Design expression goes to an era of customization with individual voice from an era of massive production. Students study the basic methodology about site-specific or event-specific design based on individual’s various needs. They can cultivate an ability to decision making in society’s overall situation and creating their own unique design language.

Based on basic camera mechanism of digital camera which is learned on class, Students enhance photography design sense by pursuing film technique which is not fewer than intermediate level with the usage of studio lights and a lot of expression of digital photography by digital post-correction and synthesis. In addition, students utilize the programs such as Phase One Capture One Pro, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop in class and set a goal of improvement of expression technique of digital photograph and the level of completion of creative photograph image through right interpolation and a variety of post-correction of camera raw image.

This subject is a foundation subject for stereoscopic modeling. Students understand a property of matter constructing the object and learn the ability of form giving which draws a form.

This is a tool subject for development of ability of interactive design based on screen through coding. Students deals with multimedia coding giving an interaction to the image, text, animation, video, and sound by using Scratch language, coding that operates 點/線/面/色/文 by Processing language.

Students broaden visual horizon of their expression ability by practice of basic drawing. Moreover they encourage their visualization ability that enables them to express the meaning and message which they want to deliver.

This subject is a basic, essential knowledge subject of required creative attitude to designers. Its objective is development of original suggestion of problem and thinking of converting the idea based on wide interdisciplinary approach. Students considers of various issues, realizes their idea by their own reinterpretation and application to a variety of media. Through this, students construct the foundation having both free thought without determining the board between design theory and reality and basis of modeling.

Color, the powerful tool that delivers the message of design and important factor of design, is essential for various design fields. In Understanding of Color, students study color-related main theories such as color perception, color system, color harmony, and color psychic, develop their expertise of color doing practice process such as color arrangement simultaneously.

This subject develops culture history knowledge of formative activities which has developed with human history. Students study various factors affected during the historical artwork producing process, a lot of innovative moment of many aspects, and how the flow of improvement is affected by society, culture, and politics.

Students understand the photography as a key role of visual image in the 21st century and utilize basic camera mechanism after learning. They study correct exposure by manual control of camera and various photographic expression skills including color sense in the first half of semester, then study original features of photography media by pursuing various digital photography image based on what they learned in the second half of semester.

This subject sets a goal of idea expression or original characteristic through learning process with creative thinking and experimental methodology. Students’ object is cultivating design sense, by expressing their experienced feelings and thinking through sense of visual, hearing, taste, and smell in various situation. They also develop original view point and expression ability by free expression of abstract idea with communication and free form. They cultivate ability of expression of design language thinking and process with materialized expression method that applies convergence thinking to business in the Genre-over, Out of Bounds, Hybrid modern period.

This subject is the related subject to Making Workshop(1). Students understand various materials of objects and practice tools for processing the material and manufacturing process.

This subject is tool subject with purpose of developing ability to do interactive design based on the electronic circuit with Arduino and physical computing. Student study the basis of digital output such as LED and buzzer, digital input of various switches, analogue input of various sensors, and analogue output such as servomotors.

Students understand the theory and feature of dot, line, and face which are basic elements of formation. In addition, with this understanding, their objective is cultivation of ability to construct diverse plane formations and experimental formation. Furthermore they consider the basic formation principle and expression method such as rhythm, motion, symmetry, proportion with using dot, line, and face.

This subject’s objective is acquiring basic academic knowledge which can be used in diverse courses, by learning design history in the middle of the background where design field expands gradually. Furthermore students consider the future direction of design with ruminating on the design history in politics, economy, society, technology, and culture field.

This subject focuses on developing ability of idea convergence and experience sensitivity by experimenting the drawing which can help students to do concept thinking that is suitable to purpose under the certain circumstances, based on their basic drawing skills. Students cultivate image reconstruction ability through controlling formative constructive factors with line, tone, and other traditional drawing technique. However, it’s not off the point of drawing concept and contents within abstract and representational work, and this subject’s objective can be achieved by materialization of connection between modern sense drawing technique and traditional technique. Students study reinterpretation of form and creative thinking process and learn the experimental expression method by themselves, also have an opportunity to develop each other by persistent debate and critics to each other’s work.

Students learn the basis of filming such as manual of video camera, basic video grammar such as shot, sequence, and long-take, also develop video production ability by learning basic technique of digital editorial software. With this, they investigate the feature of video that intermediates the time, and how this feature works on the narrative. Furthermore, they plan the concept of storyboard making concretely, and practice the video production and communication training through work procedure and presentation by individual or group.

