Graphic Designs and Expressions

Education facts

Code: 5ID236

The course provides practical training in applying graphic design and brand aesthetics for application in graphical user interfaces. The course has three modules: **Module 1: Basic Design of Graphic User Interfaces (3 credits)** An individual project where students start from a given brand with distinctive graphic aesthetics, and apply it to an innovative digital product in a different format. **Module 2: Software Prototypes (1.5 credits)** This module provides an overview of current tools for software prototypes and provides the opportunity for training in these through practical exercises. **Module 3: Graphic brand manual for interactive media (3 credits)** Here, students are given the opportunity to explore graphic design, typography and other graphic elements to create a graphic brand profile program for digital media for a fictional organization, based on its core values that must be clearly reflected in the final brand expression.

Entry requirements

A Bachelor's degree or equivalent first-cycle qualification comprising of at least 180 ECTS or a corresponding qualification from an internationally recognized university. Specific entry requirements are: 60 ECTS credits in the field of Design. Student must have passed all previous master courses in the Interaction Design programme at Umeå Institute of Design or the equivalent. Proficiency in English equivalent to Swedish upper secondary course English 6/level 2.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Graphic Designs and Expressions

  Umeå University

  Start date: 30 September 2026

  End date: 1 November 2026

  Pace of study: 100 %