Language

English

Start date

July 2026

Frequency

Part-time

Fruition

On campus

Duration

2 Weeks

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 an excellent opportunity to have a holiday with a difference; a great learning experience and a great time, putting your artistic skills into practice as you pursue your creative interests. 
In this course you’ll find a place and space where you can form bonds with like-minded people, share your ideas, create individual designs and build group projects. 

Information to decide

Design your own summer in a course that’ll show you a new way to see the world, taking your ideas and turning them into projects with like-minded creative talents. 

 

In this full-immersion course you’ll get a taste of the different design disciplines using the best tools and the resources for each particular field.
You’ll also explore a variety of different artistic techniques and languages from a global perspective: poetic, visual, plastic, sculptural, theatrical and musical.
All the course exercises are structured in the form of a learning experience, and on the last day the group pools its tools and know-how in the world of design and art to see what happens.

It’s for students aged 15 to 18 years old, wondering how to continue their academic education and interested in the different disciplines of design. If you’re sure you have creative or artistic potential and want to explore the world of design to take your skills to the next level, this is the course for you.

Make your summer holidays something different. Find out just how far your creativity can take you in the world of design. You'll have two weeks to create projects with classmates, sharing ideas in English, as you discover possible options to continue your studies. 

Live this learning experience on the IED campus in Barcelona, a place where students from all over the world meet and exchange ideas, right in the heart of the emblematic Gracia district. 

Syllabus

THE DESIGN PROCESS

Visual thinking
Mindmaps and similar mapping tools
Volume, interior space, visual resources and accessories
Drawing



EMOTIONAL AREA

Motivation
The influence of sensory stimuli
Thinking strategies

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06 November 2025

Two alumni from IED Barcelona design the award for the 18th ‘Premi Dona i Esport’

Mina Barchi and Stella Ferrazo, graduates in Product Design, have created a sculpture through which the Barcelona City Council recognises this year the transformative power of women in sports.

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04 November 2025

‘Santa Carxofa’, awarded at NEXT GEN DESIGN 2025! “Redesign tomorrow, today”

The project by Justine Vargas, alumnus of the Master in Sustainable Design at IED Barcelona, is one of the winners of this competition that promotes innovative solutions aligned with the European Green Deal.

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.

28 October 2025

IED in China for the Opening Ceremony of the Academic Year at Sichuan Normal University

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Rural Futures at Class of 25 @ DDW

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27 October 2025

IED joins the Chile Diseño 2025 Awards as an institutional partner

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Design meets Tech: crafting tomorrow’s experiences

At Tech Villa, as part of the off program of Italian Tech Week, Andrea Pinchi, coordinator of the two-year specialist program in Interaction Design at IED Turin, explored the evolution of the user experience across graphical user interfaces, touch, natural language, and intelligent agents.

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