Interaction Design and User Experience

User experience involves any kind of interaction with brand products and services.

Step into the world of user experience across all steps of project design, from user needs analysis to project execution. You will be discovering the many different applications of interaction design, UX writing and research all the way to information design.

Professions

Working in the creative industry is about passion and curiosity for the world around us: possibilities are numerous. 

IED students are now working as:

  • Media Designer
  • App Developer e Gaming Designer
  • Web Designer e Web Developer
  • Experience Designer
  • Artista Multimedia
  • Digital Art Director
  • Code Designer
  • Software Developer
  • Strategic UX Designer
  • UI / UX Designer
  • UX Design Researcher
  • Web Designer and Developer

Find out more about them and their profession in the Media Designer profession page.

News

01 June 2023

Ayman Nkira

Student at IED Milano in the second year of the CG Animation course.

23 May 2023

IED Books #1: Massimo Canevacci

The first IED Books appointment with Massimo Canevacci: an Italian academic, ethnographer and critical thinker, will present his latest book "Stupore Indigeno. Le culture native in Brasile tra rituali iniziatici e sfide digitali".

17 May 2023

Government of Catalonia Institutional Graduation Ceremony

On 22 May, students from the class of 2019-2023 Bachelor’s Degrees will come together at the Victoria Theatre to graduate.

17 May 2023

IED Barcelona participates in the 30th anniversary of Sónar+D with Slow Light

The installation, which proposes a creative response to the climate emergency, will be open to the public from 15 to 17 June in the festival’s renewed Project Area.

12 May 2023

Take advantage from the special promotion available for our Summer courses

Book and complete now your enrollment process to one of the IED and Accademia Aldo Galli Summer courses, offered in Italy and Spain, and you will benefit from a special discount on the tuition fee.

12 May 2023

IED Barcelona, Design Partner of UPPER GRACIA

Graphic design students from the Barcelona school create the visual identity of the shops in the Upper Gràcia area.

05 May 2023

No design, no festival!

Until 21 August, the Albert Musons Cultural Centre will showcase the exhibition of the shortlisted posters for the Festa Major de Gràcia. Among the proposals exhibited are two creations by IED Barcelona students.

04 May 2023

Towards energy self-consumption

IED Barcelona installs solar panels on the rooftops of its Point One facility that will save up to 40% of electricity.

30 April 2023

Enrolment facilitations for Master Courses and Master of Arts

IED decided to reward those students who commit up front with a special Early Bird discount.

24 April 2023

A Sant Jordi marked by intergenerationality and solidarity through design

Once again this year, IED Barcelona collaborated with the ASTE association to deliver almost a hundred roses, accompanied by a print inspired by this festival, to the residents of three care homes in the district of Gracia.

21 April 2023

WATCH THE SUBURBS! IED dresses up Florence with the art of Talia Zoref

An Open-Air exhibition with the drawings of the young Israeli artist Talia Zoref in 20 suburban areas of the city from April 24.

17 April 2023

Books, roses, dragons and design

Two IED Barcelona alumni have created an augmented reality experience to celebrate the Sant Jordi festival in the Gràcia neighbourhood.

04 April 2023

Undergraduate courses … stay one step ahead!

Apply now for an Undergraduate course in Italy, starting in October 2023, and get a 10% off your tuition fee.

31 March 2023

The crafts and technology pairing, on tour in Catalonia

The video Change to live – New Crafts Digital Revolution II by Jordi Cussó, Teacher at IED Barcelona, is part of the ‘Mostra on the Road’ exhibition, an initiative to bring the activity of the 4th edition of the International Crafts Audiovisual Exhibition to the Catalan territory.

31 March 2023

Designing to build a better world

Until 30 April, Disseny Hub Barcelona is showcasing “IED Barcelona Manifesto”, an exhibition that brings to life the School’s global, human, strategic and transformative vision of design aiming to respond to the great challenges of contemporary society.
design-week-2023

31 March 2023

IED Design Week 2023

Memory, Transformation, Technology, Space and Materials. IED invites you to discover the links between between these powerful words and and the plentiful of events arranged for Milan Design week, the biggest annual design event in the world.

