Hi Martin, if you are considering more "generalist" schools in Europe, you might want to take a look at the school where I graduated: http://design.fh-duesseldorf.de. They use a mixed approach, in essence very much design studio work on a broad range of subjects and media (your choice every semester), and specialist courses in things like interaction, motion, exhibition, editorial, product etc.
I know some people who did the course in Cologne, I think that also would be a good choice. If you have the possibility I would certainly take the time and spend a visit before you decide, and as far as I know all design schools in Germany require a "Mappe" and/or test. I think the skandinavian schools have a much more elaborate vision on IxD in particular, but maybe with your background some insights in comm & industrial, and the long history of a traditional design school would actually help even more to make the transition. Some other schools for you in Europe: - FH Potsdam, they have a large Interface Design department http://design.fh-potsdam.de/ - ENSCI / Les Ateliers in Paris, industrial with a lot of experimental interaction design http://www.ensci.com/ - ENSAD in Paris, focused on Comm/Media, but very interesting highly specialised doctorate-level degrees http://www.ensad.fr - HS Madgeburg, IxD also more Industrial oriented http://www.hs-magdeburg.de/engl/studium/s-studienangebot/m_interactiondesign/ - HGKz Zurich http://master.design.zhdk.ch/en/ In general, I recommend looking at their final and course-related works, exhibitions, projects, research publications, websites/blogs etc, and not such much concentrate on how they name what they do - in the old world IxD is arriving very slowly, but they may be great even if they don't know what the things they do are called like (: milan -- ||| | | |||| || |||||||| | || | || milan guenther * interaction design p +49 173 2856689 * www.guenther.cx ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [email protected] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
