Program that aims to view design and visual culture from a comprehensive and multidisciplinary perspective.
The Master's in Design and Visual Culture looks at design and visual culture from a broad and multidisciplinary perspective, developing work in areas as diverse as visual communication, graphic design, illustration, digital interfaces, motion design, photography, typography, editorial design, comics and animation.
The Master's degree is centred on creative, contemporary and multidisciplinary design activity, with an intense practical load accompanied by reflection and critical analysis, thus promoting ‘knowing how to do’ and “knowing how to think”.
Possibility of specialising in the area in which the student wishes to pursue a career, from the 2nd semester onwards.
Throughout the programme, the aim is to prepare students for producing their own portfolio, self-promotion and career management.
Start date
September
Duration
2 years
Schedule
Post-work
Language
Portuguese & English
The Master's program provides contact with the business world through seminars and workshops with industry professionals, such as the masterclass: 'A publicação de fotografias em livros e Photo Books,' with Filipa Valladares from STET Livros e Fotografias. It also promotes collaborations with real clients, such as the visual identity of the GEN Summit in Lisbon.
Additionally, it includes the Cross Master's Project, where students from different Design Master's programs at IADE work together in disciplines like Art Direction and Digital Interfaces, developing projects for organizations such as Entourage (a Brazilian company specializing in organizing musical events) or Associação Marinha do Tejo and Lispolis (Lisbon’s Technological Park).
Filipe Figueiredo
Assistant Professor at IADE and researcher at UNICOM/IADE, at the Centre for Theatre Studies (FLUL) and responsible for the project PERPHOTO - Performing the gaze. Crossings between photography and theatre in Portuguese and international context. He studies Photography and the History of Photography, Image and Visual Culture.
Fábrica integrates the Project Unit, the Technical Laboratories, and the Observatory. It is also a platform for showcasing ideas, projects, and creative challenges in which IADE students participate. In this unit, where value and knowledge are created, there is a clear focus on the relationship between students, professors, laboratories, and civil society.
The Master's program aims to train professionals for current and future visual communication, preparing them to work in various contexts and professional roles, in industries as diverse as advertising, publishing, and culture.
Graduates with a Master's in Design and Visual Culture will also be prepared to pursue a career in teaching or academic research.
Martin Stanilov
Candidates interested in joining IADE can apply throughout the year. The application process is limited by existing vacancies and the suitability of the candidate's profile to the study cycle of interest.
To start the admission process, the candidate must follow these 3 steps.
Accreditation and Report by A3ES for the Master's Degree in Design and Visual Culture.
Registration R/A -Ef 212/2011/AL05, of 27/04/2023 (DGES).
Order no. 6016/2023 of 29 May 2023, II series, no. 103 DR.
Approach design and visual culture from a broad and multidisciplinary perspective.
O Mestrado em Design e Publicidade assenta na junção das áreas do design e do marketing. Conhece o programa aqui.
Programa único e especializado que permite a compreensão de todo o processo do desenho de produto e espaço e ainda a criação de soluções interativas.
Oportunidade de estudar e investigar em design com designers e integrar uma reputada Unidade de Investigação em Design.
