Graphic Design
Acquire the techniques and tools you need to tell stories with images that evoke emotions and have a positive impact on both the sector and society
Barcelona
On campus
ESP
Bachelor of Arts
Language
Spanish
Start date
September 2025
Frequency
Full time
Fruition
On campus
Duration
4 Years
Credits
240 ECTS
Turn your creative talent into your profession! A program to find your voice in graphic design, explore new forms of expression and participate in real projects for leading companies in the sector.
The Bachelor of Arts in Design, specialising in Graphic Design is for aspiring designers who want to define their own professional, artistic identity to communicate visually, evoke an emotional response and transmit values to encourage responsible consumption, sustainable living and solidarity. To do this, we develop social responsibility projects with NGOs, local shops and associations.
In this 4-year degree you’ll learn to work with text, colour, images, symbols and illustrations to find concepts and ideas and turn them into designs in a variety of formats to send your message to your audience.
You’ll develop real projects to acquire new skills, enriching your experience and refining your style using the most advanced technologies in the sector. It’s a very personal learning experience, with no more than 20 students per class.
There are 60 places available for first-year students majoring in Graphic Design. Of these places, there is no specific number assigned by pathway or language.
The Bachelor of Arts has a total of 240 ECTS credits divided into four academic years. It is valid throughout the European Higher Education Area and, to all intents and purposes, is equivalent to an official university degree, and accredited by the Agency for the Quality of the University System. This program enables access to official master’s degrees.
Information to decide
Learn your trade in a creative, multidisciplinary and international environment, developing projects for real brands under the guidance of lecturers who have already made their mark in the professional design world.
The degree methodology is based on learning by doing, encouraging interdisciplinary interaction with other areas of Visual Communication, Design, Design Strategies, Fashion and Management in collaborative workshops and joint projects.
Each subject you study is another step on the way to defining your own personal style as a professional graphic designer, a style you’ll refine with every project you work on.
The syllabus sets increasingly demanding goals as the 4-year course progresses, culminating in a Final Project working for a real company.
At the end of the 4-year program you’ll have all the resources you need for every aspect of a visual communication campaign: posters, banners, merchandising, a magazine, packaging for any kind of product, and digital platforms.
This program is for inquisitive people with questions to answer, who want to use graphic design to make a positive impact on society.
If you’re a creative person who wants to approach this profession from a critical, original and contemporary point of view, if you want to make your mark developing different proposals for a variety of settings, this is the program for you.
With a BA in Design, specialising in Graphic Design at IED Barcelona you’ll learn all the ins and outs of the complex world of graphic design. In this 4-year program you’ll delve into every area of visual communication where graphics are used, learning to adapt your proposals to meet the current and future demands of a constantly evolving sector.
Working with real brands and clients and gaining work experience in a professional environment, you’ll discover the most effective way to use the latest techniques and tools in the design industry.
Being able to study design in a city like Barcelona opens doors for you on the international market: you’ll find many creative design studios and a bustling design scene in Barcelona, so it’s very competitive on the European graphic design market.
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Syllabus
What will you learn?
The first year introduces you to the basic concepts of design, project culture and methodology. You’ll be actively encouraged to break the mould, to create and communicate.
First Semester
Design Fundamentals I
Representation Techniques I
Project Communication I
An introduction to Marketing
Science Applied to Design
Form and Colour
Second Semester
Design Fundamentals II
Representation Techniques II
Project Communication II
Technical Drawing I
Sociology
Volume
Year Subject
The History of Art and Design
What will you learn?
In the second year of the graphic design course you’ll study the technological and design tools you need to communicate a simple but effective visual message. You’ll learn the importance of typography in an editorial context, of narrative language in audiovisual production and discover motion graphics.
First Semester
Graphic Design Computing I
Graphic Design Animation Techniques
Graphic Design Workshop I
The History of Graphic Design
Semiotics
Graphic Design Techniques
Graphic Design Photography I
Typography I
Second Semester
Audiovisual Graphic Design
Digital Communication I
Graphic Design Computing II
Typography II
Digital Communication II
Interdisciplinary Project
What will you learn?
In the third year you’ll gain experience with companies and work on more technical and complex projects, developing prototypes and calculating real production costs. You’ll work on corporate identity, packaging, signage and poster designs.
First Semester
Graphic Design Strategy and Management
Workshop II
Corporate Identity Project
Editing Techniques
Project Communication III
Project I
Second Semester
Creativity
Calligraphy, Serigraphy and Engraving Workshop
Interactive Communication and Editorial Project
Contemporary Communication
Packaging Project
Multidisciplinary Workshop I
What will you learn?
In the fourth year you’ll put what you’ve learnt into practice in the form of mandatory work experience, and choose a professional specialisation. Last but not least, you’ll culminate the year with your Final Project working for a real company.
First Semester
Motion Graphics
Workshop III
Eco-design
Project II
Digital Communication III
Professional Work Experience
Multidisciplinary Workshop II
Second Semester
Final Project
Inside the labs
+3
Hybrid Lab
+3
XR Lab
+2
Media Lab
+4
Printing Lab
+2
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