Visual e Interactive Arts - IED

The area develops across graphic design, visual communication and interaction design, according to a transdisciplinary approach that integrates visual culture, technology and strategy. The vision is oriented towards experimentation and the construction of visual languages capable of engaging with the present and anticipating future scenarios.

The Visual Communication, Graphic and Interactive Media area focuses on designing visual systems and communication strategies capable of connecting content, identity and audience. Design, in this context, constitutes a cultural and operational process that generates impact in digital, editorial and interactive fields. The image does not represent exclusively narrative: it is structure, function, relationship. Work develops on interfaces, layouts, signs and languages to build coherent, accessible and meaningful visual experiences. 

The area trains visual designers capable of translating the identity of brands, products and services into recognisable and coherent visual content. The learning path accompanies the development of intuitive and engaging user experiences, capable of creating authentic connections with audiences. It promotes the creative direction of campaigns, editorial projects and digital environments, according to a strategic vision open to innovation. Finally, it stimulates experimentation with traditional and emerging media: from photography to illustration, from video to motion graphics, to immersive technologies such as augmented and virtual reality. 

Creative e Art Direction

Coordination of creative visions and communication strategies. Work develops across advertising campaigns, digital content and visual storytelling, integrating strategic thinking and aesthetic sensibility.

Graphic Design

Visual design applied to publishing, typography, branding and digital communication. Layouts, visual systems and cross-media content are developed, with particular attention to formal and conceptual coherence.

Interaction Design e User Experience

Design of user-centred interfaces and digital pathways. Interactive environments, applications, websites and multimedia content are designed, with particular attention to usability, narrative and visual coherence.

Digital Graphics & Software

Conscious use of digital tools for visual design: Adobe Suite, Figma, Blender, Cinema 4D, generative AI. The technical field is integrated with design vision and experimentation.

Visual Communication

Construction of visual strategies for brands, institutions and cultural projects. The approach is systemic and multidisciplinary, oriented towards integrated communication and the design of visual experiences.

IED Offering in Visual Communication, Graphic and Interactive Media

Competencies and Professional Prospects

The pathway develops design, technical and strategic competencies for operating in the sectors of visual communication, digital design, publishing and interaction. Students acquire a critical and systemic vision, learn to manage complex projects and engage with professional contexts in continuous evolution. Professional prospects include roles such as graphic designer, visual designer, UX/UI designer, art director, interaction designer, media designer, illustrator and designer of visual content for digital platforms.

 

IED Students Currently Work As: 

Art Director, Copywriter, Strategic Planner, Digital Strategist, Artistic Director, Communication Designer, Creative Director, Creative Designer, Creative Manager, Media Designer, App and Video Game Developer, Web Designer and Developer, UX Designer, Multimedia Artist, Digital Art Director, Code Designer, Digital Designer, Sound Designer, Software Developer, UI Designer, Designer and Art Director, Web Designer, Motion Graphics Designer, Editorial Designer, Illustrator, Digital Creative, Interactive Art Director, Packaging Designer, Typographer, Photographer, Media Designer, Interaction Designer, Graphic and Visual Designer, Photographer, Audiovisual Designer. 

Project

Interaction Design and User Experience

Rome

Final projects / thesis projects
Tile

Interaction Design and User Experience

Rome

Final projects / thesis projects
Aura

Graphic Design and Visual Communication

Madrid

Special projects
Tejiendo Comunidad - Carabanchel Distrito Cultural

Graphic Design and Visual Communication

Madrid

Didactic projects
Interstice

Visual and Interactive Arts

Madrid

Didactic projects
NEUº

Visual and Interactive Arts

Madrid

Didactic projects
Typolab

Visual and Interactive Arts

Madrid

Didactic projects
Hellraiser

Graphic Design and Visual Communication

Madrid

Didactic projects
Sinestesia

Graphic Design and Visual Communication

Madrid

Special projects
Abono 03. Hogar

News

15 April 2026

More than 9,800 students took part in the AQU Catalunya and Catalan universities' mass survey on recent graduate satisfaction

Responses will be used to identify areas for improvement in the higher education studies currently offered in the Catalan university system and in higher artistic education centres.

14 April 2026

Albert Folch leads a new session of IED MUSES Talks at Bilbao

A new session of IED MUSES Talks brings together Albert Folch and Isabel Fernández to explore design from an expanded perspective.

13 April 2026

IED presents The Searchlights: the urgencies of our time through the photographs of people in their twenties

As part of EXPOSED Torino Photo Festival, IED presents the second chapter of the three-year project Ti vorrei dire, developed in collaboration with Gallerie d'Italia - Torino, a part of Intesa Sanpaolo

06 March 2026

IED Madrid’s Workshop Week 2026 explores new creative territories with international guest lecturers thanks to the Erasmus KA131 programme

Guest lecturers Lavinia Rosseti, Filippo Rossi, and Nicolas Lambouris brought new perspectives on materiality and contemporary audiovisual practices within the #TimesNew concept.

03 March 2026

This was IED MUSES Talks: Omar Sosa

The co-founder of ‘Apartamento Magazine’ shared his creative dynamics at the intersection of art, architecture and editorial design in the second episode of the second season of the IED’s inspirational talk series.

Display case of a typography exhibition

26 February 2026

TDC 71: The Power of Typography Arrives at IED Barcelona

From 25 February to 25 March, the campus will host, for the second consecutive year, the exhibition of the finest international works awarded by the Type Directors Club (TDC) of New York in 2025.

23 February 2026

IED Kunsthal Bilbao presents “¿Y TÚ? TA ZU? ” in collaboration with the Bilbao Guggenheim Museum and the Mayor of Bilbao.

The graphic intervention emerges from the students’ direct engagement with the exhibition dedicated to Barbara Kruger at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, inviting the public to reflect on their role within today’s complex reality.

23 February 2026

IED Kunsthal Bilbao launches 4 new postgraduate programs

IED Kunsthal introduces the Postgraduate format and begins a new academic phase focused on specialization.

20 February 2026

VISIONI DAL FUTURO - A century of posters from the Triennale Milano Archives, animated and reinterpreted by young designers

The installation, part of the European project SISS – Sounding Images, Screening Sounds, was presented in the Agora of IED Kunsthal Bilbao with a live performance.