23 March 2023

IED Master Experience 2021/2022

IED Master's thesis projects for the academic year 2021/22 are now finally available online

21 March 2023

Scholarships competition Master Courses 23/24

IED, Accademia di Belle Arti Aldo Galli and Kunsthal Centro Superior de Diseño SL have offered 105 scholarships covering 50% of the tuition fee and 45 Tutor positions covering 50% of the tuition fee

16 March 2023

The Minister of Education visits IED Barcelona’s stand at the Saló de l'Ensenyament

On the occasion of the inauguration of the fair, Josep Gonzàlez-Cambray talked with Andrea Marchesi, Director of the Design School.

10 March 2023

Design, light and energy needs under discussion on Italian Design Day

A panel of experts moderated by IED Barcelona analysed the role that design energy has for people and the environment in the round table “Light and Energy: Habitat and city”.

09 March 2023

IED virtual meeting

After a very successful in person event we decided to expand the chance to have a friendly dialog with Rodion Usaev, IED Milano graduate in Product Design, who is an expert in the field of industrial design.

07 March 2023

The quality that enlightens

Italian Design Day 2023 theme is "The quality that enlightens" - Design energy for people and the environment

02 March 2023

Undergraduate scholarships in Italy and Spain 23/24

Give space to your creativity and your ideas! Participate in the competition for the assignment of 194 scholarships for the three-year, post-diploma and foundation courses provided in the Milan, Cagliari, Florence, Rome, Turin, Barcelona, ​​Bilbao, Madrid and at the Aldo Galli Academy of Fine Arts of Como.

13 February 2023

Design that combines craftsmanship with technology at MWW23

This year, the IED Barcelona multidisciplinary workshops week focused on the union between Craft & Tech.

07 February 2023

Minimum energy consumption praised at Llum BCN

Slow Light by IED Barcelona is a collaborative proposal that works without electricity and delighted the festival’s jury.

06 February 2023

International Scholarship Competition - Master courses

57 scholarships to support young talents interested in attending a Master course in Italy or Spain.

20 January 2023

IED Barcelona expands XR Lab equipment with Pico

Two more models of virtual reality glasses: the Pico Neo 3 Pro EYE and the Pico Neo 3 Pro.

03 January 2023

Enrico Sangiuliano

IED Milano Alumni in Sound Design. Word-wide famous Dj, Producer, Performer and Sound Designer.

15 December 2022

Clio Zammatteo

IED Milano Alumni in Video Design. Worldwide famous beauty blogger and co-founder of the Youtube channel ClioMakeUp.

20 years of a collective dream through design

02 December 2022

20 years of a collective dream through design

IED Barcelona has been consolidating its position as a driving force behind innovation and social well-being through design education. "A collective dream" is a faithful reflection of this spirit.

01 December 2022

Anticipating future design scenarios

IED Barcelona organised the round table "What's the next point?" in a bid to imagine what future design scenarios will be like from the perspective of training, taking the city of Barcelona as a case study.

28 November 2022

Manuel Alberto Claro

IED Milano Alumni in Photography. Frequent collaborator of the film director Lars Von Trier.

25 November 2022

Celebrating two decades of history of IED Barcelona

On the occasion of this celebration, “A collective dream” will be showcased; a display through the history of the school by way of outstanding projects carried out by its students.

15 November 2022

Three IED Theses selected for the ADI Design Index 2022

Il Giro del Mondo in 80 Giorni - 150 anni dopo (Around the World in 80 Days - 150 Years Later) (book by graphic designers from IED Rome), the start-up Potap (a family of filters to purify water, by two product designers from IED Milan) and the tech fashion collection LAGRANDE: SISTEMA are officially competing for the prestigious Compasso d'Oro Award

27 October 2022

Giulio Di Sturco

IED Roma Alumni in Photography. Winner of multiple international awards.

21 October 2022

Simone Legno

IED Milano Alumni in Illustrazione e Animazione. Creator of Tokidoki brand.

20 October 2022

Register to our Spring Semester courses and save 15% on the tuition fee!

Next February be part of our inspiring Semester courses and develop new skills in an international and engaging environment!
Global Grad Show 2022

17 October 2022

IED WINNERS AT ARTS THREAD GLOBAL GRAD SHOW WITH GUCCI

We are happy to communicate IED winners within the Global Design Graduate Show - Arts Thread 2022 in partnership with Gucci

12 October 2022

Video Game Student Awards: 'Dirty Paws' game awarded, as part of a 2022 dissertation in Media Design

Recent graduates Alice Roncella and Edoardo Bertora (SpaceDuck Studio) take the 'Strano Award' with a game of strategy and competitive thinking on the first PRESS START - Video Game Student Conference.

