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Overview

The course in brief

Presentation

The degree program is divided into three years and two curricula.

At Genoa, the curriculum in Product and Communication Design prepares the professional to operate between the moment of conception and the moment of production, taking into account aesthetic, functional and environmental aspects; it also prepares you to design communication and graphics with analog, digital and multimedia tools for contemporary forms of information dissemination. The curriculum allows you to participate in the selection for the double-degree course with Beijing University of Chemical Technology.

At La Spezia, the curriculum in Design of Boating trains a figure capable of working within the recreational boating industry with particular specificity in the area of boat design, construction and refitting.

Learning by doing

Design has always been the professional activity that combines technical scientific knowledge with practical skills.

The designer is placed among the creative world, among artisans and makers, through project preparation that takes the form of building models, prototypes and mock-ups.

By participating in seminars, workshops and in-company internships you will experience teamwork and the complex relationship between product design and industrialization.

Professional outlets

The main employment outlets are professions in the areas of industrial product, boating, and communication. These can be carried out in public and private institutions, professional firms, design companies, boatyards, artisan workshops, publishing and advertising companies, exhibition organizations, museums and galleries.

What you will learn

Come sono fatte le cose

I materiali e le tecniche di costruzione, di assemblaggio e di accoppiamento

La storia delle cose e dei loro Maestri

Attraverso esperienze di lettura dei progetti e analisi critiche delle opere universalmente riconosciute come icone

Gli strumenti dei designer

Software per la grafica, la modellazione, il rendering, la stampa 3D, ma anche le matite colorate e i Pantone

Le Teorie del progetto

Spirale progettuale, Design Thinking, User Centred Design e altri ancora

I fondamenti dell'ergonomia

La base scientifica per l'usabilità degli oggetti

Come si imposta un progetto

Si parte dal concept, seguono i bozzetti, poi il progetto preliminare e quello esecutivo

I designer di prodotto

Lavoreranno su packaging, prodotti per l'utenza allargata, interfacce robot, mobility design e... molto altro ancora

I designer della comunicazione

Lavoreranno su siti web, pubblicità, comunicazione sociale, app e... molto altro ancora

I designer della nautica

Lavoreranno su barche a vela, barche a motore, layout esterni e allestimenti interni e... molto altro ancora

tutti i designer

Lavoreranno per il prodotto sostenibile, sul ciclo vita e sul riuso

Did you know that.

Potrai partecipare a eventi e manifestazioni da protagonista

Il curriculum in Design del prodotto e della comunicazione ti permette di partecipare alla selezione per il percorso a doppio titolo con la Beijing University of Chemical Technology

Incontrerai ospiti accademici e dell'industria

Il lavoro di gruppo è favorito e incoraggiato

Ti eserciterai su progetti di partner industriali che collaborano con l'Università

Farai esperienza professionale diretta con stage e tirocini

Contents

The Craft of the Designer

It is work prepared by a background that mixes technical, humanistic, and artistic skills.

We are a group of innovators who are transforming the world, bringing new ideas and new approaches.

You may not know that our craft includes:

  • interaction designer
  • car designer
  • fashion designer
  • art director
  • game designer
  • social innovation designer
  • exhibit designer
  • light designer
  • interior designer
  • yacht designer

With our bachelor's degree program you will have the foundation to complete master's studies and enter these professions.

Course structure

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For each curriculum there are 180 CFUs in 3 years, articulated the monographic courses and thematic and design workshops.

In the educational project, space is found:

  • basic science subjects
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  • characterizing design subjects
  • historical-humanities subjects
  • differentiated subjects for the two curricula

Coordinator

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9274_Silvia Pericu
Welcome to the Degree Course in Product and Nautical Design! You can become a protagonist of Industry 4.0, of the new frontiers of communication, of Italian Design. Students, faculty, tutors and all the staff are strongly committed to orient the 'design culture' towards sustainability, reuse and respect for the environment.

Silvia Pericu

Where we are

Genoa Branch - curriculum in Product and Communication Design
Polytechnic School - Department of Architecture and Design (DAD)
Stradone Sant'Agostino 37
16123 Genoa
+39 010 2095660
sportello.architettura@unige.it

La Spezia Branch - curriculum in Boating Design
University Campus La Spezia
Viale Nicolò Fieschi 16/18
19123 La Spezia
+39 0187 751265
https://campus-laspezia.unige.it/

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Sportello Unico Studenti Politecnica
Stradone S. Agostino 37, Genoa
studenti.poli@unige.it

University Campus La Spezia
Viale Nicolò Fieschi 16/18
19123 La Spezia
didattica@promostudi.it

Orientation
orientamentodad@unige.it

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