Language

Spanish

Start date

October 2026

Frequency

Evening

Fruition

On campus

Duration

9 Months

Learn to create comprehensive digital products (UX-UI), working through all stages of the digital product lifecycle, from strategic phase to ideation, development, and prototyping. Dive deep into the context, the problem space, and human-centered design, managing how the product will solve problems or meet users needs.

This IED Madrid Master's Degree in Product Digital Design gives up-and-coming designers and consultants an innovative outlook and the know-how required to conceptualise, design, prototype and communicate a digital product or service.

The digital age has changed our lives forever, and now more than ever we must define and improve processes for better user experiences. In this course you’ll learn how to create value for companies, upgrading their digital tools, products, and services for the 21st century.

You’ll discover how to design services in consideration of the aesthetic and functional advantages of the interaction offered by digital products (apps, websites, smart devices, etc.) and the role of new technologies (Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, IOT, etc.).

This programme is taught at IED Design District. 

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A course to meet new user requirements by design with products and services that can adapt to digital transformation and the latest advances in new technology.

You will have interdisciplinary training based on experimentation and material research at your disposal, which will create a profile capable of adapting and leading a sector in constant evolution.

The course is for people with a degree or diploma in design or similar disciplines, interested in adopting a human-centric design approach to develop interactive and mobile applications, web design and other digital products.

If you have a passion for technology and the design universe, and want to experiment with new tools and processes as part of the digital and technological transformation, this is the course for you.

A CV and cover letter with a portfolio of your work are required for enrolment in the course. Applicants will also be called for a personal interview.

In this Master's Degree in Product Digital Design you’ll learn how to use strategic design in user-centric processes.

A multidisciplinary course to develop a professional profile much sought-after in a wide range of fields, creating contacts with peers and companies working in similar areas. This course opens the doors to a number of job options: from digital product designer to service designer in a variety of sectors (tourism, banking, health, creative industries, and more).

Studying your master's degree in Madrid is a unique opportunity. Take your degree in a capital in constant evolution, a real European digital hub, where companies are always on the lookout for new creative talent with technical know-how who can adapt to the new reality of the digital age.

Syllabus

DESIGN CULTURE AND SOCIETY

From Product to Digital Product

Keys to Contemporary Culture and Design

Innovation and Social Impact

Social, Economic and Technological Realities



DESIGN, STRATEGY & BUSINESS

Design Management

Business Design

Design Methodologies

Design Research



SERVICE & SYSTEMS DESIGN

Service design



PRODUCT STRATEGIC

Product Design
Visual, brand and UI design



NEW SCENARIOS

Design & Tech
Other Design Horizons



PROJECTS

Service Project

Product Project



FINAL PROJECT

Final Project Master's Thesis

Faculty

Course Coordinator

Atahualpa Badillo

Teacher

Francisco Vela Rodríguez

Graduated in Graphic Design and holding a Master’s degree in Branding by ELISAVA.

Teacher

Adrián Casimiro

Teacher

Manuel Alvarez

Teacher

Jorge Camacho

Teacher

Marta García Pascual

Teacher

Tontcho Ponsoda Llopis

News

14 November 2025

From all over the world to Turin: IED welcomes its new international students

Two days between campus spaces and the city center, where new international students, guided by a treasure hunt, started to find their way, meet each other, and grow as a group

06 November 2025

Casa IED opens in New York: a new space for design culture and creative exchange

In Williamsburg, the creative heart of New York, Casa IED has opened as the first of the spaces that IED will dedicate to cultural exchange and collaborative design.

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.

A bottle of craft beer next to dried artichoke waste

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.

28 October 2025

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

IED Roma strengts its international cooperation with Sichuan Normal University by taking part in the event “Shaping the Future: Product Innovation in a Global Perspective.”

28 October 2025

Rural Futures at Class of 25 @ DDW

A selection of projects from various IED campuses was showcased at the latest edition of Dutch Design Week under the title “Rural Futures.”

27 October 2025

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.

16 October 2025

IED Projects Featured in the ADI Design Index 2025

For the Design for Social category, The Glitch Camp was selected. For the Targa Giovani award, product design projects from IED Roma and Milano entries.

A group of people at the opening of a design exhibition

14 October 2025

IED celebrates creativity and optimistic design at Barcelona Design Week

CREATIVE OPTIMISM, an exhibition filled with positive attitude and enthusiastic pieces originating from international projects within the Istituto Europeo di Design network, was inaugurated on 8 October at IED Barcelona.