Industrial designers study the way people
create, make and engage with things, find
pleasure, comfort and safety in activities, and
overcome their physical and psychological
limitations to the built environment.
Combining conventional research with an
emphasis on user-centred methodologies,
students learn to interpret people’s needs
and desires from aesthetic, material, and
corporeal (experimental) terms, and to
inform this methodology with knowledge of
the social, economic, ecological, ergonomic
and historical contexts that influence the

design process.

emily carr

university of art+design

DECODING
THE RESTAURANT

Interaction designers design for everyday life

by shaping those human experiences that sit
at the intersection of needs, business goals,
and technology. Through highly process-
driven research and evaluation methods, the
interaction designer focuses on human needs
and behaviour rather than just technological
facility. The need for interaction designers

to envision new interactive products,
services, systems and spaces has increased
exponentially in recent years in virtually all
industries. Interactive systems are present in
many areas of our daily lives from interactive
mobile devices and wearables, to online
services and automated systems, from
sensor-activated environments to social
networks, and to systems that enable a more

sustainable future.

DESIGN + DYNAMIC MEDIA

As societal issues become increasingly
complex, the need for effective nuanced
communication constantly intensifes.
The Communication Design program
allows students to explore and research
cultural, historical, technical, ecological
and theoretical issues in which to develop
an engaging and relevant design practice.
Communication Design offers a variety of
study streams, including publication design,
interactivity, wayfinding and information
design. Graduates of this program are part
of acommunity of thinkers and makers
who are capable of dealing with complex
ideas, situations and teams of experts, as
well as engaging the very people who use
their designs.

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