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Division of Industrial Design Archive

About this Archive

This archive documents recent design platform and thesis projects by the Division of Industrial Design at NUS.

Design Platforms are topical design studios conducted in the Division of Industrial Design at the National University of Singapore. They are open to all undergraduate students from the second year. More than twenty design platforms run every year. These platforms are led by a team of design experts from both academia and industry, and the topics they cover range from product design, retail and spatial design, service design, interaction and experience design—to name a few. This myriad of different topics reflect the ever-expanding role of a designer. In these design platforms, students receive exposure to different areas of design, and also learn different approaches to designing from the individual studio leaders and industry collaborators.

The Design Thesis is a year long design research project that final year undergraduate students engage with under the mentorship of a faculty advisor. Students are required to research and investigate opportunities to develop a comprehensive design project. The major topics addressed in this level include research methodology, brief formulation, project planning techniques, information search and documentation, product analysis and evaluation, concept development and selection process for design development, design detailing and final market implementation. The final year thesis gives students the opportunity to self-initiate a project according to their area of interest, preparing the graduates for a career in design.

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