Language

Spanish

Start date

October 2026

Frequency

Evening

Duration

9 Months

Credits

60

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 Madrid Design District - Carabanchel. 

In collaboration with:

*The academic structure of the programme may be subject to changes for the 2027/28 academic year, including possible changes to the names, distribution or number of hours of individual subjects, as well as the addition or removal of certain subjects. The programme’s total teaching hours and number of credits will remain unchanged.

Information to decide

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 and 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

Projects

Product and Service Design

Madrid

Final projects / thesis projects
Waste Design Challenge

News

13 November 2026

Ester Pujol, IED Barcelona lecturer, wins La Rambla terrace design competition

Her project “Areny”, developed in collaboration with her partner Ander Lizaso, has beaten seven other finalists. The jury praised its modularity and integration into the urban environment, as well as its simplicity and elegance.

OPEN CALL· XMAS MARKET IED MADRID · 10 DE DICIEMBRE

13 November 2026

OPEN CALL· XMAS MARKET IED MADRID · 10th OF DECEMBER

REGISTER BY 18th OF NOVEMBER

09 November 2026

José María Fernández Alcalá. Product Design and Ecodesign: What Industry Needs

José María Fernández Alcalá, Director of Circular Economy at Ihobe and a lecturer at IED Kunsthal Bilbao, discusses how ecodesign is transforming industry and opening up new career opportunities. Is industry ready to design more durable, repairable and circular products?

Graduation Days 2026 IED Italia

05 November 2026

Laurea and Laurea Magistrale: New Official Names for IED Academic Qualifications

Italian legislation has introduced new names for first- and second-cycle qualifications in the AFAM higher education system. Here’s what this means for current and former IED students.

02 November 2026

Elisa Vincenzi Alumna IED Roma

Elisa Vincenzi reflects on her experience at IED

28 October 2026

National Portfolio Day Milan 2026

In its 60th anniversary year, IED hosts the Milan edition of National Portfolio Day, the international event for anyone who wants to study or specialize in art, design, fashion and visual communication.

27 October 2026

Keiji Takeuchi: Design between objects and context

Keiji Takeuchi guides second-year students of the Product Design BA Degree at IED Milano through a design journey exploring the relationship between objects, people and their surroundings, combining research, model-making and observation of everyday life.

Art and design exhibition featuring two central rocks sewn with printed fabrics

23 October 2026

“Valor Ancestral: Latam Creative Talent 2026” makes a stop at IED Barcelona

Following its presentation at IED Madrid and ahead of its move to IED Kunsthal Bilbao, the latest edition of the international exhibition, an initiative promoted by IED since 2022, was on display to coincide with the Barcelona campus’s activities as part of Barcelona Design Week.

Young woman showing off her award at the event's photocall

20 October 2026

Pentawards 2026 recognises IED Barcelona’s packaging design with Gold and Silver awards

“SOLMOD”, by Sofía Millán, and “Drop”, by Livia Ylldiz Struga, both second-year Product Design students, competed in the category for student concepts that have not yet been brought to market.

Don't miss it

Two reusable bottles, one green and one yellow respectively.
Exhibitions and Festival

06 October 2026 - 01 September 2027

Barcelona

“The Beetle Bottle” and “Mis queridos Ascos” at “Matter Matters. Designing with the World”

The projects created by IED Barcelona alumni Abdelaziz Moustafa (Product Design) and Violeta Mata (Fashion Design) have been selected to be part of this exhibition at the Museu del Disseny-DHub.

Lecture and Panel discussion

19 November 2026 - 19 November 2026

Barcelona

“Future Frugal: Crafting conviviality in a new ‘age of scarcity’“

Renowned architect Francesca Sarti will lead this online masterclass, exploring how craft, design and anthropology can help us reimagine our relationship with food, materials and the environment.