The Design Interactions programme explores new roles, contexts and approaches for interaction design in relation to the social, cultural and ethical impact of existing and emerging technologies.
Projects, which are often speculative and critical, aim to inspire debate about the human consequences of different technological futures – both positive and negative. Students work closely with people outside the College, designing for the complex, troubled people we are, rather than the easily satisfied consumers and users we are supposed to be. Project outcomes are expressed through a variety of media including prototypes, performance, video and photography.
Graduates go on to work for multinational corporations, design consultancies, academic and industrial research labs, and increasingly, to set up their own design studios.
Download Design Interactions Programme Information Pack (PDF).
Design Interactions offers:
- a multidisciplinary environment: students have backgrounds in interaction design; digital media; fine art; product, graphic and furniture design; architecture; life sciences; biotech; social sciences; and computer science
- regular invitations to curate and exhibit student work in international museums, galleries and festivals
- world-leading design-led research, which attracts funding from industry, UK research councils and the EU
- opportunities for industry collaborations with companies such as Intel, Microsoft Research, Philips Design and Vodafone
- access to a network of world-leading experts and scientists working in nanotechnology, synthetic biology, robotics and neuroscience
- teachers who are leading practitioners
Open Days are held at the College between October and January of each academic year, to enable applicants to explore teaching programmes and meet staff and students.