Visual

Design

Info

Contemporary life is full of complex messages, images, meanings, symbols, artifacts and rules. Visual design helps us understand the world around us, orients us in cities and museums, and shapes coherent and integrated visual identities, digital interfaces, and audiovisual products. The main goal of the course is to build a community united by a desire to explore and interrogate the broad field of graphic design and visual communication, transcending the traditional boundaries of the discipline and renewing its rules.

Credits

180

Duration

3 Years

Start

November

Language

ITA, ENG

Scientific Coordinator
Elisa Richelmi

Graphic and interior designer. In 2008 she founded XxY Studio. Over fifteen years her work has spanned visual identities for companies, organisations, product lines, and editorial projects, with a consistent focus on how visual languages develop and change over time.

Program

First year
Project Methodology
Drawing Techniques and Technology
History of Drawing and Graphic Art
Computer Graphic
Graphic Design 1
Photography
Design Methodology for Visual Communication 1
Visual Arts Techniques and Technologies
Theory of Perception and Psychology of Form
Workshops, Seminars, and Conferences
English Language

Second year
Theory and Methods of Mass Media
Computer Graphic 2
Advertising Communication
Graphic Design 2
Phenomenology of Contemporary Arts
Design Methodology for Visual Communication 2
Digital Video
History of Film and Video
Sociology of Communication
Student-Selected Course
Workshops, Seminars, and Conferences
English Language

Third year
History of Applied Arts
Digital Animation Techniques
Graphic Design 3
Brand Design
Digital Video 2
Professional Development
Semiotics of Art
Interaction Design
Workshops, Seminars, and Conferences
Student-Selected Course
Final Project (Thesis)

Who is it for

The course is for candidates who possess a high school diploma and students coming from Italian or foreign universities, with a keen interest in visual communication, from design (graphic, visual, digital design, lettering, photography, video) to anthropology and society (art history and history of design, sociology, semiotics, aesthetics, theories of communication)

Degree Awarded

Upon successful completion of the accredited programme, students are awarded a First Level Academic Diploma pursuant to Ministerial Decree No. 1216 of 31 August 2023, a qualification officially recognized by the Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR) within the AFAM system. Under the agreements within the Raffles Education network, students may also have the opportunity to obtain a Raffles e-Certificate in Visual Design, issued by Raffles University, in accordance with the network’s internal procedures and subject to the payment of the applicable additional fee.

Professional Opportunities

Graduates will be able to apply to traditional design roles such as visual designers, graphic designers, art/creative director, brand designer, digital designer, packaging designer. They will also be skilled designers of the digital age, thanks to their peculiar education, all interdisciplinary. They will be able to express themselves as UX/UI designer, motion graphic designer, designer for augmented reality and virtual reality.