Based on creative problem solving ability that they experienced through 1st year’s process, students interpret phenomenon and trend of society, culture, and technology, etc. This subject’s objective is broadening the width of thought and connecting it with logic. Experimental idea project of this curriculum provide the students experience of various thinking method, and the students experience the design methodology and whole design process through research project based on social issue and analytic thinking. In addition, they develop delivery ability of efficient thinking through group debate and plan of new way of presentation. Idea discussion, idea development, and collaboration sketch during the class are important.

This subject is advanced curriculum connected with Making Workshop(1) and (2). Students study prototyping materialization ability to express their design concept as formative language with suitable ability and suitable construction.

Students understand the basic materialization principle of Web and practice basic skill such as HTML5 and CSS to create Web. They study Web expression form and interaction and Web based media to use it as expression tool of creative design. Also, they enhance their degree of understanding of a lot of service and platform based on Web.

This subject is for studying the basis of typography which can be the center of graphic design. This subject emphasizes efficient utilization of typography as a visual language delivering message through the class of typography’s history, theory and practice. Student develop sophisticated typography utilization ability through various practice and challenge including proportion that is typography’s utilization as a visual language delivering message based on understanding of type’s feature and letterforms, hierarchy followed by information system, and legibility, etc.

Students study the process of copy creation which helps creative, emotive strategy in advertisement producing process. They learn the process and the factors which is necessary to persuasive communication based on design and liberal arts, through deducing advertisement concept from the story that products or brand has and developing it to consumer word such as headline, slogan, and narration.

This class is for investigation of creative utilization method of ‘Sound’ as a tool. Students learn basic technique such as the basis of usage of microphone and recorder, the basis of digital sound editing, and the usage of basic sequencer, etc. They experience the process of designing the sound suitable for certain concept.

Motion Design(1)

Students understand idea sketch and draft which are necessary to materialization of design. Their objective is development of basic ability of expression through hand drawing with utilizing CAD program and marker.

Students develop their expression ability as designers through learning a kill of materializing design of the object which can be expected by using computer modeling software such as 3D Max, Rhino, etc.

Students proceed with an integrated project through fusion based on their various knowledge that they got from Core course for three semesters, all by themselves. Project outcome including excavation of design concept to materialized expression method will be shared with audience in end term’s Foundation show.

Students research various, experimental methodology for efficient meaning delivery through the image and typography which can be regarded as two major elements of visual language. This class focuses on various utilization of visual language including typography and image, such as Type as Image or changing meaning system by relation setting between type and image.

Students study the theory and practice of visual image as an important element of communication design. They experience various expression technique and meaning delivery method freely.

This subject is the most basic class for advertising design. Students study the process of viewing the object in different way by discovery or deliberately, and process of drawing commercial image with intention and meaning. Furthermore, they learn the basic theory for real advertisement production, and cultivate basic ability to convert the fact into visual advertisement language.

This class is advanced course of Visual Studio(3). Students cultivate problem solving ability with typography in design process. Also they study the role and the importance of typography in advertisement or visual communication, and search for effective utilization of typography through experimental, sensitive expression which fits for various media environment.

This subject is for planning the Web service with service value like business, designing Web service experience for user. Students experience and practice the utilization of various frameworks which facilitates the materialization of Web service, and have the practical exercise of whole Web service including planning of Web service, materialization, and service management.

This class is related with Motion Design(1). Students understand motion graphics in various media including basic field of this, such as movie and broadcast. They proceed with a motion design project with advanced storytelling and learn advanced software technique.

Students study the method of producing 3D graphic with 3D software, focusing on design. They understand 3D graphic’s feature, basic construction and utilization method by using 3D Studio Max, Maya, etc. They learn basis of 3D animation such as 3D modeling, material expression, space organization, digital lighting, and rendering.

This class is advanced course of 3D Object Modeling(1). Students maximize the modeling, material mapping, animation effect, image processing technique by cultivation of skill ability such as V-ray, KeyShot.

This subject is for practicing analogue craftsmanship that differentiated from digital trend and providing the opportunity of cooperation between product design and craft technique.

This subject suggests new value and concept which can contribute to our life with convergence research based on human activity, psychology, sensitivity, and instinct.

This subject sets a goal of learning decision factor of color in color design and applying the color design process which is planned with business practice mainly to the design. For this, students analyzes color with digital color system and practice the process of deducing the color palette and color application of design.

The knowledge of producing prototype with using digital fabrication tools has to be acquired for materialization of experimental UX Design and interaction design. Students learn the utilization method of various digital devices such as laser cutter machines, 3D printer, and vinyl cutting machines, and study with creative investigation of various new and old materials which can be utilized to digital fabrication.