10 October 2022

Scholarship Competition Undergraduate Courses 2023-2024

44 Scholarships for IED Undergraduate and Foundation Courses in Italy and Spain

30 September 2022

Master's Degrees Scholarship Contest - September 2022

IED’s three sites in Spain: Madrid, Barcelona or Bilbao, launch 7 Scholarships for the Academic year 2022/2023

24 September 2022

Classically contemporary

Different visual identities for a pilot project at the Palau de la Música Catalana.

16 September 2022

Master Courses Scholarships

19 Scholarships and 5 Classroom Tutor positions available for IED Master Courses

14 September 2022

Coming soon IED in the sixth edition of Visual Merchandising Workshop Latin America, México 2022

Next September 22nd & 23rd, IED will participate in the sixth edition of the Visual Merchandising Workshop Latinamerica with the experts Anna Sabater and Marc Guitart.

14 September 2022

Possibility of simultaneous registration to two higher education courses.

A Ministerial Decree has published the modalities for applying the provisions of the new law.

09 September 2022

IED SALUTES THE QUEEN

In October 2000, Queen Elizabeth II came to Milan and on her itinerary there was a visit to the Istituto Europeo di Design.

25 July 2022

Graduation Ceremony IED Roma

After two years, returns IED Roma Graduation Ceremony, to celebrate the latest graduates in the presence of teachers, families and friends. Two hundred and sixty-one diplomas were awarded.

20 July 2022

Scholarships for 2022/2023 Second Level Academic Diploma programmes.

10 scholarships to promote the talent of young creatives.
D&AD 2022, premiata a Londra la creatività IED Milano con tre Pencil

19 July 2022

D&AD 2022, creativity of IED Milano awarded in London with three Pencils

With the awards earned for the campaigns created as part of both the Undergraduate Programme in Communication Design and the Postgraduate Art Direction Lab, IED is still the most awarded Italian creative school internationally in the area of Communication, also ranking among the top ones in the world.
Join IED lecture in Kazakhstan

13 July 2022

Join IED lecture in Kazakhstan!

Matteo Guarnaccia, Italian designer, who is IED Barcelona graduate and IED Madrid teacher together with Zhanna EE who is IED Barcelona graduate and is originally from Kazakhstan organize a Cross Cultural Workshop of 15 days in August 2022

11 July 2022

The Francesco Morelli Foundation establishes the Francesco Morelli Grant Award

25 candidate Development Plans 18 admitted to the evaluation 8 Development Plans awarded
IED Smart Creativity

06 July 2022

IED Smart Creativity

We are pleased to share the creation of a brand new platform addressed to our creative community – IED Smart Creativity.

22 June 2022

Best Thesis Awards 2022-IED Barcelona

The four proposals, from the areas of Design, Management & Design Strategies, Fashion, and Visual Communication, convey the interests and concerns of a new generation of designers.

‘Movin’ by Dar Rubinstein wins a Silver Laus Award

21 June 2022

‘Movin’, by IED Barcelona student Dar Rubinstein, wins a Silver Laus Award

02 June 2022

Emiliano Ponzi

IED Milano Alumni in Illustrazione e Animazione | Freelance illustrator worldwide considered among the finest of his generation.

18 May 2022

Master Tales: Master Alumni testimonials at the click of a button.

This will be a series of meetings and interviews to tell what happens after graduating from a master's degree.
IED MASTER EXPERIENCE

18 May 2022

IED Master Experience

Students take us through their thesis projects, from behind the scenes to company satisfaction.

16 May 2022

IED at Milan Design week 2022 with “Absolute Beginners”: a tribute to ten visionary women.

Exhibition open to the public from 6 to 12 June 2022 at the Fuorisalone in the BASE Milano spaces.
MORE THAN MONDAY | INSPIRATIONAL STORIES

16 May 2022

More Than Monday | Inspirational Stories

With the month of May restart the events of More Than Monday | Inspirational Stories,the digital conference cycle dedicated to the IED community.

