Contemporary Design

Creative Digital Design

MUO-E5046 Creative Digital Design, 6 ECTS

Digital design is a relatively new toolset, process and a medium. Therefore, there are a lot of possibilities for exploring the boundaries of digital design and one’s skillset. During the course, the student has a chance to learn about and explore the creative use of digital design. Every student carries out an explorative project in the area of digital design. After the course, the student has the possibility to continue the project as a personal project 2-10 cr.
close-up of a digitally created crystal chip

Anssi Ahonen

Lecturer

Please note that this is not a traditional software course where you learn the ins and outs of a specific program (i.e. CAD course) but rather a course where you utilize and build upon your existing skills in new ways.

After the course the student can: 

  • Identify different areas of digital design
  • Experiment with, analyze & detect digital processes that offer novel possibilities
  • Create new designs, processes, or expressions by using digital tools
A sculpture made of white hexagons

Goccia d’Acqua (2023)

Educational hydrophobic drop race
by Dario Aguet

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Close up of a 3D printed chair

Mushroom Chair (2023)

3D printing
by Xuanpu Huang

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AI chairs - yellow sun like one, rainbow coloured round one, green octopus chair, cloud chair

Virtual Chairs (2023)

by Minchen Haga Stenersen

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A cloud like transparent, bubbly shape on a light blue background

Growth Chair (2023)

Digital animation
by Mattia Anderle

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Three images describing the process of dual colour clay 3D printing

The Colgate Project (2023)

Dual vertical color ceramic printing
by Tuomas Laakkonen

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Process images showing a branch in real life and then in a 3D software after it has been scanned
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