Students cultivate the experimental spirit of the convergence designer as they research the possibility of sorts, features, and processing method of various materials with materiality and immateriality.

Students sets a goal of acquiring basic academic knowledge which can be used in various course as they learn design theory about expanding design fields’ situation of the times. Also thy consider the future direction of design by ruminating the design history in politics, economy, society, technology, and culture field.

This is team-teaching class of two professors who have different expertise. Students interpret the theme suggested by professors and imagine freely without bounding to expression method or limitation then suggest the design solution. Students also experience the co-operation process that students who have different strength of expression method make a team and take each role. Theme suggested as assignment is various, including persistent design, display design, public design, suggestive issue, etc. The theme will be selected newly by each semester.

Before studying total advertisement project, students study the making process of commercial video systemically, which is essential. Students learn a basic theory of commercial video mainly, message construction through analysis of excellent cases, and understand basic process of real making through writing a story board and PPM.

Students learn the advanced curriculum of traditional visual communication design materialization through composition of image design such as graphic, photography, and illustration. Students maximize the layout ability which is necessary to a designer and experience rational an harmonious design producing process by various experiments.

Students study traditional graphic design with New Media mainly. They investigate new design field that technology is grafted onto the traditional graphic design such as electronic publishing, interactive poster, etc.

This class is about visualization of information by using photography, symbol. color, and text, etc, making more effective communication than before through the visualization. Students express and sort the quantity, quality, category, degree of old and new of a lot of information through various factors such as chart, graph, map, diagram, and timeline, etc.

This subject is for learning the basic concept of design research and practicing it. Students understand the design problem by studying the research dealing with service field where they meet and watch the consumer mainly, data extraction and modeling through service context research, study how to deduce the design concept based on design problem.

Students study the build, process, layout, GUI which meet the needs of users and enhancing the interaction. In addition they learn effective visual interface design strategy by experiencing the variety of design and materialize interface design for original problem solving through information and experience from performing the visualization method as an assignment.

Students plan, design and make the media for delivering message through interaction. Media can be suggested in various forms such as Interactive graphics, Website, Mobile Computing, Physical Object, Public Installation, Media Facade, and Media Art, etc. Students understand the feature of interaction as a communication language for delivering message and enhance their interaction designer ability through investigating the unique grammar of interaction.

Students understand the relationship between human and object, experience whole object design process from thinking of idea to deduction of final output. Through this they develop the ability of concept planning and design problem solving based on the context.

This subject is for learning relationship between everyday object in our lives and interaction in new era of Internet of Things. Students’ goal is cultivating the basic quality of creating and developing innovative lifestyle.

In this course, students deduce the design which can lead the future through service of its product and research the total concept which is made by fusion of technological feature and value. They can create service convergence type product design by developing innovative factor technology for each step.

In digital media society that changes rapidly, the brand only can survive though branding process including a series of strategic communication activities constructed by media brand’s vision and mission as main factors, beyond the establishment work of the identity through logo or symbol design. Therefore this subject is for analysis of change of media environment surrounding the brand and factors which repeat necessary change through the change. Based on this, this subject sets a goal of whole branding work by brand feature and vision, which is enhancement of strategic planning and design work ability.

This subject sets a objective of learning communication process with printed media, for recognizing purpose and composition of editorial design as information delivery media and cultivating editorial design ability for rational information expression/information delivery. Students cultivates layout ability for printed matters’ stereoscopic beauty, learns practice progress of editorial design through brochure making process.

Students study the possibility of various idea development for effective communication in complex media era. They investigate communication ability based on communication composition such as message, media, etc. Also they experience concept setting which fits for purpose of design and idea development process considering actual production.

This subject is advanced course of Illustration. Students experiment and research the storytelling technique with visualization expression. They study it with objective of figuring out individual own visual language through theme visualization work using with Illustration.

Students develop new branding through discovery and development of creative storytelling and original form of contents. They develop idea with design concept and produce design identity program. Also they investigate the possibility of design utilization through various media.

This subject is advanced course of 3D Motion Graphics(1). Students learn advanced technique of 3D modeling, special effect and animation through learning more advanced 3D Software than that of 3D Motion Graphics(1), also they learn suitable 3D graphic utilization method for various media by studying design project mainly.

Students understand the design problem using the statistics methodology and learn how to utilize it in design. They experience the necessity of the statistics methodology and its utilization range, basic concept of statistics data, and the data analysis with design utilization of it. Furthermore they cultivate knowledge and experience for data expert of design field.

Students study advanced Computational Drawing, by learning concept of 3D drawing, noise, class as using Processing language. Also they analyze camcorder’s signal at pixel level and learn Computational Painting such as real time video interaction which uses opanCV and Kinect.