09 May 2022

IED GOES TO NY

This May IED is in New York City, with students and Alumni presenting their projects and winning awards at both NYCxDESIGN festival and the Creative Week.

06 May 2022

A project paying homage to theatre wins “On the Rise 2022” Graphic Design award at the OFFF festival

‘Llantiol Teatre’ by Thinh Truong, third-year Motion Graphics student at IED Barcelona, has received the Wix Playground in the best Graphic Design category. 
International Design Day: Embrace uncertainty

27 April 2022

International Design Day: Embrace uncertainty

‘Suspended in transition’ is the theme proposed for this year’s edition; a motto that encourages designers to embrace uncertainty as an arena from which to reflect, to step out of their comfort zones, and to explore alternative futures. 

21 April 2022

A journey across world literature through the redesign of book covers

“Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey. They are home".
IED Amaze Project 2022

05 April 2022

IED Amaze Project 2022

14 design, fashion, visual arts and communication creations are the protagonists of the new Amaze! app release
Talk on ‘Designing the Metaverse’ within the framework of Mobile Week Barcelona

25 March 2022

Talk on ‘Designing the Metaverse’ within the framework of Mobile Week Barcelona

How do we construct and explain stories? How do we use technology to improve new realities and formats? How do physical space and the virtual environment coexist? What aspects define good design in virtual worlds?

16 March 2022

IED Barcelona at Saló de l’Ensenyament and Futura 2022

IED Barcelona will be part of the Saló de l’Ensenyament from 16 March to 20 March.

08 March 2022

The Herstory of Design

Women have written key chapters in the history of art and design, not always receiving the public recognition that their contributions to these disciplines have deserved.
IED design for social transformation in “Design for Inclusion”

01 March 2022

IED design for social transformation in “Design for Inclusion”

IED students will explore alongside members of ONCE possible responses to the difficulties faced by this community with relation to everyday objects.

IED Network offers 182 scholarships for its Undergraduate courses held in Italy and Spain.

22 February 2022

Scholarship competition 22/23 - Undergraduate

IED Network offers 182 scholarships for its Undergraduate courses held in Italy and Spain.v
‘Treequency’ gives a voice to the trees at Llum BCN 2022

07 February 2022

‘Treequency’ gives a voice to the trees at Llum BCN 2022

The installation has succeeded in recreating an oasis of calm and a connection with nature in Poblenou’s Parc del Centre.
IED Open Days Undergraduate

03 February 2022

IED Open Days Undergraduate

IED and Accademia Galli present the Open Days dedicated to the Undergraduates and Post-Diploma courses of Milan, Cagliari, Florence, Rome, Turin and Accademia Galli in Como.
Parametric design, or how to push the boundaries in the fashion industry

02 December 2021

Parametric design, or how to push the boundaries in the fashion industry

Third IED Barcelona Master Talk 21/22
International scholarship competition for Undergraduate courses 22/23

11 November 2021

International scholarship competition for Undergraduate courses 22/23

IED – Istituto Europeo di Design and “Aldo Galli “ Academy of Fine Arts and Kunsthal Centro Superior de Diseño SL have offered 46 scholarships to support those talents who want to attend an Undergraduate or Foundation course abroad and boost their training path with an experience in Italy or Spain*. The scholarship will cover 50% of the tuition fee!
Italian Design: The bridge between beauty, technology and humanity

26 October 2021

Italian Design: The bridge between beauty, technology and humanity

How design inspired by Italian culture can help restart Europe in the next decade?
Connecting with the mind and body through light

22 October 2021

Connecting with the mind and body through light

‘478’ is the installation with which IED Barcelona was present in the special edition of Llum Barcelona.
From new crafts to virtual identities

14 October 2021

From new crafts to virtual identities

An interactive installation to create our own virtual identity and an immersive journey through a 3D “wonderland” are the proposals that IED Barcelona and IED Milan presented at the SónarCCCB 2021, driven by Sónar. 

07 September 2021

Reacting to shock: Transformative Resilience. IED and the Global Goals Jam 2021

For the fourth year, IED is participating in the Global Goals Jam, which will take place in both Milan and Rome following the pandemic period. It will be a research and design journey around Transformative Resilience, the theme chosen by the Research Centre.

