Language

Spanish

Start date

January 2026

Frequency

Evening

Fruition

On campus

Duration

5 days

Credits

25 Hours

Course Coordination

Javier Royo

Price

€750

Stand out in your professional field with this intensive course with which you will improve your communication skills.

With the Visual Thinking Bootcamp: Creativity, Methodology and Presentation You will learn techniques and exercises to find creative solutions to problems using drawing, text, diagrams and other visual representations. 

In the age of visual information, the Visual Thinking methodology is a valuable tool to improve communication or the way to process information, as well as generate innovative ideas in a wide variety of fields: education, graphic design, advertising, marketing, corporate communication…. 

The differentiating element of this course is that it offers an evolution of the Visual Thinking methodology by integrating specific creativity techniques into learning.

Information to decide

A five-day workshop with which you will learn to improve your communication skills and to respond with innovative ideas to the challenges of your day-to-day work. 

Your learning will focus on the development of exercises and challenges that cover topics such as motivation, the connection of ideas, the organization of information, etc. It also includes techniques to find creative solutions to problems through drawing and other types of representations.

A course designed for anyone interested in communicating complex ideas, making them simple and understandable through drawing, text and graphics: 

  • Professionals from any professional sector who are dedicated to innovation in processes and results

  • Communication and marketing specialists.

  • Professionals or students in the graphic field (designers, illustrators, photographers) or communication (journalism. Humanities)

  • Graphic facilitators

  • Educators, professors or people from the academic field 

  • Social workers and collaborators or workers in social organizations 

  • Human Resources Technicians 

To take this course it is not necessary to know how to draw or have knowledge of software.

Together with the acquisition of technical knowledge, this workshop will help you to break through some of the most common problems when it comes to communication, such as the impostor syndrome, the blank page barrier, etc. It will also help you simplify ideas and organize them visually, as well as prepare attractive presentations of them. 

Taught by Javirroyo, the knowledge acquired can be applied in a wide variety of professional fields, as it stimulates creativity and motivation and facilitates collaboration and exchange between teams.

Syllabus

MOTIVATION AND CONFIDENCE

Why do we stop drawing?

Ikigai as the first graphic representation



UNLOCKING

The blank page 

The impostor syndrome

Being wrong and spontaneous



INTRODUCTION TO VISUAL THINKING

What is Visual Thinking?

Examples and tools/skills.

Drawing / Texts / Diagrams / Images / Systems



INITIATION TO DRAWING (LEVEL -1)

Mastering the basic skills of drawing, texts and diagrams



CREATIVITY

What is creativity?

The importance of procrastinating

Creative process through drawing: Procrastinate > Think > Draw > Share

Systemic language vs linear language



LEAVING THE COMFORT ZONE

Unexpected concepts



EMPATHIZE

Why is empathy important?

Mastering drawing skills



SIMPLIFYING IDEAS

Style? No: Your creative voice

Path to simplification. Less is more (sometimes)



Organizing information visually

Formulas to organize information



Organizing the Visual Presentation

Organizing a story (structure)

Storytelling



Sharing different and powerful ideas

Connecting with others. Ideas to transcend paper

Faculty

Course Coordinator

Javier Royo

News

04 December 2025

IED Turin signs the visual for “Alice Oltre lo Specchio – Best of Cannes” the event showcasing the best of international creativity

The visual concept for the sixth edition was created by Chiara Basili and Letizia Donetti, Graphic Design students, with a project born from an image suspended in space and time.

03 December 2025

IED Turin Photography Students capture Casa Tennis and Casa Gusto during the ATP Finals

A fresh, creative perspective on Turin’s major events, blending sport, culture, and community.

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.

Tres premios a Alumni y estudiantes IED Madrid durante el mes de noviembre: Premio Nacional de Innovacion, Frame Awards & Premio Antalia Decora

28 November 2025

Three awards for IED Madrid alumni and students in November: National Innovation Award, Frame Awards & Antalia Decora

Federico Sáinz de Robles wins the National Innovation Award with his brand Sepiia, while Lucas Muñoz receives the FRAME Editor's Pick mention for his COLAB project for Sancal and Jacobo López del Hierro Llopis wins third prize at Antalia Decora

27 November 2025

Paula Garrote, IED Madrid Alumni. The experience of being the winner of a Francesco Morelli scholarship

Paula Garrote has been awarded with this scholarship to continue developing her final degree project, Órtesis Urbanas

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.

Tercer Premio Antalia Decora y mención especial a la funcionalidad y diseño para Matriz, del estudiante Jacobo López del Hierro del IED Madrid

25 November 2025

Third Prize Antalia Decora and special mention for functionality and design for Matriz, by student Jacobo López del Hierro from IED Madrid

In addition to this award, student Lilia Cherradi was one of the finalists in the V edition of these awards

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.

21 November 2025

FRAME Editor's Pick Award for COLAB by Sancal, a project by IED Madrid alumnus Lucas Muñoz

An award that seeks to recognise the project that best represents the values of innovation, sustainability and critical thinking.

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