communication

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
Tamaq, the vessel of memories 
Various mobile phones with the Marbem health app for Brazilian sailors, an IED Barcelona project.

Interaction Design and User Experience

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
Marbem – Wellness in Maritime
Building with a sign advertising the YapTrap app

Interaction Design and User Experience

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
YapTrap

News from the School of Visual Arts in Barcelona

19 December 2025

IED Barcelona celebrates Graduation Day for a hundred students from Master's and Specialisation Courses

The event recognises their successful journey through their studies at the school.
Green lettering on a blue background with the copy Welcome Event 26

18 December 2025

Welcome event Postgraduate 2025/2026 - IED Barcelona

It will take place on 15 and 16 January for Master's, Postgraduate and Specialization Course students.

01 December 2025

AQU Catalunya and IED Barcelona begin a mass survey to gauge the satisfaction of recent graduates

More than 60,000 people who finished their university and artistic studies last year will receive the survey, which will serve to improve the degrees currently being taught. Participants will be entered into a prize draw for the latest generation iPhone.

25 November 2025

IED Barcelona pays tribute to Cine Comedia ahead of its conversion into the Museu Carmen Thyssen Barcelona

Visual Arts students artistically transform the iconic venue’s seats in a symbolic action that brings together emerging creativity and cultural heritage.

21 November 2025

IED Barcelona designs the NFT for the GrausTIC Awards once again

Carlos Solines, a student of Motion Graphics and Video, is the author of the virtual trophy for these awards recognising innovative uses of information and communication technologies in Catalonia.

17 November 2025

IED Barcelona makes the invisible tangible at Mira Digital Arts Festival 2025

The installation “Torbellino”, designed by students from the Master in Design for Interaction and Extended Realities at IED Barcelona, offered an interactive visual spectacle at the digital art and culture festival.

14 November 2025

This was IED MUSES Talks: Quayola

In the first episode of the second season of the inspirational talk series by IED, the renowned multimedia artist revealed the key elements of his work at the intersection of art, design, and technology.

05 November 2025

Living Better in Cities Through Design and AI

As part of the CBI4AI program, students from IED Barcelona, UPC, and Esade have designed proposals that optimize access to and sustainable management of water, combat food waste, and improve healthcare delivery in metropolitan areas.

29 October 2025

Inclusive graphic design to transform society

For the third consecutive year, IED Barcelona has collaborated with Fundació Setba within the framework of the “Magistrals/Premi Setba” program.

Events of the School of Visual Arts in Barcelona

Lecture and Panel discussion

25 February 2026 - 25 February 2026

Barcelona

IED MUSES Talks: Omar Sosa

The co-founder of ‘Apartamento Magazine’ will be the second guest of the second season of the IED’s inspirational talk series. The event will take place on 25 February 2026 at 6:30 pm at IED Barcelona.

Visual Arts at IED Barcellona

Barcelona Visual Arts - Bachelor of Arts

Carrer de Biada, 11
Tel. +34 932 38 58 89

Barcelona Visual Arts - Postgraduate Courses, Summer Courses and Continuing Education

Carrer de Sant Salvador, 70-72
Tel. +34 932 38 58 89