23 July 2021

MILAN, HOME TO THE FIRST IED INTERNATIONAL CAMPUS

ISTITUTO EUROPEO DI DESIGN PRESENTS WITH ARIA THE DESIGN OF THE CAMPUS THAT WILL BE BUILT IN THE AREA OF EX MACELLO.
Lo studente Mario De Libero tra i vincitori di Olivetti Design Contest

28 June 2021

Student Mario De Libero among the winners of Olivetti Design Contest

Mario De Libero, a graduate of IED Firenze, is among the finalists with the font Otello Sans in the fourth Olivetti Design Contest.
Best Thesis 2021: Creativity as a force for change

25 June 2021

Best Thesis 2021: Creativity as a force for change

The projects chosen are the result of a creative process developed in different stages: from research to the final proposal.

04 June 2021

IED is an official partner of the New European Bauhaus Initiative

IED - Istituto Europeo di Design is one of the official partners of the New European Bauhaus Initiative, selected by the European Commission. Find out more in this news.
scholarships competition for 22/23 master courses

23 April 2021

scholarships competition for 22/23 master courses

IED Network offers 109 scholarships for its Master courses held in Italy and Spain.
IED Alumni: Joya Sfeir

21 March 2021

IED Alumni: Joya Sfeir

“Befriend other students, the professors, your landlord and everyone. IED has a very rich global network of professionals and corporate institutions, benefit from it”.
More Than Monday | Inspirational Stories

08 March 2021

More Than Monday | Inspirational Stories

This is a virtual meeting place dedicated to relationships, inspirational content, and trends in the contemporary and learning world.
Stations of a near future: Experience within a Hyperloop station

20 November 2020

Stations of a near future: Experience within a Hyperloop station

A project focused on the current needs of cities and their citizens, the integration of technology and respect for the environment. 

17 November 2020

IED triumf with a double win at the ADCI Awards 2020

IED Roma and IED Milano are the undisputed protagonists in the Students category - winning first and second place respectively - at the ADCI Awards 2020, which is the most important prize for creativity in advertising communication.

04 November 2020

IED presented two projects at Sónar+D CCCB

IED presented the MixCities and 2020+20 projects at the extraordinary edition of Sónar+D, which took place on September 18th and 19th at the CCCB.
IED Dean Riccardo Balbo at ICCSD under the auspices of UNESCO

30 September 2020

IED Dean Riccardo Balbo at ICCSD under the auspices of UNESCO

IED Dean Riccardo Balbo at ICCSD Advisory Committee 2020
IED Next and Amaze Project

01 September 2020

IED Next and Amaze Project

Due to the pandemic on 2020 the digital exhibitions took the place of the classic end-of-year physical showcases: IED has made a virtue of necessity.
Illustrious Italian personalities 'sneak' into the Consulate

20 July 2020

Illustrious Italian personalities 'sneak' into the Consulate

IED Barcelona has been involved in the new headquarters of the Italian Consulate in Barcelona, with a graphic proposal.

30 June 2020

Best Thesis 2020

Innovative alternatives for mobility, spaces to reconnect with nature, sustainable fashion collections and new services focused on user experience.

20 April 2020

New graduates compete at the Annecy Animation Festival

The short film '3 minutes to live', with which Emanuele Motti and Vittorio Ascolani graduated in Illustration and Animation, is competing at the prestigious 2020 Annecy Festival in the 'graduation films' category.

09 March 2020

IED launches the Smart School

Istituto Europeo di Design is setting up a temporary distance learning plan with live-streamed lectures, on-line tutoring, video handouts and digital materials to overcome the shut-down of schools.

23 October 2019

IED Roma Design Award 2022: find out all the winners

The 'Alice nella Città' Film Festival has teamed up with the Istituto Europeo di Design to award prizes for the most innovative ideas and projects developed at the school campus in Rome. Special guests, actress Paola Minaccioni and illustrator Zuzu

12 June 2019

IED presents two projects at Sónar+D 2019

Sono by IED Barcelona students and A Swarm of Corrupted Seed by Federico Russo from IED Milano at Sónar+D

30 October 2018

From the Master Course in Graphic Design to the World’s Best Typography Award

Leonardo Traina selected by the Type Directors Club of New York, the leading international typography organisation

22 September 2017

Dubai Design Week 2017

IED took part of the Dubai Design Week 2017 showcasing different proposals by students and alumni.