2 Year Full time Post Graduate Diploma in Design
Approved by AICTE
The Post Graduate Diploma in Design seeks to create a new breed design professionals, who will be able to blend emerging technologies with traditional product design. The intent of the program is to create innovators who can develop tangible product hardware as well as software, backed with technology.
Students of the course will balance conventional design methods with the concepts of cross-pollinate technology. With its focus on emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, Internet of things (IoT), rapid digital fabrication, data analytics; contextualised to the emerging needs of a global marketplace. This blend of applied engineering and conventional design principles encourages impactful tangible product development, which have the true potential for commercial innovation.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The Post Graduate Diploma in Design seeks to create a new breed design professional; innovators who can develop tangible products, strategy or services backed with technologyWith its focus on emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, Internet of things (IoT), rapid digital fabrication, data analytics; contextualised to the emerging needs of a global marketplace. This blend of applied engineering and conventional design principles encourages impactful tangible ideas which have the true potential for commercial innovation.
Curriculum
Trimester 1
- Design Thinking
- Design Research Methods
- Design Theory & Elements
- History Of Design
- Design Culture & Society
- Design Project 1 - Social Innovation
Trimester 2
- Computer Aided Industrial Design
- Product Aesthetics & Semantics
- Materials & Manufacturing Processes
- Human Factors & Ergonomics,
- Models And Prototypes
- Design Project 2 - Tech Innovation
Trimester 3
- Business Design & Planning
- Quantitative Reasoning & Financial Methods
- Strategic Innovation Management
- Innovation Marketing & Branding
- Integrated Research & Development
- Design Studio 3 - Business Innovation
Trimester 4 (Specialisation)
Strategic Design
- Organisational Design
- Operations Management
- Digital & Social Marketing
- Service Design
- Entrepreneurial Strategy
Product Innovation
- Design For Manufacturing
- Automation
- Basic Robotics
- Biomimetics
- Internet Of Things.
Interaction Design
- Cognitive Ergonomic
- Interaction Design
- Programming
- Motion Graphics
- Virtual Reality
Trimester 5 (Electives)
Design Management Track
- IPR & Legal Systems
- Business Analytics
- Business Communication
Product Innovation
- Designing For Systems
- Augmented Reality
- Futurism Studies
Interaction Design
- Digital Production
- Data Visualisation
- Programming 2
Trimester 6
- Thesis Project
- Document Design
- Industry Interface Graduate Show.
The Indian School of Design & Innovation has received curriculum developmemt support from Parsons School of Designsince its establishment in 2013.
This unique partnership for curricular excellence ensures ISDI students have access to global contemprory curriculum, proven teaching learning methods enabling our students to be the design leaders of the future.
Faculty & Industry Interaction
Receive an insider’s view of the creative community as we bridge the gap between the industry and academia
Jayanta Chatterjee
Professor,IIT Kanpur
Abhimanyu Kulkarni
Creative Director,Philips Design India
Nitin Gupta
Expert Associate Partner, Digital McKinsey
Anish Tripati
Vice President,Media.Net
Nishant Bhaskar
Head, Innovation Cell,Godrej Appliances
Mithun Rodwittiya
Co-founder,2point5
Ex-Human Factors International
Manas Karambelkar
Sr. Interaction Designer,Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories
Apala Chavan
President,Human Factors International - Middle East, Asia, Africa, Australia
Praveen Juyal
Head of Design,Societe General Global Solution Centre
Priyanka Agarwal
Chief Experience Office, FractalInk Design Studio Pvt. Ltd.
Soumitra Bhat
Director, Strategic Innovation, Salesforce
Ajay Ravi Varma
Ethnography Manager Quantum Solutions
Prof. Amit Kundal
PhD in Design Thinking IIT Kanpur
Prof. Bhaskar Bhatt
Masters in Industrial DesignNational Institute of Design (NID), Ahemadabad
Prof. Shamit Shrivastav
Specialist in Business Innovation Practices
Prof. Anando Dutta
Communication Design National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad
Student Work
Projects designed by students under expert mentorship at ISDI's state-of-the-art design studios
Employers and Partners
ISDI alumni have been placed at numerous reputable companies, such as
ISDI Challenge
The Challenge for Post Graduate Diploma in Design (Approved by AICTE) constitutes a Creative Aptitude Test and a Personal Interview, taking place consecutively. This allows the Admissions Committee to assess the ability of a prospective student in showcasing his/her application skills, ideas and concepts in a practical milieu. You will be assessed for your conceptual skills and articulation; qualities that are required by you, both as an ISDI student and a future professional.
Eligibility
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering / Architecture / Design or equivalent.
B.F.A. (4 year professional program, after 10+2).
Professional Diploma in Design (NID/CEPT or equivalent of 4 years program after 10+2).
We accept GMAT, GATE, GRE, NID, CEED, ATMA and other competitive scores for PGDD.
For more information about ISDI and our facilities please see our prospectus.
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