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Transportation
Design

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Formula Student, Mariano Suñé in collaboration with UPC.

Undergraduate Degree in Design,

Specialisation in Product Design
Itinerary in Transportation Design
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GENERAL
INFORMATION FIT, Alessandro Manunza and Josep Pujol for Bertone

Language: Spanish and English COURSE 1st year

Credits: 240 ECTS
Duration: 4 years
DESCRIPTION Design Foundation,
Culture and
Communication.

“IED Design trains

4th year
Schedule: Monday to Friday, full time Both interior designers and product or Project Design
designers to transport designers have the goal of providing Management
Calendar: September - June be capable of innovative and efficient solutions with a
from a global
perspective.
Area director: Raffaella Perrone anticipating and commitment to sustainable development.
catering for the Studying at IED Design gives students the 2nd year
needs of society and chance to work with design companies and Projects,
institutions in the sector, as well as innovation Technology,
POSITIVE
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individuals in their Specific
centres. All of the teachers are working Communication
Accreditation
interaction with professionals, and the school's workshops are Tools.
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objects and spaces.” brand new and equipped with the best tools 3rd year
Design Strategies
The Undergraduate Degree in Design has the Positive Accreditation and materials for developing projects. and Advanced
by the Agència per a la Qualitat del Sistema Universitari de Catalunya. Technologies.

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TRANSPORT

Pasprang, Alessandra Colella and Sanna Völker for Bertone

DESIGN
The course trains students
to become transport
designers who are capable
of generating ideas to solve
mobility problems from
a global perspective.
Transport designers who
graduate from IED Design
are versatile and have
the advantage of having
received multidisciplinary WHO IS IT
training. The teaching
methodology is based on
the skills needed to create
AIMED FOR?
strategies and future design
languages. This ensures The Undergraduate Degree
the student's motivation, in Design specialisation in
keeps priorities in line with Product Design itinerary
technical requirements, in Transportation provides
branding and costs, and
provides the enthusiasm
future professionals with
the knowledge and skills EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
needed to give design they need to create designs
a distinctive trait so bearing in mind the user and
as to guarantee the their surroundings, ergonom-
ics, social value, technology
client is offered a
and materials. The course is
As an interior and exterior designer for cars,
successful product.
geared towards people with motorbikes, ships, aircraft, public transport, bicycles
a passion for the automobile
and mobility industry in its
and mobility accessories. Other options include working
as a designer at the design, development, marketing,
Mergo, Cristoph Sokol for SEAT.

broadest sense, ranging from

interior and exterior design
for means of transport (cars,
colour&trim or R&D departments of a company.
motorbikes, trains, ships, aer- Alternatively, graduates may become project managers,
oplanes, etc.) and all kinds of
complements, accessories
designers, materials researchers, trendsetters and 3D
and related services. modellers in the transport and videogame sectors.
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FIRST YEAR PROJECT FOUNDATION I

