We believe that people's experience with products and services determine their value in the world. Our alumni and past faculty have found immense value in the Programme: a testament to our offerings.
The mission of the Interaction Design Programme (IDP) is to teach participants how to design and implement products, services, and environments in line with CIID’s vision to inspire action toward better futures. We place faith in diversity of experience, thinking, and culture—and impart skills for teamwork, communication, and collaboration, not just technical and design skills.
The Interaction Design Programme brings people together from a whole host of backgrounds. The experience can be a natural step in one’s career, or it can be a completely transformative experience. Watch these videos to find out first-hand how the IDP impacted the onward steps of our graduates.
Ana loves to mix the digital with the physical. She believes in diversity in work environments to generate more inclusive products, and in the power of play and exploration to get to creative solutions for positive impact. After graduating from the IDP 2020-21 she took on a project with IDEO.org and the Inter-Development Bank to reimagine the ways migrant populations can be socially and economically integrated into the fabric of their communities. Her Final Project – Luci Lab – won the Interaction category at the Core 77 Awards.
Check out her portfolio: https://anaacevedo.com/
Ana Acevedo
Julian is an interaction and game designer and new media artist. He has a passion for using design and code to create meaningful games and interactive entertainment. He graduated from the IDP 2020-21 and is now working in Hamburg, Germany as a Unity Developer. His work ranges from designing digital games and mechanics, VR experiences, interactive installation and explorations revolving around the poetics of technology
Check out her portfolio: www.julianjimsa.com
Julian Jimsa
After graduating from the IDP 2020-21, Jose stayed on at CIID as a Creative Technologist. With a background in Industrial Design Engineering combined with his Interaction Design skills, Jose is an expert in lo-fi and hi-fi prototyping. His mind works in wonderful ways as expressed through his award winning Final Project: Interface which is an exploration on how to change the human perception of reality. The masks swap a human sense with a non-human sense inspired by three different animals – which enables us to embody the way these other creatures perceive the world.
José Chavarria
The IDP takes place in Costa Rica. We have chosen this country as the first location for the IDP outside of Denmark because it is home to a staggering 6 percent of the world’s biodiversity. As a student, you will be based in San José and will spend a significant amount of time immersed in nature. There will be plenty of opportunities to explore the extraordinary beauty of the country. Our aim is to learn from and build upon progressive innovation, including the fact that the region currently generates more than 99 percent of its electricity using five different renewable sources: hydropower (78%), wind (10%), geothermal energy (10%), biomass, and solar (1%).
