The challenges of today’s companies are increasingly complex and demand highly specialized skills in terms of communication and management. To operate in the field of communication, it is demanded a whole comprehension of cultural, social, aesthetic and linguistic codes

A capable manager in the creative industry  integrates innovation processes, multidisciplinary decision-making, a human-centered mindset and viable business strategies to create effective products and services addressing challenges such as inclusion, sustainability and diversity.

We have abandoned the era of words in favor of a rapid and concise language made up of images that need to be constructed and inserted into digital media; however, today, more than ever, a single word can have so much power.

Communication processes are central and essential for the strategic development of any new initiative and start-up; for the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises, and for the success of large national and multinational companies.

We train professionals who are able to critically read contemporary social and cultural phenomena, consciously build ideas and thoughts, develop innovation and experimentation projects by enhancing multidisciplinarity, transversality and creativity.  Events and PR, advertising, art and creative direction, copywriting, communication and content design are some of the key areas to generate innovation in different media supports.

More and more companies and the consulting business are looking at design as a source of inspiration and a tool in terms of methodologies and innovation processes.

This is why IED offers an alternative model to the traditional schools of communication and management, offering a training in which the design thinking methodology prevails.  Study paths that alternate theoretical lessons, workshops, planning, laboratories, seminars and conferences  allow us to train flexible and versatile  professional figures.

Marketing and brand managers, service designers, digital strategists and entrepreneurs in the creative fields need to be able to face the challenges  that the continuous evolution of the communication and marketing sectors imposes both in physical and digital worlds.

Discover the power of storytelling 

By observing what’s surround us, our students create innovative and creative narratives that can change and shape the way we see the world.
Take a look at our student’s take on storytelling!

Projects

Marketing and Communication

Milan

Didactic projects
Because we are Clashy

Marketing and Communication

Turin

Didactic projects
THE PURRFECT DROP

Marketing and Communication

Rome

Didactic projects
Gemini Sync

Marketing and Communication

Rome

Didactic projects
Gemini Distinct

Interaction Design and User Experience

Rome

Final projects / thesis projects
Tile

Interaction Design and User Experience

Rome

Final projects / thesis projects
Aura

Fashion Communication and Management

Rome

Final projects / thesis projects
Expressly by E. Marinella
Poster for a fashion brand showing a woman with a helmet and sunglasses dressed in dark leather and the word ROTO at the top

Creative and Art Direction

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
ROTO: Instinctive Hardware
An open laptop on a gray background

Design Strategy and Management

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
PAL – Plastic Alternative Library

News

“TypoLAB”, del alumno Gonzalo Muñoz, premiado en los Young Ones Student Awards

13 May 2026

“TypoLAB,” by student Gonzalo Muñoz, wins an award at the Young Ones Student Awards

This student's project for the Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design has been awarded a Student Merit

12 May 2026

One Show New York: IED stands out with a Silver Pencil and 7 Merits

Students representing IED’s Milan, Rome, and Turin campuses received their prizes at the official New York City ceremony held on May 11th.

11 May 2026

Design tells its story at the Turin International Book Fair with EDICOLA IED

From 14 to 18 May, a newsstand of creativity presents the first two issues of Notes on Plural Intelligences alongside a selection of the best Italian and international magazines, accompanied by a programme of talks and workshops exploring themes of design, publishing and contemporary communication

07 May 2026

IED.60 Public Program - May: between Plural Intelligences and the culture of design

The programme of IED events open to both the internal and external communities continues in may; it was launched to mark the 60th anniversary as a collective reflection on the role of design.

05 May 2026

Pathos Formula: Francesca Gavin Curates IED’s Project at Pitti Uomo 110 Exploring Fashion and Visual Arts

On the occasion of Pitti Uomo 110, IED presents Pathos Formulas, an exhibition and installation project curated by Francesca Gavin

30 April 2026

IED Milano partner in an international collaboration programme with Dnipro University of Technology

Communication Design students taking part in an interactive workshop with faculty members from the Ukrainian university.

21 April 2026

Issue 2: Now-Here-Land

Notes on Plural Intelligences - IED.60

15 April 2026

More than 9,800 students took part in the AQU Catalunya and Catalan universities' mass survey on recent graduate satisfaction

Responses will be used to identify areas for improvement in the higher education studies currently offered in the Catalan university system and in higher artistic education centres.

14 April 2026

Albert Folch leads a new session of IED MUSES Talks at Bilbao

A new session of IED MUSES Talks brings together Albert Folch and Isabel Fernández to explore design from an expanded perspective.

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