Introduction to the basics of design:
COLOUR AND FORM
Introduce the student in the perception,
SOCIOLOGY
Becoming familiar with the main sociological
TRANSPORTATION DESIGN structure, form, colour, space and
volume. Analysis of form, composition
structure and psychology of color. theories linked to design. Becoming familiar
with useful micro-theories applicable to
60 ECTS and perception. Design critique from an PROJECT FOUNDATION II everyday life. Enabling the student to grasp
inter-disciplinary point of view. Theory, Introducing the student to anthropometry, and create qualitative and quantitative
methodology, ideation and conception of a ergonomics and bionics. Theory and sociological tools. Learning about the
First Semester Credits project. methodology, ideation and conception of different types of society to understand
the project. Research and experimentation their general mechanisms and development.
PROJECT FOUNDATION I 6
REPRESENTATION TECHNIQUES I 6 REPRESENTATION methods typically applied in the design Becoming familiar with tools to discuss,
PROJECT COMMUNICATION I 4 TECHNIQUES I process. create and present ideas.
INTRODUCTION TO MARKETING 4
SCIENCE APPLIED TO DESIGN 4
Using drawing as a form of observation,
COLOUR AND FORM 3 expression and representation. Analysing REPRESENTATION VOLUME I
form and space. Appreciating and TECHNIQUES II Researching volume and spatial conception.
Second Semester representing light. Memorisation and motion. Knowing how to use instrumental techniques Research and experimentation methods
involving structure, expression and two- typically applied in this field.
PROJECT FOUNDATION II
REPRESENTATION TECHNIQUES II
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4
PROJECT COMMUNICATION I and three-dimensional representation.
PROJECT COMMUNICATION II 6 Introducing the student to the construction, Construction, composition and transmission HISTORY OF ARTS
TECHNICAL DRAWING I 4 composition and transmission of ideas, of ideas, thoughts and information. Drawing AND OF DESIGN
SOCIOLOGY 4
VOLUME I 3 thoughts and information, composition in the design project. Providing the student with the right tools
and visual perception. to discover the artistic elements of the
Annual PROJECT COMMUNICATION II past that live on today. Linking concepts
INTRODUCTION TO MARKETING Graphic representation using digital from the history of art to the professional
HISTORY OF ARTS AND OF DESIGN 6 Becoming familiar with the various fields technology. Managing information. field of design. Reflecting on the interaction
of work involved in marketing, as well as Digital devices and strategies. Trends for between artistic production and its context.
the main essential tools applied in each of controlling and communicating information. Learning to recognise institutional and
those fields. Applying principles and tools alternative spaces in artistic practice.
to case analysis. Offering an overall vision of TECHNICAL DRAWING I Knowledge, analysis and meaning of art.
marketing analysis and planning. Introducing the student to plane and History of arts, architecture, design and
descriptive geometry. Research and fashion. Society and art.
SCIENCE APPLIED TO DESIGN experimentation methods typically applied
Understanding and applying the scientific in this field. Technical graphic language and
method. Analysis and simulation methods. its communicative significance in the field
Research and experimentation in science of design.
applied to design. Mathematics, physics and
chemistry applied to design. Methodologies
for appraising the environmental impact
1 ECTS = 25 total hours of work.
of processes and materials. Sustainable
Total hours of work = lecture hours (in the classroom) + work at home. development.
The management of the Istituto Europeo di Design reserves the right to alter the
syllabus depending on the needs arising in terms of educational objectives. Healthmet, a project by Albert Ferrer.

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SECOND YEAR COMPUTER TOOLS

FOR PRODUCTS I
STYLING PROJECT
Understanding innovation in product
TECHNOLOGY FOR
PRODUCT DESIGN I
TRANSPORTATION DESIGN Introducing students to graphic design
software, mainly for drawing technical plans
formalisation. A complete analysis of each
of the item’s outer elements.
Offering the student a global perspective of the
materials used in product design. Obtaining
60 ECTS and 3D planimetry. skills for analysing and using constructive
VOLUME FOR PRODUCT DESIGN details, in the knowledge that they are part of
ERGONOMICS PROJECT Carrying out a variety of tasks in order the language for communicating in this field.
First Semester Credits Understanding the relationship between to understand the possibilities that each
COMPUTER TOOLS FOR PRODUCTS I 6
ergonomics and design. Temporal- material offers. Going from 2D to 3D SEMIOTICS
spatial design. Human-machine system. using materials such as cardboard and Understanding that all human activity is
DEVELOPMENT MODULE Anthropometry. Muscle-skeleton system. PVC. Modelling with the right materials. based on language. Grasping the concept of
ERGONOMICS PROJECT 3
TECHNICAL PROJECT 4 Ergonomics of posture. The cardiovascular, Constructing volumes using the method of language, codes and fundamental systems
REPRESENTATION TECHNIQUES FOR PRODUCT DESIGN I 4 respiratory and metabolic system. removing elements (by cutting, emptying, of semiotics in order to achieve a critical
STYLING MODULE
Ergonomics of physical strain. filing, piercing) with the right materials. point of view bearing in mind the world of
HISTORY OF PRODUCT DESIGN 4 Carrying out a final assignment to formalise design, art, society and culture as a system
STYLING PROJECT
VOLUME FOR PRODUCT DESIGN
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3
TECHNICAL PROJECT an idea conceived by the student that has of codes. Performing a semiotic analysis of
Develop a project focusing on the been worked on in the Project subject. different examples of design, from the dawn
technical definition of the product. Study of of modern times to the present day in order
Second Semester development and production of the object in MULTIDISCIPLINARY to gain greater awareness of communication
each of its aspects. WORKSHOP I structures and systems.
MULTIDISCIPLINARY WORKSHOP I 2 A hands-on workshop covering a topic