Based on understanding of media and basic knowledge of Interface+Interaction design, students cultivate nonlinear contents design and delivery ability. They deliver outstanding visual message and the story from experience with using interactivemedia through the process including from design planning to project performance. Furthermore they study with theoretical discussion of various media platform such as crossmedia and transmedia, investigate it as practice.

This subject is for learning concept of space where the products places. Students can experience fields for exhibition such as display, installation, show window design, and lighting method.

Students study Color, Material, Finishing method, the three factors necessary for high quality finishing on surface, and cultivate ability of maximizing their design’s level of completion.

As a part of local regeneration or local cultural regeneration process, this subject is for experiencing convergence design process which is conducted by resident participation. Various outcome such as branding with identity of local, space design based on local culture and history, an objet grafted onto local feature, and visual image, can be released.

Students research universal, human engineering design which can be managed by men and women of all ages and disabled and able-bodied people. They cultivate ability of contributing to persuasion of human basic value.

This is team-teaching class of two professors who have different expertise, just like Design Convergence Studio(2) class. Students interpret the theme suggested by professors and imagine freely without bounding to expression method or limitation then suggest the design solution. Students also experience the co-operation process that students who have different strength of expression method make a team and take each role. Theme suggested as assignment is various, including persistent design, display design, public design, suggestive issue, etc. The theme will be selected newly by each semester.

Students study unified advertisement project and get training that they produce various culture contents affecting as little as enterprises and as big as whole society through what they studied. They experience experiment process which constitutes a campaign, by using various media for communication, understanding and spreading, and grafting modern and future technology which enables mutual communication.

Beyond image design, students study the advanced course of various visual communication design with traditional printing media such as edit, book, poster, and package design. They learn a bit more experimental and original expression composition in depth, for visual completion of design concept which is conformable to social and economical purpose.

Students learn graphic design in the view of digital/new media in depth. They investigate the new area with grafting the technology onto traditional graphic design, such as high-quality electronic publication, electronic edit, movie intro with adding the digital graphic factors to traditional design, etc.

This subject is advanced course of Information Design(1), setting a goal of student’s experiencing the dynamic information design which is application of static infographic, data visualization, and interactive information design connected to physical. In this class, theory of principle, factor, method, information organizing and meaning generation, and perceptual psychology of information design is advanced, students understand the type and method of information visualization through various case study of it. They conduct practical task with connecting to interface design and interaction design depending on the feature of the platform.

This subject is advanced subject of UX DESIGN 1. Students practice various methods of evaluating design in perspective of service and system design, reflect the evaluation result in design improvement, and study UX design that manages user experience. They experience UX design as business tool through persistent management of UX.

This subject is advanced subject of Interface Design(1). As a purpose of the class, students understand expansion interface design such as circular interface, transparent and flexible interface as they research modern and future interface design in macroscopic and microscopic viewpoint including trend, technology, service environment, and constraint, and produce interface design that is suitable for each interface. Through this class, with connection between information design and interaction design, they construct form factor of physical interface which is suitable for each platform, experience the digital interface’s GUI component visualization method, and produce the prototype following it.

This subject is connected to Interactive Media Design(1). Students plan, design, and produce the media for delivering message through interaction. The media’s form can be various, such as interactive graphics, Web site, mobile computing, physical object, public installation, media facade, media art, etc. The students understand the feature of interaction as communication language and develop the ability of interaction designer through the unique grammar.

This is advanced course of Contextual Object Design(1). Students experience the improvement of usability and the innovation of experience by combining the contents, process, UI, and UX, which enhance the interaction between objects and people.

This subject is connected to Smart Life Design(1). This subject’s objective is cultivating the ability to suggest and direct the object and the space that contributes to making our lives more convenient and special.

This is advanced course of Product Innovation & Service(1). This subject fosters the convergence designers who can deal with the 4th industry revolution by educating the program ability to interconnect on-line service to off-line products.

This is the advanced branding design course which sets a goal of in-depth understanding of branding that has close influence to change of society and culture by persistently developing and expanding technology, and searching the solution as designers. Students learn a role of the designer who deals with and leads the new environment with the most effective media utilization plan of deduced theme and strategy.

This subject is for researching various innovation methodology of new business model which can be the foundation of Startup enterprise, analyzing and practicing the various cases of design products and service.

Students study the plan and construction of creative contents in priority based on foundation competence of editorial design. They experiment artistic concept book design which is expanded from the book’s form as traditional knowledge delivery medium.

