Visual Communication Design

Founded in 2004 and a member of ico-D, International Council of Design and Cumulus, Izmir University of Economics Department of Visual Communication Design aims to cultivate Visual Communication Designers capable of creating innovative and creative design solutions who are aware of the possibilities presented by the information age, have a high skills of visual communication and narration and can overcome obstacles by their intellectual abilities and creative thinking skills.

Our department's education programme envisages a practical and collective working process in which our students can discover their own potential and develop their creativity under the guidance of expert faculty members in courses in various fields such as digital design, publication design, typography, advertising, photography, video and film design, sound and moving image design, illustration, 3D visualisation and animation, game design, creative programming, packaging design, interaction design, experience design.

The education process of our department aims to foster professional competence and creativity in our students, as well as to train designers who adopt an ethical and sustainable design approach that can create innovative experiences, are sensitive to society, ecosystem and our planet, and are continuously learning in a field, whose possibilities are constantly expanding with new digital technologies. Visual Communication Design, whose application and research areas are constantly renewed and expanded with the opportunities offered by technology, is also a field at the intersection of other design disciplines and creative industries. Izmir University of Economics Department of Visual Communication Design aims to cultivate knowledgeable, well-equipped, sensitive and versatile designers who can produce creative and international design works in this versatile and stimulating field.

Assoc. Prof. Gökhan Mura
Department Head, Visual Communication Design