Volta EV- 1, Guillem Galiano, Oliver Pecharromán and Eduardo Lorca for Volta Motorbikes,
INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT I 4
REPRESENTATION TECHNIQUES that will boost the student’s creativity and PACKAGE PROJECT
FOR PRODUCT DESIGN I motivation. Learning to use the types of packaging
INTERIOR MODULE
DOMESTIC PROJECT 4
Using sketches and inspiration boards in on the market and recognize the most
TECHNOLOGY FOR PRODUCT DESIGN I 6 order to communicate the first ideas of a INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT commonly used materials. Becoming
SEMIOTICS 4 project clearly and stylishly. Introduction Introduce a global and interdisciplinary vision familiar with the tasks involved in applying
to freehand drawing. Developing sketching of the design project in which you work a graphics to packaging. Understanding the
DELIVERY MODULE skills and better defining the proportions of topic from different perspectives. Exercise movement of goods as a system. Studying
PACKAGE PROJECT 6
TECHNICAL DRAWING FOR PRODUCT DESIGN I 4 elementary objects. Furthering sketching creativity, motivation and group work. the brand. Innovation in the sector (new
skills and defining conical perspective, materials, new typologies, new utilities and
vanishing point and side view. Rendering DOMESTIC PROJECT sustainability).
using a marker pen. Introduction to image Understand and integrate the aesthetic,
editing software as a means of altering and urban and emotional dimension in the design TECHNICAL DRAWING
perfecting drawings. of elements and mobility systems, thinking FOR PRODUCT DESIGN I
about the city of the future. Broadening the student’s knowledge
HISTORY OF of plane and descriptive geometry.
PRODUCT DESIGN Research and experimentation methods
Introducing the student to the history of typically applied in this field. Technical
design as a tool for studying, interpreting graphic language and its communicative
and detecting trends in design. significance in the field of design.

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THIRD YEAR TWO WHEELS PROJECT

Understanding the development and dif-
COMPUTER TOOLS
FOR TRANSPORTATION DESIGN
EXTERIOR PROJECT
Learning about the process of designing
TRANSPORTATION DESIGN ficulties of a project dedicated exclusively
to vehicles on two wheels.
Advanced modelling. Analysing and creating
a virtual car design model with high math-
a vehicle, from the briefing stage to the
creation of a scale model. Applying prior
60 ECTS ematical, dimensional and representative knowledge of other subjects (sketching,
PROJECT COMMUNICATION quality, which is essential in order to obtain Alias, vehicle architecture) to the project
FOR PRODUCT DESIGN I 3D planimetry. process. Developing basic concepts by ap-
First Semester Credits Using sketches and inspiration boards in plying creativity and analysis methods, and
TWO WHEELS MODULE
order to communicate the first ideas of a LAB FOR PRODUCT DESIGN I managing to project them in a real package.
TWO WHEELS PROJECT 4 project clearly and stylishly. Introduction Introducing students to the use of graphic Associating the creation of a clay model in
PROJECT COMMUNICATION FOR PRODUCT DESIGN I 4 to freehand drawing. Developing sketching software and representation tools, mainly for different scales with the creative project
TRENDS 4
skills and better defining the proportions drawing up technical plans and creating 3D process and seeing it as a presentation tool.
NAUTICAL MODULE and views of elementary objects. Further- planimetry and drafts. Providing students with Implementing a project plan according to
NAUTICAL PROJECT 4
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ing sketching skills and defining conical advanced knowledge on rendering, represent- the goals and timings set.
perspective, vanishing point and side view. ing and producing 3D animations of spaces
Rendering using a marker pen. Introduction and objects, both analogically and digitally. PROJECT COMMUNICATION
to image editing software as a means of FOR TRANSPORTATION DESIGN I
Second Semester altering and perfecting drawings. TECHNOLOGY FOR Values and brand design undersanding.
LAB FOR PRODUCT DESIGN I 12
PRODUCT DESIGN II Portfolio development. Introduction to image
TECHNOLOGY FOR PRODUCT DESIGN II 6 TRENDS Provide the necessary tools to the students editing software as a means of altering and
MULTIDISCIPLINARY WORKSHOPS II 2 Providing the student with the right tools for so that they can decide which are the most perfecting drawings (Photoshop).
EXTERIOR PROJECT MODULE identifying the elements that are currently suitable materials and industrial processes.
EXTERIOR PROJECT 4 popular in the world of products and design. To achieve the skills to analyze and develop PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT COMMUNICATION FOR TRANSPORTATION DESIGN I 4
Providing the student with a critical ap- technical details, understanding that they PROJECT