This subject is for planning and designing the mobile service based on understanding of mobile platform and market. Students perform the design which reflects proper user experience to mobile platform, interaction, GUI, service production environment. They study the prototyping which connects the mobile service they designed to final development and the method of communication.

The wearable, having a meaning of ‘get dressed’ or ‘be able to put on’, is expanding its possibility boundlessly as digital media which contains various physical sensory, cultural emotion, and communication, beyond the functional utilization that users always carry it. In modern times, the wearable design which controls with physical sensory like tactile sensation, body temperature, heartbeat, sweat, and demand of its technology field is enhancing. Therefore students contemplate the wearable interface and inclusive experience design through the user scenario, then materialize the wearable prototype through practice.

This subject provides technological basis which is necessary for producing prototype of IoT design project. Students deal with Bluetooth/Zigbee near field communication, RF middle distance communication, WiFi long distance communication universally by utilizing Arduino and Processing. With this, they materialize the extensive interaction without limitation of space and time between input device and output device.

Students develop ability of materializing reactive environment which people can be immersed in with wearing HMD and data glove, as the students give interaction to background and object made in Cinema 4D with the code that they learned and made with Unity.

This subject is for cultivating not only designer’s visual sense but also marketing strategy ability. Students develop ability of enhancing the package’s surface & skin, and constructive level of completion.

Students develop visual system(2D) applicable to wide-ranging environments, and suggest the design with understanding(3D) of the utilization and scale depending on people’s pattern of behavior and media as the visual factors meet the space and environment.

This subject is for challenge and suggestion of a differentiated design by motivation to design diversely. Students proceed with voluntary and independent project setting their subject of research which is appropriate to own identity freely.

Students study the various visual management ability such as research of formative language determining object’s aesthetic impression, layout applied to surface of the products, pattern, and graphics.

This subject is focusing on sustainability of our society. Students cultivate the mind to practice good design by learning appropriate skills which contributes to earth environment.

This subject is for cultivating ability to design digital media utilized for the contents with performance such as music concert, dance, circus, play, and musical, and to develop the prototype.

This subject is for graduation project of Department of Design Convergence. In the first semester, planning test of the project’s theme, approach to the theme, and design planning, and intermediate test of technological research and the first draft will be in progress.

A new or different technology from other fields in circulation on market, is always fresh material for design. In this class, students research the newest technology ahead of the times and conduct the design work utilizing it. Concentrations of this class can be changed in every semester, also the design outcome from this class can be changed based on what technology the students use.

Students determine their research subject from the field they interested in by discussion with a professor. Then they conduct their research with individual weekly meeting with professor during a semester.

This subject is an experimental and innovative studio subject for 4th year. Students connect with industrial enterprises and conduct their practical project and research task with various channels regardless of platform.

This subject is for investigation of method that uses digital media as artistic expression. Students study the difference between design and arts, the grammar of artwork as artistic language. Then they conduct the pure art or public art project with digital media and experience the communication with audience through their exhibition in end of term.

Students can learn various market information, actual know-how for studio operation from the designers who succeed to found. They prepare the successful Startup business strategy through this study.

Students study various method of utilizing Artificial Intelligence technology, plan and suggest the design of service based on it. In addition they understand the robot as new method of service expression and materialization, and design the robot being mode fits for the service and service interaction. Furthermore they study the method of proper expression of the designed service and interdisciplinary communication.

Students study the theory and practice focusing on amusing meaning of design. They produce various outcomes by wide approach with playful concept in a variety of design fields.

This subject is for the graduation project which is necessary for the graduation from Department of Design Convergence. In 2nd semester, the level of completion of the project is examined. After the final screening of the projects’ appropriateness, graduation exhibition will be held.

In this class, students can learn the field business as the design intern in enterprise and get credit. Students who do an internship during vacation get credit, and other students who do the internship during the semester also can take this class. Students learn and share their experience from different enterprises. The students who finished their internship present their outcome and course in the class in the beginning of the semester, and the flawed part of this presentation will be finished as additional assignment and final project presentation.

This subject is connected to Co-op Project(1). This subject intends to make an opportunity of field business, network construction, and employment through cooperation with industrial enterprises.

This subject is connected to Design Startup(1). This subject set a goal of cultivating planning ability for founding. Students develop the product branding and marketing ability as they learn the interrelation of general environment such as classification of market, market investigation, consumers’ preference, trend, social issue, and circulation market.

Students who are on their last semester organize the data to explain their identity of beginner designer as preparing their advance into society, as they take this class. They set and write the curriculum vitae and portfolio’s direction which is appropriate to various objective such as employment at big companies, small companies, overseas employment, and going on to school. Also their effective presentation ability to delivery their writing effectively is examined.