New Horizon Scout, Petr Tanko, Filipa Marques and Christoph Sokol.
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT MODULE proach towards new trends. are a part of the communication language Give the opportunity to the student to freely
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT 4 of the profession. Carry out exercises to put investigate an area of design of his interest
MARKETING 4
NAUTICAL PROJECT into practice the technical knowledge within and choice. The initial research process
Introducing the student to the world of the public and private vehicle’s industry. provides a starting point, for a later develop-
ocean transport. Types of vessels, catego- ment of the personal brief, of an open nature
ries, basic vessel structure, names of the MULTIDISCIPLINARY and of a specific product.
main types of vessels and their parts. Pre- WORKSHOPS II
senting four briefs chosen for each student A hands-on workshop covering a topic MARKETING
in order to carry out a style and concept that will boost the student’s creativity and Becoming familiar with the various fields of
design project individually. motivation. work involved in marketing, as well as the
main essential tools applied in each of those
fields. Applying principles and tools to case
analysis. Offering a practical take on market-
ing analysis and planning.

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FOURTH YEAR PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP

Gaining professional experience to apply
PROJECT COMMUNICATION
FOR PRODUCT DESIGN II
FINAL PROJECT
Defining a product that could be brought
TRANSPORTATION DESIGN the knowledge and skills acquired during
the three previous years.
Explaining the importance of presenting the
projects properly and preparing a personal
to market considering its financial
coherence, functionality and aesthetics.
60 ECTS portfolio. The student is required to prove Learning to apply the technical knowledge
INTERIOR DESIGN the skills they have acquired by making a acquired and the right materials, bearing
TRANSPORTATION PROJECT presentation before a board made up in mind an environmental sustainability
First Semester Credits Researching the need to define new actions of teachers and sector professionals. study. Controlling all phases of the design
on vehicle interiors. Studying new materials, process, from initial research to the
PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP 6
systems and lighting. Using interfaces: LAB FOR PRODUCT DESIGN II project’s formalisation and communication.
INTERIOR DESIGN TRANSPORTATION PROJECT 6
communicating the object to the user. Underlining the importance of defining
MOBILITY PROJECT 4 Introducing students to the use of graphic
PROJECT DESIGN MANAGEMENT 4 the user and brand identity the project is
PROJECT COMMUNICATION FOR PRODUCT DESIGN II 4 software and representation tools, mainly for
aimed for. The project will be carried out in
LAB FOR PRODUCT DESIGN II 4 MOBILITY PROJECT drawing up technical plans and creating 3D
MULTIDISCIPLINARY WORKSHOP III 2 collaboration with a company, which means
Awaken the creativity to investigate, think planimetry and drafts. Providing students
students will need to follow a given brief and
and develop new transportation systems. with advanced knowledge on rendering,
propose innovative ideas to the company.
Introduction to the service design. representing and producing 3D animations
Second Semester of spaces and objects, both analogically and
PROJECT DESIGN MANAGEMENT digitally.
FINAL PROJECT 30
Introducing the student to the stages of
research, product definition and concep- MULTIDISCIPLINARY
tualization prior to the final development WORKSHOP III
of the design project. Being able to define Carrying out a hands-on workshop to cover
one or several products or spaces from the topics that will help boost the student's
identification of a market opportunity, based creativity and motivation.
on their understanding of the brand and
their observation of the users’ needs. Will
be taken into account the critical capacity
to analyze the information that is generated
during the project, as well as the commu-
nication skills. An assessment will also be
made of the issues of sustainability and
social impact in the project proposal.
Kiro, Luis Mestre for SEAT

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ADMISSION AND REQUIREMENTS

Barcelona Design Week, BM Light Lighting Design, BMW, Capmar, Cazaly
STUDENTS Sylvain, Ferrari, FICO Cables, Gama Ubica, Home Design, Hyundai, Ibisland
WORK OR HAVE Invest, Lamborghini, Llum Bcn, McLaren, Mercedes-Benz, MID i Disseny per
viure al Museu del Disseny de Barcelona, MTL Brands, Orbitel, Projeckta,
WORKED WITH: SA Mobilities, Scutum Logistics, Seat, Telefónica I+D, Tous, Volvo, VMoto
Europa, Zicla, etc.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS ADMISSION PROCESS

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE HAVING COMPLETED SECONDARY SCHOOL ADMISSION TEST

(4 years, 240 ECTS). (any A-levels or advanced vocational training). And an interview with the orientation
and admissions department.

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